
Sugamo, Old Lady town in Tokyo (28 images)
Sugamo in Toshima,Tokyo is more commonly known as the Harajuku of Old Ladies. Harajuku is one of the youth fashion Meccas of japan capital city and caters for all the needs a dedicated follower of alternative fashions could need. Sugamo does the same for Tokyo's increasing population of older people. The latest fashions in walking sticks or comfortable shoes are sold in shops along its famed Jizo Dori shopping street along with fashions for the discerning older woman including icon red...
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A Japanese woman pours water onto the Arai...
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A Japanese rubs the Arai Kannon statue at...
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A Japanese woman pours water onto the Arai...
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A monkey god at Sarutahiko temple in Sugamo,...
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Campaigners against the raising of the pension...
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A woman washes the Arai kannon statue in an...
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A Female monk or nun in a traditional hat...
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A priest in yellow robes waits at the entrance...
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Older women shopping on Jizo Dori shopping...
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Shadow of an old woman using a walking cane on...
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An old man prays at Togan-ji shrine in Sugamo,...
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An older Japanese man at Toganji Temple in...
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Japanese women sort through the iconic red...
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A mannequin with acupuncture stickers on it at...
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A mannequin with acupuncture stickers on it at...
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Sale price displays at shops along Jizo Dori...
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The famous red underwear that is supposed to...
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An older Japanese woman using a walking aid...
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Monks at Shinshoji Temple, Sugamo, Tokyo,...
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An colourfully decorated arch on Jizo Dori...
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The legs and walking stick of an old man...
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Shoppers look at clothes on Jizo Doro street...
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An older Japanese woman among other shoppers...
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Older Japanese women pour water onto the Arai...
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Hands of an older woman holding a walking cane...
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Older Japanese women shopping for the famous...
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A man in traditional costume playing a violin...
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An old woman using a walking cane in Jizo Dori...