Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Shomben Yokocho ("Piss Alley")

Link to video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WscOk_nhQj4

March 4, 2008, Shomben Yokocho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The unaptly named "Piss Alley" is actually one of the coolest places I've ever been. A series of small corridor-like alleys/streets with some of the most amazingly atmospheric restaurants in the world. Most are barely big enough for a shallow cooking area and a couple of seats along a compact counter, and each often has a single item specialty menu (noodles at this one, sea eel at this one, whale at this one). Very cool, must-see.

2 comments:

mom said...

got it now, amazing! how many people live in tokyo--it's huge! love, mom

mom said...

oops! put my comment about the observatory under piss alley, this is amazing too! how do you know where you are going?? mom