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Dec 02 2016 10 Comments

Lunch in an old Tokyo alleyway?

Big and shiny buildings may well be sprouting up all over town, but even on dark, damp afternoons, Tokyo’s narrow little alleyways remain considerably more compelling.

old and narrow tokyo alleyway

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Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

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  1. Denton says

    12/2/2016 at 10:07 am

    If you can see this I guess it’s working! 😉

    Cool shot. Looks like a great place to explore!

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    • Lee says

      12/2/2016 at 3:08 pm

      Good to see!

      Cheers. Yeah, it really is. An interesting little spot.

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  2. YTSL says

    12/3/2016 at 12:55 am

    I love those alleys full of interesting looking eateries (and bars) which often have wonderful smells wafting about them too! ;b

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    • Lee says

      12/3/2016 at 11:27 am

      Likewise. Fortunately most of them remain busy, so all being well they’ll continue to survive.

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  3. Al says

    12/3/2016 at 10:02 am

    Ha, you were happy but not sure the man in the shot was! 😉

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    • Lee says

      12/3/2016 at 11:27 am

      No, perhaps not!

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  4. Squidpuppy says

    12/5/2016 at 1:47 am

    Nice. Really captures the feel of how inviting these joints are – especially on a rainy day. Makes me want to jump right into the photo, duck into that shop and order a steaming bowl of Tanmen. I wonder if that fellow was coming, or going. My guess is he hasn’t eaten yet – doesn’t have that satisfied, all’s right with the world now that I’ve had lunch look LOL

    Ran across this website http://www.shinjuku-omoide.com/english/ with some detail on the joints in Shinjuku’s Omoide Yokocho. Maybe it’ll be useful to some folks? http://i.imgur.com/7NUvBX5.jpg just before the lunch rush.

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    • Lee says

      12/5/2016 at 3:42 pm

      Cheers. They are wonderful places/areas. aren’t they? And like you say, especially so in the rain.

      Sadly can’t say either way. He was there when I turned the corner. But I also suspect not. Perhaps he was waiting impatiently for a delayed colleague.

      Thanks. Could well be. Most seem to have English menus nowadays, but I imagine it could still be quite daunting without any idea about what each place serves.

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  5. MrSatyre says

    12/5/2016 at 6:58 am

    Wonderful! I love all the little back streets. Always so much more interesting than the main strips.

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    • Lee says

      12/5/2016 at 3:43 pm

      Thanks! Likewise. No matter where I am, my main thought is to get off the main streets as quickly as possible.

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