Showa-era appearance
Ueno 1-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo
(July 13, 2,015)
July 13, 2015, Tokyo, Japan - A few blocks away from the ever-bustling shopping streets of Ameyoko, Ueno 1-chome neighborhood, which has grown up on the south side of Ueno Toshogu Shrine in the sprawling Ueno Park, features a strange mixture of old wooden town houses and Showa-era stores and small businesses. (Photo by Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/AFLO) VTY -mis-