“Clutter isn’t really an east versus west thing,” continued Tsuzuki. “It’s a rich versus poor thing. Wherever you go, anywhere in the world, the wealthy have the luxury of living in clean, minimal spaces, while the poor have to make do with small, cramped ones, without any way to hide their belongings.”
Great long read, with some nice photos by one of my favourite Tokyo street photographers, Lee Chapman (IG link to his account in the comments, if anyone is interested).
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