Tag Archives: AZABU JUBAN

New Year’s Decorations in My Neighborhood

01/10/2011

I always enjoy returning from the US after New Year’s or Oshogatsu in time to see all of the special holiday decorations. Usually, by the end of the first week of January they start to disappear. When we came back … Continue reading →

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Urban Archeology in Juban

09/05/2010

In Japan most buildings have a relatively short shelf life. But those that survive often have a long memory. Take this boarded up building on a corner in Azabu Juban. Today it is overlooked, passed without so much as a … Continue reading →

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