I had not realised that before Hiroshima bombing in World War II, the US carpet bombed a large area of Tokyo and thus there are very few areas of pre-war authentic buildings. One of them we found in the suburb of Yanaka
The streetscape is now mainly converted to tourism with its many shops, coffee outlets and small bars
All photos on this blog post taken with Samsung phone.
This shop was closed at the time of this pic, but later was open and very busy but photos not allowed then
Not sure which part of this image refers to vegan ramen
A small quaint bar
the adjacent cemetery and temples
