{"id":1432,"date":"2008-10-09T12:39:11","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2008-10-10T05:41:29","modified_gmt":"2008-10-10T09:41:29","slug":"sarugaku-backstreet-shopping-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/10\/sarugaku-backstreet-shopping-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarugaku &#8211; backstreet shopping mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/10\/sarugaku-backstreet-shopping-mall\/sarugaku_blu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_blu.jpg?fit=500%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,356\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sarugaku\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_blu.jpg?fit=500%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_blu.jpg?resize=500%2C356\" alt=\"\" title=\"Sarugaku\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_blu.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_blu.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who would think about building an open-air shopping mall on a piece of land that measures only 5,791 square feet?<!--more--> A young architect named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hao.nu\/\"><b>Akihisa Hirata<\/b><\/a> has taken the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of Tokyo alleys, a set of 6 small buildings offers spaces for 10 retailers well back from main streets.<\/p>\n<p>Sarugaku (the name of the mall) in the trendy and chic Daikanyama district is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary next week.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/10\/sarugaku-backstreet-shopping-mall\/sarugaku_ent\/\" 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class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_ent.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_ent.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/10\/sarugaku-backstreet-shopping-mall\/sarugaku_abv\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_abv.jpg?fit=500%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,356\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_abv.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/10\/sarugaku-backstreet-shopping-mall\/sarugaku_nht\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_nht.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" 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Partners<\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/10\/sarugaku-backstreet-shopping-mall\/sarugaku_brd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sarugaku_brd.jpg?fit=500%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sarugaku\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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