Around Kanda-Jimbocho: a gyoza restaurant with (only) a few people in line. Like most people I hate waiting in line, but in Japan it is part of the culture. For any famous video game or new console hardware, people would line up even from the day before it's launch. In front of restaurants, some people start to stand in line... even if they don't know anything about the restaurant. It's like "Oh, people are getting in line! This restaurant must be famous, I should stand in line too!"
By Martin Faynot

Around Kanda-Jimbocho: a gyoza restaurant with (only) a few people in line. Like most people I hate waiting in line, but in Japan it is part of the culture. For any famous video game or new console hardware, people would line up even from the day before it's launch. In front of restaurants, some people start to stand in line... even if they don't know anything about the restaurant. It's like "Oh, people are getting in line! This restaurant must be famous, I should stand in line too!"
Around Kanda-Jimbocho: a gyoza restaurant with (only) a few people in line. Like most people I hate waiting in line, but in Japan it is part of the culture. For any famous video game or new console hardware, people would line up even from the day before it's launch. In front of restaurants, some people start to stand in line... even if they don't know anything about the restaurant. It's like "Oh, people are getting in line! This restaurant must be famous, I should stand in line too!"
By Martin Faynot

I've been passing by this old alcohol retailer for a while, always wondering if it's still "alive" or not. I wonder because of the very old, partially broken vending machines. Although someone seem to live inside. One day I found an answer : some guy was filling up the vending machines.
So the shop probably passed away, while the machines continue their work... before ruling the world someday ;-)
So the shop probably passed away, while the machines continue their work... before ruling the world someday ;-)
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!







