Thick tar soup in generic paint can. Evidence of smoko time at the local taxi stand.



Materials: Can
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Painted plate in inner-city residential street.

Materials: Paint
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
(Courtesy of Oyl in Tokyo (@oylmiller))
Use the carry rack of your bicycle for a coaster, the lid of your drink as an ashtray – a simple private bar in front of the station.




Materials: Bicycle, Lid, Public Bench
Location: Akshima, Tokyo
Simple smoko spot constructed from can attached to roadside barrier with wire.




Materials: Can, Wire
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Banned from smoking in the newly built residence (the last one burnt down) the man of the house has created a smoking area in his outdoor sink with an opened empty beer can tied to the stand with plastic twine.




Materials: Beer Can, Plastic Twine
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
When your job perks don’t extend to a lunch room and etiquette prohibits eating on the street… This cleaner makes use of his storage closet as a smoko/lunch room. Not particularly pleasant, but needs must…


Materials: Storage Closet
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo