Fruit vendor, Akasaka, Tokyo.

As sophisticated as high-rise Tokyo is, with its high speed subway system,
monorail trains, electronic stores carrying all kinds of high-tech gear, and
vending machines offering all kinds of food and beverages, there is still
room for this door to door fruit vendor to ply his trade. He moves through
the restaurant area of Akasaka, offering very fresh fruit and vegetables
to passing salarymen on their way hom from after work revelling, and
restocking sandwich bars, small restaurants, etc., who wish to keep their
ingredients very fresh.

Comments

[Eileen]

Hi Ray and good to see you moving again with the roarfish - we used to see these vans down south late at night where we would run out and grab a snack along with the salarymen - hot udon in the evening light - a Mr Shippy van of sorts - similar things in Greece too selling chairs and watermelon - very charming......thanks for stirring the memories

[Ray Kinnane]

We get a few different mobile vendors around Saga, too, such as hot sweet potatoes in the winter, and of course fruit and vegetable sellers, but it is intersting to see them in the big cities, too. Thanks for the visit.