Tokyo isn’t all about fashion and putting on appearances — sometimes it’s simply just a case of some booze and getting by.
Tokyo cigarettes and alcohol
Photographs from a small group of islands
Photographs from a small group of islands
Tokyo isn’t all about fashion and putting on appearances — sometimes it’s simply just a case of some booze and getting by.
Martin says
Life’s basic essentials.
Lee says
They certainly both sustained me for a while, although I ditched the former a good few years ago.
Hans ter Horst says
Japan cracking down so hard on drugs while the Japanese government has the monopoly on tobacco and pushing nicotine addictions always makes me smile.Still, I would buy the beer so I cannot say anything. 🙂
Lee says
Yeah, the hypocrisy is staggering. It really is no wonder that smoking is far more accepted in Japan.
winnie says
Most of Japanese love beer and cigarettes! They always smoke and drink their beer before having their meal and after meal.
Standing between the Poster/message and the Cigarettes vending machine, the man really chose a nice place to drink his beer. 🙂 Interesting !!
Lee says
They do, although the person in the photo is a woman!
winnie says
Sorry, I had mistaken.
Lee says
That’s ok. A very easy mistake to make.
Jeffrey says
Post-Modern Marlboro Man?
Lee says
Haha! That would be something. A bold new move for tough times.
BertoGarcia (@bermaxo) says
Por aqui las medidas contra el tabaco estan siendo asumimas muy bien
ya no se permite fumar en los lugares publicos interiores,me gusta el Blog
y las fotografias Saludos desde Canarias
Linette says
Wow. You nailed that one. Great shot.
Lee says
Cheers, she was a very interesting subject.
genkichannz says
Obaasan deshoo?
Lee says
Yes.
Dan Ryan says
I know her.
Dan Ryan says
A couple more shots of our lovely lady. Not as good as Lee’s, though.
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/?p=1765
AffandiLee says
well, you can find cigarettes vending machine like almost everywhere. i still remember clearly that in some alley in Osaka, there are 2 drink vending machines, and 2 cigarettes vending machines.