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114 sats \ 3 comments \ @cryotosensei 19h art

Because believe me! it’s an art piece in itself.

I am amazed at how it manages to exist in this age of modern technologies. This is as archaic as you can get, especially when we consider the influx of AI. Look at these old-school toys dangling their charms above little human beings.

Or they can choose a toy from the containers strategically placed at their eye level.

This store also sells snacks by the packet, so children who don’t have much disposable money can pamper themselves with a treat or two.

Look how cute it is. They have child-sized shopping baskets for kids to exercise their autonomy.

Old-school advertisements to give you a trip down memory lane.

Thanks to this store, mom-and-pop stores mayn’t be relics of the past. But I wonder how long it can remain in business amidst a society of people glued to their phones and mobile games.

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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 18h

They can probably remain in business for a long time. At the Dagashiya, at least where I lived, it was an old man or woman’s house with one room given over to the store. The kids used to go there a lot and they could safely go on their own. I used to like chiroru candy, the small squares of chocolate with some flavor in it. You could buy it in strings or individually.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 16h

I think these old people run their shop not so much to earn money, but to gain energy from lively chatty children haha.

I watched a video about how Osaka obasan sells takoyaki ridiculously cheaply to the neighbourhood children.

Bless their kind hearts.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 16h

Takoyaki is the best. I used to ride my bicycle past a takoyakiya everyday and stop there to pick up a box of them to bring home. They also had taiyaki, which were the only things with manju in them that I would eat. Nice hot taiyaki and takoyaki are the best on a chilly day! They had a lot of that type of snack and were selling they like hotcakes. :)