Woonerf street in Jimbocho, Tokyo - a photo on Flickriver

One street off of massive Yasukuni Doori.

Next door is an even smaller alley.

A woonerf is a street made for people. Cars can travel on a woonerf, but the street design lets them know that people are present not just on the sidewalks, but often within the roadway itself. Here, a commercial street in the Jimbocho neighborhood has high pedestrian volumes.

This was taken in the morning, just as bookstores opened. The pachinko parlors are about to open as well, and addicted gamblers mill about the street, chatting, waiting, reading books that they just picked up. The taxi and delivery "van" coming up the street are going slow. With a default speed limit in Tokyo of 30kph (19 mph), drivers are already primed for cautious driving on small streets. Throw in a cluttered street scape and it's the same to them as if there were visible pedestrians. So add in a few pedestrians and they go into hyperactive cautious mode.

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Taken in: 日本 / 東京都 / 東京 (show map)

Taken on: June 20, 2009

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Tokyo

Japan

jombocho

book town

bench

motorcycle parking

pedestrian light

standing in the street

used books

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Sets appears in: • Tokyo 2009 Jun

Groups appears in: • flickr Japan • Japan Images more » • Tokyo Images • Views: 1000 • Favorites: 5 • Images of Japan • Geotagged : Japan • Streets for People • Traffic Calming « less

Camera: Canon PowerShot G9, f/4.0, 1/400 sec, 7.4mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot G9
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	7.4mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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