Posts in Category: Ameyayokochō

The Ueno Ameyayokochō Time

It’s always good to have a picture of a place you want to be, just in case the place where you are is not where you want to be…

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Ameyayokochō, Ueno, Tokyo 2015

The care and feeding of gacha machines

How do gashapon machines (ガシャポン) get filled? How are they maintained? Thanks to these two stout yeomen tending to a herd of gacha machines on a street in Ameyayokochō, now you know…

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(Ueno, Tokyo 2015)