Old and new

Do they sell "Monopoly"?

I prefer "the old".

A quite fitting postcard image to show the contrasts of Japan.

Go out of the exit at Tawaramachi and head north on Kokusai street. You will see the ROX shopping building on your right. There is a street right before it. Look down the street and you will see this very same view.

Don't get it. What's old about sex toys?

nanda, the signboard

I think it's quite fitting to have the signboard in the photo with a giant phallus in the background.

Ah, an old 1950's style signboard... ok maybe! :)

How many workmen does it take to change a lightbulb?

I assume the artisitic merit in this is precisely the phallic imagery of Skytree vs. the store signage...

@Nandakandamanda: A piece of trivia for you here: The dildo was invented by the Victorians. What's old about sex toys you ask? That is for a start.

Well, that new sign will certainly stand out more, but is that a good thing? People already tend to be secretive about visiting 'adult toy' stores. Having a great big sign advertising that fact might scare the more timid customers away.

Now I get it! "Adult Toys" and the phalic Skytree in the background. And I thought they were selling "Monopoly". I'm so naive. Well, it does not actually say "Adult Sex Toys".

Very Clever, If need's be and both agree, what's wrong with that?

These adult toy stores used to be called yotsumeya during the edo period.

That is one BADa$$ looking sign. Simple and straight to the point. What else do you need?

Fox Cloud Lelean, the Japanese and probably many other races had dildo long before the Victorians. Look up 'kokeshi'.

Sky Tree will one day be old, but "adult toys" never will be.