June 15, 2012
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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 … Continue reading
August 7, 2009
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These are samples of questions or tasks used in an eye test here in Japan. Usually, there are rows of circles with a piece missing in each. You must tell where the missing piece is. Top, bottom, left or … Continue reading
October 3, 2007
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The hardware shop on the right is being prepared for demolition. The shop on the right is a drugstore. The red lettering says kusuri in hiragana. It means “medicine”. This is the old hardware store. Some old buildings need … Continue reading
October 3, 2007
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See all of those metal shutters? When the shop was open, the shutters were opened for business. These ladies walked into my picture. They are wearing funeral clothes. For the demolition, poles were placed around the shop. Workers will … Continue reading
October 3, 2007
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Cornerstone covered in tiles. Click on the picture to enlarge. This is an awning to shade the shop’s windows. It is opened and closed by pulling the chains on the left. What is that reflected in the window? Roof … Continue reading
October 2, 2007
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I bought three custard taiyaki at the new shop and asked if I could take a picture through the window. They were making some. The worker on the right is making okonomi taiyaki (see post below). She is closing … Continue reading
September 30, 2007
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A new shop opened in our neighborhood on the 29th. It makes and sells taiyaki. A pancake-like snack shaped like a fish. This shop sells them filled with the usual azuki beans, but also with custard. there is also … Continue reading
September 5, 2007
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There are pharmacies in hospitals and in neighborhood shops. There are also shops that sell traditional medicine. These bottles of ginger or ginseng root are in the front window of a medicine shop. See the brown spout on the … Continue reading
August 2, 2007
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This shop has been closed for a long time. This is the same shop at a distance.
June 30, 2007
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> This month was supposed to be the rainy season. There wasn’t much rain in Tokyo in June 2007, but this shop was prepared. Some shops put plastic curtains up to protect their wares. Click to enlarge.