2017年4月23日日曜日

Apr 2017 Once Upon A Time, And Now

Today, one legacy came to its end. It is, however, a beginning of a new legend of coming generations. Do not cry. Do not be sad. Do not take your eyes off of it. Playmoland, together with Playmobil, never ends. It will give us more..



Looking back 2017



In my childhood, probably when I was 7 years old, Dad and I found a great shop in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.

The shop was full of toys like figures of animals, dinosaurs, mythical beings and German-made collective toys called - playmobil -.

The shop was "playmoland" a.k.a. "Shimokitazawa Zoo!"

Dad and Mom took me there almost every week, and I soon became an enthusiast of living creatures, those extinct,



and even those no one has seen.


It was my dream land.


Dream lands of my childhood.


Although the shop was closed on Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 -I never forgot it since it was my 8th birthday as well-, there is no doubt that the shop and toys made me such a kid, and finally a man.