Photographed over quite a few years, this little Tokyo alleyway acts as a suitably dingy urban beer garden of sorts for the even smaller bar that opens out onto it. The incredibly inebriated state of many of the drinkers, however, is due to the fact that all the photos were shot around lunch time. It’s not that they are all lightweights either, as these are people who rather than having a few midday drinks, were in fact having a few last ones to end the previous evening’s outing.
The bar is actually still there, and still in business, but since the pandemic I haven’t seen anyone sat outside, so it seemed like a good time to put these photos together both here and on my portfolio site. A reminder of mostly forgotten times in more ways than one.
Denise says
Oh my those looks in the first picture! 😮
Lee says
Yeah, initially at least they weren’t best pleased to say the least!
Richard says
Sleeping it off like that must have been painful!!
Lee says
I know eh? Waking up in your bed with a hangover is bad enough…
Craig says
Can’t tell you how much I love these photos!
Lee says
Thanks a lot! It was interesting to go back and put them all together.
Kouichi says
When were these photos taken? Surely some months ago, no? I wonder if that nook still has that kind of traffic in the recent summer daytime heat. Would be an interesting study in comparison.
Lee says
They were taken over a quite a few years. Different times of year as well. But like I mentioned, it hasn’t been the same since the pandemic, so whether such scenes will be seen again I don’t know.
femme_mal says
I adore the eighth photo, the one with the wrapped and beribboned bouquet going nowhere fast — a story which will never be told.
Thanks for sharing these.
Lee says
Thanks, and you are very welcome. Yes, that photo throws up so many questions, but answers absolutely none of them.
Günter says
These are very interesting but I am surprised people want to drink there.
Lee says
Cheers, and yes, it’s not exactly the nicest of places…