“…And yet none were as tragic as a decision that was made in the 1960s to build an ugly ass expressway directly over the landmark.” - ThreadSky

One day in the not too close future (2040 or so) we will wake up and it will all have been a bad dream.
https://www.shutoko.jp/ss/nihonbashi-tikaka/

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•26 days ago

So I hear…

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seanbreslin.bsky.social•25 days ago

Took my mom to Haneda yesterday morning and then got the hell out of Tokyo. But man, that early morning light is soooo good.

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•25 days ago

May the weebs never find this very apt translation…

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•25 days ago

The 1st train otaku 🥹

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•22 days ago

The more you know… about Pond Bag.

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•21 days ago

Yes.

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•21 days ago

I feel attacked. Take those quotation marks away from the word authentic immediately.

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•21 days ago

This loss still smarts.

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oldirtygaijin.bsky.social•21 days ago

#eastside

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baani.bsky.social•22 days ago

weirdly, sunshine 60's past and 731 were on my youtube recommendations 😔

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wormgirl.bsky.social•21 days ago

i couldn’t stop thinking “pond bag” when i was in tokyo a couple weekends ago 😭

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mayanoko.bsky.social•22 days ago

Huh.

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cstark.bsky.social•22 days ago

😳

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hoofin.bsky.social•26 days ago

I went looking for the Nihon Bashi when I lived in Chuo Ward in 2007. I was surprised to find it *under an expressway*.

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•26 days ago

I hate it

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alfie.photography•26 days ago

This is still one of the best rundowns of how the ‘64 Olympics ruined Tokyo.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/10/24/olympics/negative-impact-1964-olympics-profound/

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•26 days ago

Paywall 😭 but I’ll take yr word for it

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adhdbusiness.bsky.social•26 days ago

Here you go, archived version of it.

https://web.archive.org/web/20141028011659/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/10/24/olympics/negative-impact-1964-olympics-profound/

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•26 days ago

Thanks!

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alfie.photography•26 days ago

Nice. Thanks, mate. Knew there was a free version of it somewhere. 👍

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adhdbusiness.bsky.social•26 days ago

Yeah the usual 12ft.io trick didn’t work but thankfully being an older article that had a free version it was on good ol’ Internet Archive.

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colinparte.bsky.social•25 days ago

An interesting read.

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alfie.photography•26 days ago

Sorry. It never used to be. It was one of a few articles they had there which was available outside of their paywall.

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wombatarama.bsky.social•26 days ago

is that book good? context: this is probably only part of my collection of books about Tokyo

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•26 days ago

I’ve only just started it I’ll let you know. The writing is decent and not too academic, which I appreciate. Nice collection. I too keep my Seidenstickers next to each other for good company.

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•26 days ago

Update: yes it is good! I mean I am still only reading about catfish prints after the Ansei earthquake, but yeah, I mean, it’s good.

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wombatarama.bsky.social•25 days ago

Great, thanks! I guess I am probably doomed to buy it anyway (I mean, look at that bookshelf 😅) so that is good to hear

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wombatarama.bsky.social•25 days ago

I'm reading the Kindle sample. This is good. Like, this history is not new to me, but it makes me want to keep going anyway

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•25 days ago

Its strength so far is in the way she weaves the experiences of all classes of people and also the land itself into a sort of living, moving, breathing tapestry. There are facts I hadn’t known here and there but overall the angles are the most intriguing.

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colinparte.bsky.social•25 days ago

I read this book a few years ago and really enjoyed it.

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social•25 days ago

Thanks I’ll check it out!

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