Shinjuku Alley Restaurant 2006-12-13

Here's another quick look inside a little restaurant along "Piss Alley" in Shinjuku (a reader provided the local name for the place). The alley is narrow and dark. The shop doors are open and you catch a glimpse inside as you pass each one. Most of the shops had a few salarymen inside sitting at counters. Most were eating yakitori (ordered by the skewer) and drinking beer. I didn't enter any of the shops, and I was very careful about taking pictures. It's obviously a place with lots of history and local culture, and I didn't want to offend anyone or be asked to leave. I'd like to go back another time with a friend and give one of the places a try.