By Martin Faynot

This is just a part of the "Kudanshita Building" in Kudanshita. The whole building is empty, except this "Mister Beans" restaurant and the
other one. I've heard that the real estate company wants to replace it
immediately by some "beautiful" mansion. May the 2010 tiger protect the Kudanshita building!
By Martin Faynot

View from the inside of an incredibly old
game center in Jimbocho. Dirty, smoky, big holes on the carpets... I
haven't seen one but it might be a good place to live for a few rats, ahhh! Both new and old games (the original Space Invaders can be
played!), and a lot of slot machines.
Also, 50¥ only for one play... I understand they don't earn enough to buy new carpets!
By Martin Faynot
By Martin Faynot
Second image of Jimbocho : as well as really old houses in Tokyo, there are a few cafes that haven't changed since the 50's. "Ladrio" is one of them. When you step inside, it's a kind of a timeslip back to postwar Tokyo (fortunately I wasn't born at this time though). Every item, cup, lamp, frame seems to keep their place defiantly against the years!
By the way, I'm going to hold an exhibition in Jimbocho with a lot more of Kanda-Jimbocho images like this one. It will be held at "Hon to Machi no annaijo" gallery from November 14th to December 11th.
For more information : http://www.cafemarutan.com
By Martin Faynot
Yes... A cemetary... by night! Not that I was experiencing some chilly-creepy moments like a teenager, sneaking into a cemetary, waiting for zombies to appear!
I'm just working on how colors change when it's getting darker, and how to render them in a drawing. Although I did have my axe, garlic, holy water and chainsaw with me, just in case!
By Martin Faynot
Yes, this house is real and some people DO live in there !
By wandering frequently in Tokyo streets, you might find sometimes this kind of "boroi" houses that seem about to collapse, but still stand by some kind of magic!
With the typhoons, the earthquakes and so on, it's just a matter of time before they disappear, so go find some old "boroi" houses and take some pictures before it's too late !
By Martin Faynot
Jimbocho is full of this kind of tiny old book shops, where you can find almost everything that has been published in Japan since the Edo era (I didn't check this personally though). This one is so tiny that the books invaded the stairs, leading to the 2nd floor, where all the books are as old but... in French !
By Martin Faynot

Once again, a pretty rare vintage Jaguar E-Type, caught in the glowing streets of Ginza by night.
This car was manufactured by Jaguar from1961 to 1974 and revolutionised sports car design, with huge performances due to its powerfull V12 5.3 litre engine (on the latest series), which made this car the materialization of every gas stand owner's dream !







