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May 06 2022 13 Comments

The flowers and looks of a tiny old Tokyo street

The other day I posted several rooftop photos looking over and down into one of Tokyo’s many entertainment and shopping districts. It was a truly dazzling vision comprised of modern and mostly massive concrete structures. And yet not that far away in one of the city’s older suburban areas, life at ground level feels a million miles away rather than a mere 30 minute journey.

tiny old Tokyo street

tiny old Tokyo street

tiny old Tokyo street

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  1. ellen says

    5/6/2022 at 10:35 am

    So colorful!

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    • Lee says

      5/6/2022 at 8:30 pm

      Yeah, the old lady’s garden in particular was bursting with colour. Clearly a well looked after little garden.

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  2. YTSL says

    5/6/2022 at 4:27 pm

    Amazed by these photos as well as thoroughly appreciative of them. Thanks, as ever, for sharing, Lee.

    Reckon few people would be able to ID them as pics of Tokyo. 🙂

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    • Lee says

      5/6/2022 at 8:32 pm

      You are very welcome. Glad you enjoyed them. I certainly enjoyed taking them. And yeah, it’s far from the usual image of Tokyo that’s for sure.

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  3. Richard says

    5/6/2022 at 6:59 pm

    Nice to see some flowers growing in the midst of such housing density!

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    • Lee says

      5/6/2022 at 8:34 pm

      Yeah, and what flowers they are. I assume that little garden has been well tended for many, many years.

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  4. Scruffy says

    5/8/2022 at 1:51 am

    Love the pink pajamas hanging on the line

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    • Lee says

      5/8/2022 at 11:20 am

      Yes, me too. Not a lot of privacy in this part of town…

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      • john says

        5/8/2022 at 11:24 pm

        They could double up as plant watering devices too!

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        • Lee says

          5/9/2022 at 7:57 am

          Haha, that’s very good, and also very funny!

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        • Scruffy says

          5/9/2022 at 10:07 pm

          That’s hilarious! Low-tech drip watering system….

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  5. john says

    5/8/2022 at 11:38 pm

    The ‘inspector of blooms’ has a suitable low profile ‘camo-flower’ top but it is offset somewhat by those ‘watering can’ blue socks.
    I was momentarily thinking of your previous vending machine photos when I saw that flower flanked ‘vanish fire implement’ box.

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    • Lee says

      5/9/2022 at 8:01 am

      She really does. Be nice to think she has different coloured outfits for the different seasons.

      Must admit it surprised me when I saw the resultant photo. It seems a lot bigger than it is actually is, and yeah, not dissimilar to a modern Coca Cola vending machine.

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