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This is a well-established chain of shops. It’s been in Japan for a long time.

These are current photos. The mascot for the shop is holding a sign that says, “Ganbarou Japan! Hang in there, Japan!”

Japan is still recovering from last year’s tsunami and earthquake.

Here is a place outside the shop to stop to clean your glasses. It’s a free service.

The name of the shop “Megane Drug” is on the right panel of the sign and “one year guarantee” is on the left panel. Megane is “eyeglasses” in Japanese.

Here is a link to a post about the eye chart used here.

These photos were taken with a Panasonic Lumix 10x.