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So this is where they store their pants

September 28, 2012fetish, men, transitcelebration, festival, little, lovely, matsuri, Metro, Moe, pants, possible, somewhere, storetokyo moe Leave a comment

There’s something lovely about seeing the “backstage” of the festival, the little things that make the celebration possible. Like somewhere to stash your pants.

Juvenile delinquent, the lifestyle

April 19, 2011fetish, male fashion, Public spaceclothing, delinquent, flaunt, horny, husband, juvenile, lifestyle, Moe, playground, pretend, purchase, Saitama, Shibuya, store, suburban, teenager, urbantokyo moe One comment

The husband derides Shibuya as the playground for “horny teenagers from Saitama,” a place where suburban kids pretend to be urban. I love how this clothing store turns juvenile delinquency into a desirable lifestyle that can be purchased and flaunted.

Marui Nakano opens tomorrow!

January 27, 2011food, JR & Tokyo Metro, Nakano, Public spacebasement, construction, department, food, JR Nakano, line, Marui, only, south, station, store, super-clean, workerstokyo moe One comment

Marui Nakano is re-opening in its new building tomorrow, January 28. I admit I am pretty excited for this burst of renewal on the south side of the JR Nakano station.

They are advertising a Tokyo Hands. I hope they’ll also have Le Petit Mec, their great French bakery, or the Italian gelato store (both at Marui’s Shinjuku San Chome store). Will there be a food court in the basement?

I took this photo a few weeks ago, and marveled at the pride of the construction workers who line up their super-clean equipment in front of Nakano’s only department store.

Teddy bear is sitting down for spaghetti lunch in front of liquor store

October 24, 2010Nakano, Public space, Uncannyair, bear, flower, folly, fork, inexplicable, liquor, mise-en-scene, plate, potted, shop, sidewalk, sold, spaghetti, store, Teddytokyo moe View all 4 comments

I love the many inexplicable sights in Tokyo. My neighborhood liquor store set up this strange lunch scene in front of their shop: teddy bear, a plate of spaghetti with fork suspended in the air, a potted flower, and an empty seat as if he’s expecting company. It’s lovely that this “mise-en-scene” has nothing to do with what’s being sold at the store. A pure folly!

Inappropriate store name

March 7, 2010fetish, Public spaceinappropriate, mania, Moe, name, Shinjuku, slum, storetokyo moe One comment

I don’t know which is the worst part of this Shinjuku store name: “Slum” or “Mania Shop.” I assume they sell adult video.

Hard Gay saves ramen shop

January 16, 2010fetish, male fashion, men, Public spacechildren, closeted, clown, Hard Gay, hip, leather, Moe, playground, radar, ramen, store, super-short, violenttokyo moe One comment

Hard Gay, with his super-short leather pants and thrusting “hip radar,” is a controversial character. An exaggerated gay clown, as if his “hard” attitude makes him gayer than the average closeted gay person in Japan.

On the other hand, this clip shows him helping a ramen store, interacting with potential customers on the street and even clowning around with small children in a playground. Sort of Bruno-esque, but with none of the violent reaction you would expect in most parts of the US. (Credit: J-son, via his pal at Oracle).

What do you think of Hard Gay??

The Clauses have invaded Japan

October 27, 2009Public space, UncannyAmerika, Claus, Edo, firebomb, historic, horrid, invade, Japan, magnet, major, mall, mix, preservation, store, suburb, tourists, World War II, Xmas, yuckstokyo moe One comment

Last week I visited a beautiful historic town in the countryside. A mix of not being firebombed in World War II and some extraordinary historic preservation makes this town a magnet for Japanese and foreign tourists looking to experience Edo Japan. And then I stumbled upon this horrid Xmas store, and felt I had been instantly transported to any suburban mall in any town or city in Amerika. Major yucks!

Yaki Imo

October 13, 2009fetish, food, Public spacearoma, baked, convenience, cute, devour, fresh, Moe, selfless, store, sweet potato, Yaki Imotokyo moe View all 2 comments

You know it’s fall when you walk into a convenience store and smell the aroma of fresh baked sweet potatoes, yaki imo. And if the smell weren’t enough, there’s this beautiful couple of potatoes encouraging you to devour them. How selfless! How cute!