Field Trip to Azabu Jyu-ban

I walked around Azabu Jyu-ban sta.
It was a beautiful day between the end of spring and the beginning of summer.

The area right around the station is "Sho-ten gai," meaning shopping street.
There are many mom and pop's shop. Toy store, futon store, izakaya(bar), etc.
Between these shops, there are modern shops such as Mc Donald, Starbucks, Wendy's, TULLY's coffee, am pm, etc.
We can see the combination of traditional and modern at the same area.
We can see it not only among shops but also amog houses.
An old house stands right next to a very modern house.
The buildings next to each other are quite different. They really does not match.
However, this is what happens in subarban area in Japan.

There is one more kind of combination you can see there: nature and artificial.
In a certain area, we can see a park and temple surrounded by trees.
But, when you look up sky and turn right a little bit, you can see the soaring skyscrapers: Roppongi Hills.

This kind of way to construct neighborhood is very unique to Japan and it is pretty interesting, isn't it?