Walking in Tobita Shinchi 2: Day and Night on the Main Street] Enjoying “Nishinari Morning” at a backstreet spot and enjoying Shinchi in the daytime
Around noon, I enter the street. My eyes meet those of a girl who looks like Masami Nagasawa sitting on the stile and rail of a ryotei restaurant in the “middle” of the street. She is, without question, extremely cute. I was able to have an “adult relationship” with such an idol-like girl in the daytime. When our eyes meet, I feel like I’m going to be sucked in and go up. Once you start playing at Tobita, no matter how much money you have, it’s never enough.
There are also foreign customers in Tobita during the daytime. There is a hippie-looking white guy with long hair and a big belly. An Asian couple walks along the north gate. A well-dressed South American-looking man strolls down the street with a glistening, oily complexion. Come in, please, come, hear,” says the auntie. When I see a foreigner, the caller’s words are in English. Foreigners often wear sunglasses. There was even a young black man in a knit cap riding by on a bicycle.
At 1:45 p.m., an ambulance pulled into Main Street. With its siren blaring, it spoke over the loudspeaker, “Ambulance coming through,” and turned left as it exited the street just before the overpass. In front of the clock tower, two “green men” were riding by on their bicycles to enforce parking violations, and a light blue garbage truck was passing by. I strongly felt that Tobita Shinchi is both an “other world” and a “normal town.
In the second part, “Soaking in hot water to reset your body and mind, and being enchanted by the mysterious twinkling of Shinchi in the evening,” we will observe the main street in the evening and introduce some of the public bathhouses and cheap hotels in the area.
Click here for Part 1: “Japan’s most glamorous entertainment district that attracts men from all over the world,” a thorough guide to walking in Tobita Shinchi.
