Yes, it's still here -- the little read mail box I made 33 years ago at the entryway to the tiny apartment I lived in next to the rice shop in Asukai-cho, just north of Kyoto University. It's not in great shape but still serviceable.
You can see it's been banged up over the decades
Shimizu Rice Shop, formerly run by my landlord. Mr. Shimizu's nephew, who now runs the business, is so ugly he refused to pose
My apartment had no shower so I went to this public bath house across Higashi-Oji Street to get clean
This is really a very cool blog. i love how you find vestiges of a former life.
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