Knock on the door of your curiosity!
When you’re walking around the city, small and narrow spaces have a unique ability to ignite your curiosity.
The sparks are hard to spot if you’re not paying attention:
It could be a tiny, detailed design, something out of sorts in an otherwise well-ordered space, an unusual combination, a surprising development—you never know.
In the backstreets of Tokyo, nostalgic and surprising discoveries or encounters await you.
  • Tokyo Alley photo1

    photo by Jeremie SOUTEYRAT (France)

    Kodaira-city

  • Tokyo Alley photo2

    photo by Guenter ZORN (Germany)

    Kagurazaka

  • Tokyo Alley photo3

    photo by Kimiko ISHIYAMA (Japan)

    Azuma Inari Daimyojin, Ginza

  • Tokyo Alley photo4

    photo by Guenter ZORN (Germany)

    Kagurazaka

  • Tokyo Alley photo5

    photo by Jeremie SOUTEYRAT (France)

    Kodaira-city

  • Tokyo Alley photo6

    photo by Mitsugu OHNISHI (Japan)

    Omoideyokocho, Shinjuku

  • Tokyo Alley photo7

    photo by Mamiko MIYAKOSHI (Japan)

    Shinjuku Station

  • Tokyo Alley photo8

    photo by Mitsugu OHNISHI (Japan)

    Kiyosumishirakawa

  • Tokyo Alley photo9

    photo by Mamiko MIYAKOSHI (Japan)

    Chitosekarasuyama

  • Tokyo Alley photo10

    photo by Kimiko ISHIYAMA (Japan)

    Asakusa

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