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The Black Knight's avatar

I wonder if you ever photographed Showa era shops? This period fascinates me. During my historical and cultural research I did for my books, I watched and read a lot about this period. Japan of today is different than Japan from the alternate history universe of my books.

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

I only started taking a lot of photos after Heisei 16, so during the Showa era I hardly took any photos.

The Black Knight's avatar

I think that there are a lot of awesome locations, including Shotengai, old arcades, shops, and parks, still left untouched, preserved by their owners for posterity. I very much wish to one day visit Japan and see at least a few of these places. Perhaps in a couple of years, after I sell more books? Let us hope everything will be ok and peace will reign across the world.

Gianni Simone's avatar

That skeleton at the chiropractic clinic looks like a mix of Xmas and Halloween.

Julia Schmitz's avatar

Sushi delivery without a driver? 😯

SHIMIZU Akira's avatar

Decades from now, unmanned deliveries may be possible, but for now humans are still driving them.

Julia Schmitz's avatar

Uff. I'm so glad to hear

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thought we (Germany) might be so much behind (technically). What I won't love to hear thought I prefer to be such an analog person.

I can imagine this might take not such a long period of time anymore 🤷‍♀️