Shinjuku sanchome, 1978

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1. Wow, so much color back then! By comparison, today it looks like a funeral with all the black that is worn.

2. Almost 50 years ago… woah.

3. https://preview.redd.it/5qqg37uvw3vd1.png?width=3334&format=png&auto=webp&s=7f0c62da4c1cea3bac2d16358a7a8772823d95f0

   I guess this must be the current view since Takano Fruits and Bic Camera location hasn’t changed over the years: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/kEc2eT11epZFKyFT8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/kEc2eT11epZFKyFT8)

4. The clothing style looks the same with other East Asian countries.
   Japan is developing a unique clothing style nowadays.

5. Shinjuku east exit. 3chome would be straight down that street where the Isetan is.

6. [Location on Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/nmWWpzXD1RyV8VaB7?g_st=ic)

7. Not a parasol in sight lol

8. This country is really stuck

9. Now everyone’s staring at their phone to the point of almost walking into each other

10. Shinjuku, not Shinjuku Sanchome. This is right at the station (out of the frame on the right of the taker. Studio Alta would be on the left.)

    This is right at the corner where the 3D cat sign is now, looking down the road to Isetan (Shinjuku Sanchome) which can be seen on the left way down the street

11. So much denim.

12. How cool would it be to go back to this time period and travel around Japan?

13. This is mind blowing—I’m seeing more bare legs in this photos than I have in the two months I’ve been here. Literally I’ve been peer pressured out of wearing shorts because basically every Japanese woman I’ve seen only wears long pants or skirts even in summer.

14. Before the beige and white fashion trend took over

15. Why is this particular photo used so often, over & over again, to show Tokyo in the late 70s?

16. Thats crazy. I allways think of tokyo as this shiny, full of led screens and lights and never imagined it beforez. Still it looked super futuristic for being 1978 respect most European cities! Lovely pic

17. One of the most amazing things about this photo is just how young everyone looks. I know this is an area where younger people were likely to congregate, but besides fashion, typeface, and people actually looking up instead of down, the lack of obaasans and ojiisans is a stark contrast to modern Japan.

18. Wonderful, thanks for sharing.

19. No bangs either

20. What surprises me is how often people wear red in this picture. Something that loud would never fly these days. The street scene sort of reminds me of when I visited Taipei in the 80’s as a kid. Japanese definitely wore more denim tho. The style for women was quite similar to what I saw in Taiwan back then.

21. Before face masks were introduced in Japan

22. I believe the cover photo of Public Image Ltd.’s Live in Tokyo album was taken at this intersection.

23. I didn’t know they had scramble crossings and pedestrian paradise back then. And it looks surprisingly young and cheerful.

24. Can anybody tell me how many people have crossed that road since inception?

25. AAAAAAAAAA I WANT TO GO BACK TO JAPAN