Seitobu Fuji Mall


Ikebukuro’s two huge department stores, Tobu and Seibu, vie constantly to be the biggest and best; if one adds extra floor-space, then the other follows soon after and each spurns the rival’s… Read More…


Nihonbashi bridge cleaning ritual


Every 4th sunday of July the Nihonbashi bridge is filled with businessmen, local inhabitants, children, the fire-brigade and neighborhood associations all busy with cleaning the Nihonbashi bridge. Read More…