This book presents urban narratives of the roji, the Japanese urban alleyway, which was once part of people's personal spatial sphere and everyday life but has increasingly been transformed by diverse and competing interests.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword Hidenobu Jinnai
Acknowledgment
Introduction
1. Tokyo and its Alleys
2. The Roji
3. The Yin and Yang of Tokyo - Nezu , Yanaka and The Mixed Used Roji
4. Between Geisha Town and Petit Paris - Kagurazaka and The Commercial(ized) Roji
5. Between Old Row Houses and Skyscrapers - Tsukudajima and the Residential Roji
Conclusion