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Nov 17 2023 8 Comments

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

The previous post consisted of quieter night scenes in Tokyo’s western suburbs. Moments not all that dissimilar to those seen in the city’s more famous entertainment hubs, but at the same time much calmer and considerably less chaotic.

The photos below, however, really are quite different. Little slices of post-daylight life in east Tokyo. An area I’ve photographed for years, but for one reason or another, almost exclusively during the day. So here then are a few glimpses of what I saw on a recent stroll.

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

Quiet eastern Tokyo scenes after dark

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

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  1. Denise says

    11/17/2023 at 11:02 am

    These are all so peaceful! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      11/19/2023 at 3:38 pm

      Thank you. Was definitely lovely and quiet walking round.

      Reply
  2. Richard says

    11/17/2023 at 8:39 pm

    Feels like a small, older town rather than a busy, congested metropolis. Love the restaurant with the scooter parked in front of the display case.

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    • Lee says

      11/19/2023 at 3:45 pm

      Thanks. That’s such a nice scene.

      This area really does have that feel. In the day time too.

      Reply
  3. Bob says

    11/18/2023 at 5:16 am

    Great stuff, as always! How do you read the sign on the first store, the Asahiya tendon and oyakodon place?

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    • Lee says

      11/19/2023 at 3:48 pm

      Thanks a lot.

      That’s a good question, but one that is beyond my limited kanji skills I’m afraid.

      Reply
  4. cdilla says

    11/18/2023 at 6:39 pm

    Such a lovely set of quiet night time scenes. It is hard to imagine any similar areas in the UK evoking the same bone-deep feeling of peace and safety.
    It’s amazing that such a lot of information is available about these places in this age of limitless data. The Asahiya shop in your first photograph opened in August 1958 – before I was born, which I seldom get to say about anything these days 🙂 I love that they offer “Extended party hours” for private events. “Lock-ins” they used to call them in the UK 🙂

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    • Lee says

      11/19/2023 at 3:57 pm

      Thanks a lot. And yeah, that’s a good call on the safety element along with the peacefulness.

      I had no idea the restaurant was so old, and the idea of a lock-in there sounds very nice indeed.

      Reply

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