By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
January 12, 2021 at 07:10 JST
Asagaya Pearl Center is a roofed shopping street. About 800 meters long, it starts outside the South Exit of JR Asagaya Station. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
Asagaya Pearl Center? I imagined the kind of place where tour buses stop, and passengers are herded inside a nondescript square building where a bunch of sales representatives stand behind glass showcases hawking pearls and jewelry of questionable quality to the captive audience. [Read More]
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