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Tokyo snapshot: Inside of Tokyo's Nishiarai coffee shop

The inside of Sylvia Nishiarai coffee shop in Tokyo is shown in a photo taken on Oct. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo snapshot: "Burg Napoli" of Tokyo's Nishiarai coffee shop

Photo taken at Sylvia Nishiarai coffee shop in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2015, shows popular combo plate "Burg Napoli," or a hamburger steak plus Neapolitan spaghetti with salad, rice, miso soup and coffee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Coffee shop popular as on-location shooting site in Nishiarai

Manager Yui Taura (C) and other staff of Sylvia Nishiarai coffee shop near Tobu Railway's Nishiarai Station in Tokyo pose for photos in front of the shop's stained glass on Oct. 21, 2015. The place is known for its frequent on-location shooting for movies and TV dramas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Nishiarai Daishi temple's well, origin of place name

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2015, shows an old well at Nishiarai Daishi temple in Tokyo, built in 826 by legendary monk Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi. Legend has it that water from the well cured plague. As the well is located on the west side of the temple's grounds, it was called "Nishiarai," literally a new well in the west. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: People throng around Nishiarai Daishi's hall

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2015, shows many elderly people in the precincts of Nishiarai Daishi temple's Komyoden hall in Tokyo, where normally Buddhist memorial services are conducted. The place was noisy that day, with a campaign under way by an "enka" Japanese ballad singer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Approach to Nishiarai Daishi evokes image of Showa

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2015, shows the approach to Nishiarai Daishi temple in Tokyo, built in 826 by legendary monk Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi, as a citadel of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. It is lined with various small shops reminiscent of an atmosphere of the Showa era (1926-1989). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo