#shitamachi = traditional blue-collar eastern Tokyo

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Spotted in the shitamachi: fresh water left outside a shop, and one of the stray cats it’s meant for. Neko-chan was sprawling in the shade in a gap between two buildings. It was very, very hot.

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Me too! :)

Not to be a broken record, but I love living in the shitamachi

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Homes and businesses (often in the same building) in Tokyo’s shitamachi. That last one made me smile. “It’s just a J, really...”

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Another amble from Asakusa to Ueno via Kappabashi and Matsugaya. This area is old and traditional and grungy and I adore it. I discovered a shrine tucked away between buildings, and a delightful green street, which is a rarity in the shitamachi (blue-collar eastern Tokyo).

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Azaleas in the shitamachi (with a bonus Peanuts bike blanket)

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Shitamachi streets. The shitamachi is the old, traditional, blue-collar neighbourhoods of eastern Tokyo. Houses are small and hearts are big.