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Author: Clark Parker

Salaryman in Tokyo interested in, among other things, history, architecture, urban planning, and energy policy. Follow me on Twitter @thetokyofiles or email me at thetokyofiles [at] gmail [dot] com
January 14, 2019January 16, 2019 Clark Parker

Omori Nori: now you seaweed, now you don’t

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Clark Parker

How to visit Tokyo, volume 1: urban development and history museums

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Clark Parker

My favorite Tokyo places: old Manseibashi Station 万世橋駅遺構

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Clark Parker

The Pretz / Pocky game (and Japan’s Ally McBeal)

May 5, 2018January 14, 2019 Clark Parker

Canals of the Ginza: floating through time on Tokyo’s central waterways 東京江戸「水の都」

April 15, 2018May 11, 2018 Clark Parker

3331 Arts Chiyoda アーツ千代田3331

February 3, 2018February 3, 2018 Clark Parker

Tabata dry cleaner

December 3, 2017January 4, 2019 Clark Parker

Ikebukuro’s yami-ichi (post-war black market), in miniature

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A walk in the sex park: Yoshiwara and the Tokyo bordello
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Removing what isn't there (how to find the works of Sou Fujimoto) 「場所藤本壮介-house」
The Top 10 Buildings in Tokyo 建築めぐり 東京
Japan recycles EVERYTHING! 1001 ways to put out the trash
Tokyo's archaeology of World War II 東京の第二次世界大戦の考古学 (WW2 sites)
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Recent Posts: the tokyo files: urban design 東京の都市デザイン

(32) Community bulletin boards 町内会用屋外掲示板

(32) Community bulletin boards 町内会用屋外掲示板

Tokyo-area private railways

Tokyo-area private railways

Tabata Ginza shopping district 「田端銀座商店街」

Tabata Ginza shopping district 「田端銀座商店街」

(31) Arakawa Floodway 荒川放水路

(31) Arakawa Floodway 荒川放水路

(30) Glory arches 栄光のアーチ! Welcome to the shotengai!

(30) Glory arches 栄光のアーチ! Welcome to the shotengai!
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