Today was a day with an interesting contrast: the first part was shopping - bare naked consumerism - and the second part was all about tradition and community. And both are so Japanese! Earlier in the week we had seen on a website the suggestion of visiting a flea market. There seem to be a few around Tokyo, but they are all at the weekends, and operating sporadically. So we looked up the schedule, and found that the only one on this weekend happened to be in Chiba, and just a couple of stops away from here. Fantastic! It was due to run from 9 till 3, but being outdoor would be cancelled if it rained. Today was overcast as usual, but warm, and the rain seemed to be holding off, so we left at 10ish.
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