Markets

Hmmm, interesting... you know I was describing some of the streets in my 'suburb', and I mentioned that the streets were lined with little shops and had a kind of market feel? Well, I just found an article talking about what shopping in Japan used to be like before convenience stores and department stores took over and how there used to be lots of rustic marketplaces, popular for their friendly and bustling atmosphere and variety of small stores and fresh produce. The article listed my suburb as one of the few remaining such markets in Yokohama. I thought that was pretty cool!