Post by Riley Lo on Jun 17, 2012 15:40:58 GMT -5
Shuijin Park
A small park located at the heart of the Little Tokyo neighbourhood. There is a Shinto shrine to the water deity Shuijin located next to a spring and its pool. There are also chess tables, a small bandshell, a Zen garden, and tea house, and a large Torii gate.
Zen Gardens
From this spot, Little Asia started. First opened by Riley Lo in 2009, Zen Gardens has since become a landmark in the area. A three-story mixed-use building that combines Western and Oriental architecture, there are businesses located on the ground floor, eight apartments on the second and third floors, and an authentically landscaped meditation garden on the rooftop. It is in these gardens where the famous annual Zen Gardens Hanami takes place every April.
Kotetsu Social Club
A non-descript building located blocks from Shuijin Park, the Social Club is home to the Kakure-Kai. On the first floor of the building is a bar and illegal casino, where yakuza members gather to drink and try their luck at Keiba (horse racing), Keirin (bicycle racing), and Kyōtei (motorboat racing), as well as pachinko, mahjong, poker, and black jack. The second floor is the Kakure-Kai's headquarters and only a few ever gain access to these rooms. In the basment of the building is the fight club. A large empty ring in the center of the room is surrounded by tables and chairs where the audience gathers to watch the fights. There are betting windows where people may place bets and collect their winnings, a limited bar, and up above it all, a private room for the wakagashira and his retinue to watch the proceedings.
Onmyoji
A combination Japanese bookstore, selling manga imported directly from Japan, and sorceress's home and work area. Visit the onmyoji to get a peek into your future, or have her work some magic to bring you good fortune and prosperity.
Tombo Club
Located just next door to the Kotetsu Club, the Tombo is a thinly-veiled brothel operating under the guise of a runway modelling agency. Girls are recruited from all over and prospective clients can browse look-books with scores of pretty girls, make their selection, and spend a few hours swearing they're in one of the Heavenly Abodes.
Moshi-Moshi Sushi
Moshi-Moshi provides authentic Japanese sushi in a high class environment. Owner, Takeshi Akamatsu.
A small park located at the heart of the Little Tokyo neighbourhood. There is a Shinto shrine to the water deity Shuijin located next to a spring and its pool. There are also chess tables, a small bandshell, a Zen garden, and tea house, and a large Torii gate.
Zen Gardens
From this spot, Little Asia started. First opened by Riley Lo in 2009, Zen Gardens has since become a landmark in the area. A three-story mixed-use building that combines Western and Oriental architecture, there are businesses located on the ground floor, eight apartments on the second and third floors, and an authentically landscaped meditation garden on the rooftop. It is in these gardens where the famous annual Zen Gardens Hanami takes place every April.
Kotetsu Social Club
A non-descript building located blocks from Shuijin Park, the Social Club is home to the Kakure-Kai. On the first floor of the building is a bar and illegal casino, where yakuza members gather to drink and try their luck at Keiba (horse racing), Keirin (bicycle racing), and Kyōtei (motorboat racing), as well as pachinko, mahjong, poker, and black jack. The second floor is the Kakure-Kai's headquarters and only a few ever gain access to these rooms. In the basment of the building is the fight club. A large empty ring in the center of the room is surrounded by tables and chairs where the audience gathers to watch the fights. There are betting windows where people may place bets and collect their winnings, a limited bar, and up above it all, a private room for the wakagashira and his retinue to watch the proceedings.
Onmyoji
A combination Japanese bookstore, selling manga imported directly from Japan, and sorceress's home and work area. Visit the onmyoji to get a peek into your future, or have her work some magic to bring you good fortune and prosperity.
Tombo Club
Located just next door to the Kotetsu Club, the Tombo is a thinly-veiled brothel operating under the guise of a runway modelling agency. Girls are recruited from all over and prospective clients can browse look-books with scores of pretty girls, make their selection, and spend a few hours swearing they're in one of the Heavenly Abodes.
Moshi-Moshi Sushi
Moshi-Moshi provides authentic Japanese sushi in a high class environment. Owner, Takeshi Akamatsu.