Inspirational Tour – My Neighborhood
Two things about Japan: 1) It has a very long history. 2) It’s ruled by crazy zoning laws. These seem to be unrelated, but combined, they always remind me of the difference between living here and growing up in America. You can randomly pick any street to walk down anywhere in Japan, and find something interesting there. That’s because there is often a mixture of the ancient and the new wherever you are. You could find a cheap prefabricated structure next to a 100 year old wooden residence next to experimental architecture. You could discover an out-of-the-way specialized otaku* shop [...] Read More... The post Inspirational Tour – My Neighborhood appeared first on Normal Timepieces .