Had a tennis event today at Kameido Central Park. I had played here before, but it might have been the first time in a few years. I used to frequent this neighborhood because I was enrolled in a tennis school near Kameido Station called Top Indoor Tennis School Kameido. Much to my surprise, the area was renovated, and in its place was a new housing development called Kameido Clocks. They have a small shopping center with the usual suspects—Uniqlo, GU, Starbucks, etc.—right in front of the new condos.

The park is a good fifteen-minute walk from the station, which was fine because the weather today was amazing. After we played, I walked back to the station to find something to eat. I was surprised to see that one of the main streets had been closed off and made pedestrian and bicycle-only. I thought that only happened in Ginza and Akihabara, but here we have the same thing in Kameido. Of course, there were fewer people than in Ginza or Akihabara, but it was nice to see similar projects being implemented in less major areas as well.

I ended up grabbing seafood curry at a Sawadee Dipmahal Indian place I found on the pedestrianized street. It was a good bargain at less than ¥1000, and that included lassi. I later found out this place was part of a group of Indian restaurants, one of which we frequented when we were still living in Yotsuya. No wonder it tasted familiar.

After lunch, I walked back to the station on my way home. It’s always nice to revisit places I used to frequent and see how much they’ve changed. Tokyo is an ever-evolving city, and it’s exciting to see those improvements to neighborhoods.