"The current Tokyo is neither in Roppongi Hills, nor in Omotesando, nor in Ginza.
Did you know that the center of gravity of this city's creativity is now moving eastward little by little, to the right bank of Tokyo? "
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A clothing store that transforms women's kimonos into Hawaiian shirts
A disaster prevention park that distributes Nintendo game consoles and experiences emergency escapes
A bar with vacuum tube speakers
A folk singer walking around the streets holding an empty can of homemade shamisen.
Modern art exhibition at the rowing venue
A traveling bag shop on a bicycle
400g extra large steak
Libraries that "shouldn't exist"
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People with no money but interesting instinctively gather here,
This is the "right half of Tokyo" comparable to New York's SoHo, London's East End, and Paris' Bastille.
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◎Side B Tokyo Guide Book, 108 secret places in the city
◎More than 80 reports, more than 1,300 pictures, an overwhelming amount of information, feel the native charm of Tokyo!
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Compared to the well-known Shinjuku and Shibuya, Sumida, Taito, Koto and other places on the right bank of the Sumida River have never been fashionable landmarks in Tokyo. However, in Tsuzuki Hibiki's eyes, this "right half of Tokyo" with low land rent is truly charming and vibrant, where traditional culture, foreign culture, and emerging things are mixed together. He visited 108 of these little-known places, and combined them with oral accounts and photo reports from Right Bank residents to show a different Tokyo.
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About the author · · · · · ·
Kyoichi Tuzuki |
Reporters, editors, photographers. Born in Tokyo in 1956. He has served as editor of "POPEYE" and "BRUTUS" magazines, and continues to edit and write on art and design projects such as the 102-volume modern art collection "ArT RANDOM" (Kyoto Academy). In 1996, he won the Kimura Ihei Photography Award for "Journey to Japan". Now he is turning his attention to the world, traveling around with his camera on his back every day, looking for rare living spaces.
Other works include the photography collections "Rental Universe", "Journey to the Precious World", "Secret Treasure House", poetry collections "Modern Poems of Death and Dew at Night", and "Tokyo Style", "STYLE for Old Man Living Alone", "Outside Editor", etc.
