A Clash of Buildings in Tokyo
A clash of buildings, near Tamachi station
This picture shows the only run down shack I ever saw anywhere in Tokyo. It was a few blocks from our apartment, roughly halfway between the Shinagawa and Tamachi stations on the Yamanote Line. It’s most likely owned by some old-timer who refused to sell at any price. I imagine that over the years, he (or she) has watched all the concrete, steel, and glass buildings spring up around him.
It reminded me of a news story from just a few weeks before I took the picture. A man in Tokyo took several rifle shots at a new apartment building that was blocking the sunlight from reaching his house (no one was hurt).
