The exhibition we saw was called Back to Modern - Graphic Design from West Germany, and featured a couple of really interesting pieces. It was quite nostalgic for me to see some of the exhibits, such as the book cover designs of some works of literature that I had read in high school. I particularly liked the movie poster designs that were on display in the museum’s annex building.
Afterwards, we rode the subway to Komagome, where we had reserved a table for lunch at cafe chocotto - the same place where we had already eaten two weeks earlier after my first drumming lesson.
The set lunch had convinced us at our first visit, so no need for any changes there. For dessert, the specialty of the day was a cheese cake with sake kazu and cocoa. The cafe is rather quiet and comfortable, so it was also a good chance for both of us to catch up on some of our current reading.
We then walked from Komagome to Sugamo. The weather was great, and other restaurants along the way had customers seated outside.
Upon returning to our home ward of Itabashi, I came across this manhole cover that features a curious pairing of the Ward mascot, Rinrin-chan (りんりんちゃん), and Eiichi Shibusawa, a locally important historic figure.
Unedited photos shot with iPhone 15 Pro.