Sakaezushi and the Last Days of Tateishi
Time is running out for the Tateishi shotengai — that warren of covered arcades, zinc pan structures and narrow alleyways that define the essence of downtown, Shitamachi Tokyo. Whether it happens in 2019 or 2020, the bulldozers are coming. The wrecking balls are ready. The developers, as always, smell the money. My son and I …