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Aug 19 2008 8 Comments

Lousy Japanese laundrette

Tokyo is often touted as a titan when it comes to technology, but while some citizens may well manage their manga on a mobile, or even seek out solace with silicone sirens, others have to make do without even that far from modern workhorse, the washing machine.

A situation that unfortunately for some means a trek to what is arguably Tokyo’s least lovely,

Japanese laundrette

laundrette.

Japanese laundrette

Although it is open til late. Which is something.

Japanese laundrette

I suppose.

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  1. Chkn says

    8/19/2008 at 7:26 pm

    Hehe, this first picture looks a lot like the state of the kitchen here in this place I have just moved in to..did you use this?

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  2. Neil Duckett says

    8/19/2008 at 7:53 pm

    Hard to imagine your clothes would come out cleaner from a hole like that!

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  3. timo says

    8/20/2008 at 5:02 am

    sheesh, a long way from the neon lights of shibuya, ne??

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  4. MusicIsOurHigh says

    8/20/2008 at 8:39 am

    I’m thinking (hoping) that this is not the norm

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  5. shinobi says

    8/20/2008 at 1:23 pm

    hmm… not a bad business plan. just invest in some crappy washer and dryers, a few chairs and old magazines and open shop 😛

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  6. shinobi says

    8/20/2008 at 1:24 pm

    p.s. anyone ever notice the teensy smiley face in the bottom-left of this page?…

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  7. Paladdin says

    8/20/2008 at 4:18 pm

    Yep! If you look at the properties of the image, then will notice that it’s hosted in stats.wordpress.com… It’s just a visit counter 😀

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  8. スロ555 says

    8/20/2008 at 9:05 pm

    In Minami-Senju (Tokyo) is full of these…
    No problem for me, they’ll come out clean. It’s just old, but the place is clean.

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