When I first photographed this old barber shop it was overgrown.
Now, a little more than five years down the line, to say it’s overgrown is something of an understatement. The business itself is locked up and seems to have been for a long time, but somewhat surprisingly, the house part of the building is still lived in. Best of all, however, remains the name. Barber Mori. Mori being a surname, but also the word for forest.
Denise says
Wow!! I love seeing how much it has grown in the first 2 pics! 🙂
Lee says
Quite something, isn’t it? Considering the time of year I expected it to be less overgrown. It most definitely isn’t that.
Matthias says
This really cheers me up! So lovely! I sense some form of rebellion.
Lee says
Glad to hear it, and I like the idea of it being a kind of rebellion. I like that a lot.
Richard says
On the one hand, ‘green is good’ in Tokyo. On the other, wouldn’t it be a haven for rats?
Lee says
Not sure to be honest. See loads in places like Shinjuku. Actually had one run over my foot the other night. But rarely see them out in the suburbs.
cdilla says
That is quite a find. Foliage central. Can you imagine the quantity of insects and arachnids that make their home there. An urban euivalent of a tropical coral reef.
I’m also in awe of the nexus of overhead cables there. Planning and maintaining that loom must be a job and a half.
Lee says
It really is. And it’s definitely thriving that’s for sure. But yeah, must be bugs galore from rainy season onwards.
Always amazes me when I see people working on those wires. How on earth they work out what’s connected to what, and where, I don’t know.
scruffy says
I love the irony of a business specializing in the cutting and trimming of hair sporting completely overgrown shrubbery out front.
Lee says
I know eh? That element and the name are wonderful little extras.