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Tag: Showa nostalgia

October 13, 2015December 31, 2019 Clark Parker

Ad Balloons on the Ginza: Float, Young Advertisers! (1890-1989)

September 29, 2015December 7, 2018 Clark Parker

Danchi train stations in Japan 日本では「団地」駅

July 23, 2014January 5, 2019 Clark Parker

Visit beautiful Kawasaki! (You can’t get there from here!) かわいい川崎に行こう

Tokyo Tower mist 東京
October 31, 2012June 13, 2019 Clark Parker

Thirty-six views of Tokyo Tower 東京タワー三十六景

June 21, 2012January 4, 2019 Clark Parker

Ghosts of Showa: the Karasuyama apartment complex (danchi), gated communities, & the fight for Tokyo’s soul

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