Traditional masks for sale in a shop window.
A booth at 1Kara, a new chain that specializes in solo karaoke.
A life-sized Gundam on display in front of Diver City, a shopping mall in Odaiba, Tokyo.
Large eyes and a round face are common attributes of kawaii characters as exemplified by this Pikachu doll at the Pokemon Center in Osaka.
The town of Kojima is the birthplace of Japan’s denim industry, and their Jeans Street is a neighborhood filled with shops where local denim companies sell their goods.
68. Denim
The pink selvedge ID and inseam on this pair of Momotaro jeans are references to the peach in the Japanese folktale about Momotaro, a.k.a. “peach boy”.
Jeans hanging over Kojima Jeans Street.
Fading on a slubby pair of jeans from Pure Blue Japan.
The leather patch on a pair of Oni Denim jeans.
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A pachinko parlor in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Momotaro (Peach boy), one of the most popular figures in Japanese folklore who is also now the mascot for a denim brand.
The control panel for a Japanese toilet with a built-in bidet.
Colorful koi in a pond at Sensoji, a temple in Tokyo.
Okunoin, the largest cemetery in Japan.
Akihabara, Tokyo, an area known for its many stores selling manga and anime products.
Luxury chopsticks for sale at a store in Kyoto. These are around $75 USD.
Two tanuki statues in front of a shop at Sapporo’s Tanukikoji Shopping Street.