Two-story shop houses dwarfed by efficient, mid-rise apartments

現代風のマンションの隣に残っている昭和時代の家はなつかしい感じがします。新中野の杉山公園の前で。

At a major intersection in Shin Nakano, across from Sugiyama park, you can see how several Showa-era two story buildings with shops below and housing above refused to give way to the mid-rise apartment building boom of the past decades. I love the colorful wall ceramics and roof tiles and the local history they evoke.

What second class cabin looks like on the Ogasawara Maru

小笠原丸の2等船室は、若い人だけがたえられそうです。私には勇気がありません。

I think the massive shared rooms in second class are probably best suited for college students and the young. A quick peak made our efficient and utilitarian cabin seem very posh.