Street Signs

I posted a picture from a Shinjuku alley earlier in this blog. This is another photo of Shinjuku, but an average street there. Unlike New York and most of the United States, there are apparently no restrictions on signage.

The louder the better.

Since it is so crowded in these neighborhoods, entire buildings are built to house restaurants and bars on different floors. The long signs on the left are sectioned off -- one for each floor. Some buildings are fifteen stories with these small shops, bars, and restaurants.

Shinjuku is one of the busiest places on the planet. Its main train station must be the busiest in the world. More than one million people walk through it each day. Now imagine trying to satisfy those people with food and shopping. These kinds of crowded streets are abound in Tokyo surrounding train stations.