Soho does look like a cool place to visit though! I do like the idea of celebrating sex workers.
I agree there is a lot more commerce in subcultures and a lot less resistance overall in young people, but new real subcultures still happen, like the Toyoko kids. Maybe because it’s easier to gather in Tokyo than in other places, I guess. Also I am against gentrification and overall kabukicho also becomes more and more gimmicky and the bunch of new hotels don’t help, but I have to admit that as a landmark, the kabukicho tower is gorgeous.
It's so interesting that a lot of changes have happened since I left Japan. I have never been to Kabukicho tower, but we will have to visit when I'm back in town 🩷
Soho does look like a cool place to visit though! I do like the idea of celebrating sex workers.
I agree there is a lot more commerce in subcultures and a lot less resistance overall in young people, but new real subcultures still happen, like the Toyoko kids. Maybe because it’s easier to gather in Tokyo than in other places, I guess. Also I am against gentrification and overall kabukicho also becomes more and more gimmicky and the bunch of new hotels don’t help, but I have to admit that as a landmark, the kabukicho tower is gorgeous.
It's so interesting that a lot of changes have happened since I left Japan. I have never been to Kabukicho tower, but we will have to visit when I'm back in town 🩷