Saturday, November 24, 2007   1:58 PM

Nighttime Shinjuku (2)

Shinjuku at night: Omoide Yokocho

The area depicted on this photo is on the other side of the railway bridge in the foreground of the previous Shinjuku nighttime shot. During the day it looks like a slummy collection of dilapidated shacks nestling on a small plot to the west side of Shinjuku station; at night it unfolds its true atmosphere, becoming a vibrant quarter crammed with tiny eating places. It's one of those little patches of Tokyo which has managed to resist the advance of sterile modernity, and long may it prosper.


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