The Street of Plastic Food

There are some parts of Tokyo that feel like they are made for tourists (western or Asian). This little neighborhood is one of them.

This street was selling nothing but junk.


and it was right in front of this big temple. What is the difference between a temple and a shrine? I am not sure, and I am not going to look it up at the moment. Maybe later.


They had this useful sign:

warning you that birds may poop on your clothes here.

Oddly enough, we did not see many pigeons in Japan. Considering how many you see in other cities, they were remarkable by their absence.

We would sometimes take photos of maps, so we wouldn't have to carry the maps around.


and if you look closely on that map above, you see something called "Plastic Food"

It leads you to this street:


and it not only has plastic food, but tens of stores that sell kitchen supplies:


and the Dog Cafe.


and more and more kitchen supplies

but don't sleep in front of them.


and finally you get to the plastic food stores.

This is all plastic:


so is this:


and this:

It is not cheap, this plastic food. Some of the bigger pieces push $100. The smaller ones are in the $10 or $20 range.

I am not sure where we were, I think it was a department store, when we saw this emergency box in an elevator.


I think that it is there filled with food, water, and chemical toilets, in case you get stuck there during an earthquake.

Not all elevators had these, but many did.