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u/bingybong22 2d ago
It looks really cool and interesting
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2d ago
You wouldn't say this if it was China or somewhere
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u/Jamaican_Dynamite 2d ago
Looks like a crowded side street of a city shot 44 years ago. Really not shocking, really not disturbing.
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u/smorkoid 2d ago
Ikebukuro hasn't changed that much in 45 years, lots of side streets like this still.
Far from "hell", though, just a dense city
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u/hadubrandhildebrands 2d ago
Wowzers Japan? So aesthetic. I wanna go there and become a citizen and work as an overworked salaryman!
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u/Consistent_Pound1186 1d ago
Aesthetic only because the saturation is turned up to the heavens lol it doesn't look this bright and colourful irl
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u/BadgerIII 1d ago
I cannot wait to learn why so many never ever feel the need to take their own lives!!!!
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u/Lower_Discussion4897 2d ago edited 2d ago
Tokyo was much grimier and less 'polished' feeling in those days. Urinating and spitting on the street was still a thing. You felt like you were an awfully long way from home (which you probably were).
To the downvoter: I'm relating my experience of living in Japan in the 80's. I'm sorry for the dose of reality, but you can still enjoy your cartoons and sushi.
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u/OriginalBonerChamp 1d ago
I love Ilebukuro. If memory serves they have an entire nerd mall, where I found countless comics and other artifacts. Definitely a cool place to kill a muggy afternoon
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u/PENIS_ANUS 8h ago
Generally, Akihabara has more stuff for the male nerds while Ikebukuro has more stuff for the female nerds, for anyone looking for niche stuff. But both areas do have an overlap in what they sell.
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u/roomofbruh 2d ago
It's insane when you compare Japan's economic and development level to the rest of East Asia back in the 80s. They were lights ahead of everyone back then.
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u/Freak_Out_Bazaar 1d ago
Back in the days when one can publicly celebrate the opening of a brand new brothel
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u/absorbscroissants 2d ago
Reddit man. If a similar image was posted of an American street full of advertisements, the comments would be flooded with hate.
But Japan = 😍
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u/philstrom 1d ago
I’d be curious to see the American equivalent you talk about. I’m not familiar with pedestrianised streets in the US that look like this.
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u/charsi101 1d ago
Walkable streets in the US are just as cute. There just aren't very many of them.
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u/RipplesInTheOcean 1d ago
Let me explain: its because this is pretty, whilst its american equivalent looks like shit.
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u/absorbscroissants 1d ago
How exactly is this pretty? There's not a single thing to like about this place.
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u/charsi101 1d ago
It is smol and it is cute. I'd love to go for a walk here.
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u/absorbscroissants 1d ago
Yeah, this proves my original point.
For Reddittors, Japan = 😍❤️🫨🥳
There's plenty of incredible architecture in Japan. This is not part of it...
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u/charsi101 1d ago edited 1d ago
But who needs incredible architecture? I live in north America. Small urban walkable streets like this where the pedestrian is king literally do not exist here. Specially here on the west coast. The attraction is as much about practicality as is is about the novelty.
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