Visiting the Street
The Azabu Juban Shoten Gai,
in the heart of downtown Tokyo,
captivates visitors and residents,
both Japanese and foreign alike,
with its specialties and its stories,
its history
and its mysteries.
Intro
Welcome to Main Street, Azabu
A Story of Globalization through
The Story of a Street in Tokyo
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Intro
Welcome to Main Street, Azabu
A Story of Globalization through
The Story of a Street in Tokyo
The Azabu High Street is a memoir about a street — a very ordinary but at the same time a very captivating street in the heart of Tokyo, where the author, an American ex-pat executive, lived for five years, from 2005 to 2010. The series of chapters takes the reader on an intimate journey through the street’s businesses and the lives of their owners who were struggling to keep tradition alive in the early years of this century, under pressure from the global economic crisis and their own cultural inertia.... Read more.
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Photography courtesy of the author.
Visiting the Street
The Azabu Juban Shoten Gai,
in the heart of downtown Tokyo,
captivates visitors and residents,
both Japanese and foreign alike,
with its specialties and its stories,
its history
and its mysteries.
Townsend and Henry
The 19th century diplomat Townsend Harris
and his Dutch interpreter Henry Heusken
lived in a temple in Azabu Juban
after negotiating the trade treaty
that opened up Japan to the world...
Townsend and Henry
The 19th century diplomat Townsend Harris
and his Dutch interpreter Henry Heusken
lived in a temple in Azabu Juban
after negotiating the trade treaty
that opened up Japan to the world...
Shopowners
The shopowners and the residents
of the Azabu Juban Shoten Gai
form the colorful cast of characters of this
narrative of tradition and change, of cultural
integrity versus the forces of globalization.
Shopowners
The shopowners and the residents
of the Azabu Juban Shoten Gai
form the colorful cast of characters of this
narrative of tradition and change, of cultural
integrity versus the forces of globalization.