Hokousha Tengoku

Fri 2006/04/28 15:55 JST

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Hokousha Tengoku ( 歩行者天国 ) is the phrase used to describe where roads are closed off to vehicles ( pedestrianized ) for humans to "take a stroll and shop without being splattered by a bus" - thats a rough translation from the Metropolitan Police Department's page.
Currently there are only 3 locations in Tokyo where roads are closed off to traffic on a Sunday - main road in Ginza, selected roads in Shinjuku and the place in all of our hearts - Akihabara.
What you wont see in Ginza or Shinjuku however are things like this lady handing out leaflets. As you can clearly see - she has a nice pair of eyes to lure you to take a leaflet. If you are in Tokyo and dont want to splash out on a DVD just to see a lady with nice eyes, all you have to do is wait around Akihabara and you can get some for free - have a look at Akibablog to see the swarms of people around this lady (picture also taken from Akiba Blog).

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sa-chan in Makati. Philippines (Registered on 2007/04/09)
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she`s got it bigger than mine, XD

Mon 2007/04/09 22:20:08 JST (ID #46380)

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sa-chan in Makati. Philippines (Registered on 2007/04/09)
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she`s got it bigger than mine, XD

Mon 2007/04/09 22:20:08 JST (ID #88384)

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sa-chan in Makati. Philippines (Registered on 2007/04/09)
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she`s got it bigger than mine, XD

Mon 2007/04/09 22:20:08 JST (ID #114080)

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sa-chan in Makati. Philippines (Registered on 2007/04/09)
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she`s got it bigger than mine, XD

Mon 2007/04/09 22:20:08 JST (ID #139905)

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i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17)
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are her "eyes" real?

Sun 2007/08/26 11:52:28 JST (ID #55510)

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i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17)
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are her "eyes" real?

Sun 2007/08/26 11:52:28 JST (ID #97514)

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i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17)
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are her "eyes" real?

Sun 2007/08/26 11:52:28 JST (ID #123210)

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i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17)
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are her "eyes" real?

Sun 2007/08/26 11:52:28 JST (ID #149035)

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lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/21)
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*Coughs* This cutey sure has a great pair of eyes... Didn't know Gundam had eyes...

Wed 2008/02/13 05:56:57 JST (ID #72190)

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Nephrite in USA (Registered on 2008/01/19)
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Man!! ..lookit that Rack..er ..eyes LOL!!!

Fri 2008/03/07 05:38:38 JST (ID #151631)

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agata in Romania (Registered on 2008/09/29)
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Her big pair of "eyes" will make even me to take her whole paper heap. I've never supposed Japanese girls can have such big and luring eyes!

Tue 2008/10/28 16:10:06 JST (ID #349660)

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soulfringe in Sacramento California, United States (Registered on 2008/10/25)
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THe first time I saw this, I too initially thought it was a ero Ringo Nonamanyo cosplay.

Looking at the other pics, I am lead to not believe so as much.

Sun 2008/11/16 18:09:39 JST (ID #373963)

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