Alley dining. Diners at outdoor tables in a narrow alley beside an elevated railway in Japan

Photo: Alpgiray Kelem · Japan · 2026-06-11 · Editorial use

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Tokyo, Japan - June 11, 2026: Diners crowd around small outdoor tables on wooden stools in a narrow alley beside an elevated railway. Paper lanterns and white globe lamps hang beneath a canvas awning above the seated groups, while illuminated vertical signs in Japanese line the left side of the lane. Pedestrians walk down the open strip of pavement on the right, among them a woman carrying a camera on a strap around her neck and a bearded man in a bucket hat. A hanging sign on the right advertises yakitori and tempura, and plastic crates, bicycles and gas cylinders stand along the building walls. Motor scooters are parked in the foreground on the left. Overhead line masts and power cables of the railway rise above the viaduct against the sky.

• City Life
• City Street
• Food and Drink
• Street
• Alley
• Awning
• Bicycle
• Camera
• Carrying
• Commercial Sign
• Crate
• Crowd of People
• East Asia
• Eating
• Electric Lamp
• Hanging
• Hat
• Japan
• Japanese Culture
• Japanese Language
• Japanese Script
• Lantern
• Liquefied Petroleum Gas
• Motor Scooter