the last of the bohemians_

the last of the bohemians_no need to dwell in the past when it is a past made by human construction_the lives lived there were larger_where it is not monumental in scale nor monumental in purpose it is just a part_tokyo is a monument_yanaka is a bolt that is a part of the construction_it is a rusting old bolt_an old bowl_it was old 1,000 years ago_yanaka is an old part of tokyo_down town but also old town_it once would have had water on three sides_on a rising slope_facing south_it would have enjoyed good conditions for living over a long period_this place was bombed during the 2nd world war_many of the original houses would have been destroyed & the new ones there now would have replaced them during the late 40's and 50's & then into the boom years of another century_the 60's and the 70's_the streets & all close together_the houses small_there is a slow journey to move there now_it is a creative area_there are many art galleries_it is the last bohemian place in tokyo_