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Dec 06 2024 8 Comments

The end of a little Tokyo yakitori stall

My first sighting of this lovely little yakitori stall was back in April 2017. I’d passed by the spot several times during daylight hours, and everything had been locked up — the shops located there having long since closed down. From late afternoon onwards though the shutters were lifted and the stall was wheeled out. Then once on the street the grilling could commence. A wonderfully novel idea that I saw again a couple of years later in November 2019.

Sadly they were the only two sightings. Presumably I was either too early on most occasions, or got the day wrong on others. Now, however, it makes no difference what time or even day it is, as the building has been replaced by yet another nondescript car park.

The end of a little Tokyo yakitori stall

The end of a little Tokyo yakitori stall

The end of a little Tokyo yakitori stall

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

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  1. Steve says

    12/6/2024 at 9:44 am

    Another one bites the dust…….

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    • Lee says

      12/7/2024 at 9:50 am

      Yeah, so many places disappearing these days.

      Reply
  2. Richard says

    12/7/2024 at 9:10 pm

    ‘Progress’ and aging are happening all of the time in Japan!

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    • Lee says

      12/9/2024 at 8:19 pm

      Yeah, they really are. Always been the case I suppose. It just seems more obvious of late that’s all..

      Reply
  3. cdilla says

    12/8/2024 at 8:40 pm

    An amazing concept to have a stall like that and sad to hear of its demise. On the plus side … … … nope, there isn’t a plus side.

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    • Lee says

      12/9/2024 at 8:20 pm

      Yeah, another car park is never a plus…

      Reply
  4. Latz says

    12/14/2024 at 12:31 am

    So sad.

    Reply
    • Lee says

      12/16/2024 at 8:30 am

      Yeah, always sad to see these places go. Nothing last forever, but a car park is never a fitting end.

      Reply

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