Yokosuka was featured yesterday in TV Tokyo's
YojiGoji Days, a daily show with information about daily life in Japan. The on-the-scene reporter was retired boxer and celebrity
Yoko Gushiken, who visited some familiar locations in the Dobuita Street vicinity.
Gushiken called into a Yokosuka jacket ("Sukajan") shop called
First Shokai, whose owner has been hand-making jackets here for around 40 years.
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| First Shokai: "Sukajan" on display |
Gushiken asked to see an actual jacket being worked on...
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| "I'd like to see one being stitched". |
...and the owner obliged. He explained that one jacket takes about 3-4 days to complete, and he is fully booked up through to the New Year.
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| Orange stitching being added to a dragon motif. |
Next Gushiken strolled down Dobuita Street itself.
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| Kurita Military Surplus is coming up on the right hand side! (Actually "Kakita" in real life). |
His next destination was TSUNAMI, famous for its huge burgers named after American Presidents. There are always long queues on the street outside around lunch time.
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| TSUNAMI on Dobuita Street |
We look forward to Dobuita Street's next television appearance. Let's hope that, following Shenmue I & II's release in Japan next month, Shenmue may get a mention on a future program.
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