You’re never too old (or too male) to have figurines in Japan. Particularly if they are figurines of the star of the most long-lived manga, “Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo” (こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所) or more simply –because this is too long even for the Japanese, “Kochikame” (こち亀). Ryo-san, a beat cop in Tokyo born and raised in the shitamachi has been entertaining with his adventures (which rarely have to do with actual crime-fighting) the Japanese on a weekly basis for 36 years non-stop.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr)
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