The Grapes - Beatles Bar

One thing about living in a large city, you notice that new places pop up all the time.
New to 2009 is this Beatles bar and cafe called "The Grapes".
Have a coffee, have a beer, or try a cocktail named after each member of the band.
Food is served, should you feel to supplement the alcohol(or coffee).
It's a small place and I've yet to have been in there, but it's only about 2 minutes walk from my apartment...pay day can't come quick enough!

http://www.koenji.info/02_gourmet/cafe/the_grapes.html

http://www.koenji-azuma.com/shop/grapes.html

Sexy Room - Pirates

Walked past this gentelman's establishment tucked away in the side streets near the station.
You can see the Tozai line train in the background.

It's called "Sexy Room Pirates".
Certainly doesn't look sexy from the outside, but looks can be deceiving, and I'm not one to judge a book by its cover.

Popeye's Gang

I forget where exactly, but here, in a shop window, kind of an antique shop if I remember correctly, you can find Popeye with his crew.

Who's in Popeye's gang? Let's meet them.

A frog, a cock and face, a monkey, a tengu mask, and a boxed wind-up sex couple.

What would Olive think?

Almost as cool as CHIPS

Mag wheels and a look that Jon and Ponch would give the thumbs up to.

Koenji style cop bikes bringing an '80s touch of nostalgia.

Lo Riders

Posted these before, but thought I'd add them in their own category.

Dotted about the streets they can be found. Some rotting away, parked up on the way to the pub, came out and forget where you parked it...or maybe forgot you rode it at all.

Train Station

South exit/entrance, depending on your direction of walking.

Head right and you'll cross the road and see PAL arcade.

Abe's 'tache

Ex-Prime Minsster Abe sporting a rather fetching moustache in the mean streets of Koenji.

Trainee Hair Dresser

Took the rubbish down to the rubbish container from my apartment one early morning...

Nearly shat myself when I went in and found this bag lying open.

Thought they'd been a bit of a serious...

Fuckin' trainee hair dressers.

Meccha of Pachinko

It's a gambling parlour.

Take my word for it, it's bloody huge.

All that effort to make this eyesore.

A blot on Koenji's landscape.

Opposite is a 24-hour Jeans Mate, just out of interest.

Slot Jockeys

Silver balls are not just for killing werewolves.

In Japan, men and women transfer their hard-earned cash into these metallic spheres and push a few buttons and twist a few knobs to get more silver balls.

Homelessness awaits...

Sunset Koenji style

Viewed from my apartment in Koenji.

Looking towards the station.

Chunk

This place is just up the road from me.

Used clothes, as is the norm in Koenji.

Also has a good selection of mags outside, covering local bands and clubs.