There's something quite appealing about side streets like this. I was thinking about why that is and it occurs to me that the major factor may well be that it's an area without fire-breathing machinery poisoning the air, making noise, and endangering the lives of pedestrians. That's a huge attraction. In that respect especially, how nice the city must have been before the advent of the automobile!
Narrow streets and one, two or three story buildings... and even a tree. The trend is towards making ever more tower buildings (including many vertical gated communities) and I wouldn't mind living up in the sky myself, but the more towers there are, the less friendly the streets become.
Glassed in waiting areas - nice when it's very hot or very cold - but otherwise I prefer to be out in the open.
It wasn't until I looked at this picture on my computer monitor that I noticed the destination of the bus. I love taking pictures, but there is kind of an ironic element to photography in that while recording images to be viewed in the future, you miss out on the present....
Heading for the long covered shopping mall 阿佐ヶ谷パールセンター。 I had been there before, doing basically the same thing - walking down the street for a while and noting how long it is.
A large bicycle parking lot - with fairly elaborate entrance gates.
A fairly magical twilight moment. This particularly area didn't appear to be overrun with atmosphere-destroying tourists and so felt more real and relaxed.
These streets aren't blocked off to fire-breathing machinery, but are generally just used by pedestrians. It's nice to be able to walk about with only other people and not have to watch out for large machinery.
Asagaya Station
Koenji Station
Nakano Station
中野サンプラザ コンサート後
Quick Office
令和五年 - 仲野
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon - www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/ - youtube.com/lylehsaxon - lylehsaxon.blogspot.jp/ - lookback1997.blogspot.jp/
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