Japan 1998

A shinto shrine, dedicated to Inari, the kami (or deity) of harvests.

A nice fountain.

A building in Ueno.

A small shopping street in Tokyo.

Waiting to cross the street.

Quite crowded under this bridge.

An overview of Tokyoite traffic: a bus ignoring the traffic rules.

Hell yeah, why not take a picture of a McDonalds restaurant, as they are very, very rare in Japan (not).

A street in Tokyo.

The entrance of the Citibank. You wonder if the person who made up the name was aiming at Citybank...

As you can see, it is also possible to have a nice cop of coffee while shopping for nice MSX goodies.

No doubt about it: Konami was here as well!

In 1998, dozens of second hand MSX software could still be found in Akihabara.

Many games that are hard to find in second hand stores in Akihabara nowadays.

Many boxless MSX cartridges.

Inside a shop in Akihabara.

A large store selling CD&#039;s in Akihabara.

In Akihabara, there are many buildings with interiors like these, containing shops of all sorts.

Booths offering various products can be found on the streets of Akihabara as well.