Ohta is the city that SEGA is located in. When I first went there in December of 97 the place looked kind of empty like an industrial area but things aren’t always as they seem.
These pictures are standing at the corner looking at the Otori train station which is not finished (though it’s functional) Going down the street on the right is where Sega development is (toward the yellow truck). Going down the other street, kind of behind me, is where Sega’s other departments are like personal, accounting etc are. Both of those streets are kind of large.
Between those two streets going of at an angle is this small street which is a very typical street leading off a train station. There are all kinds of small stores. The street ends behind Sega’s development buildings.
As you can see there’s all kinds of stores
You could almost do all your shopping on your way home from work here.
These streets get pretty crowded at lunch time
And here’s the back of Sega’s development building. We have to enter and exit from the back because that’s were the time clock is.
I left SOJ back in July of ‘96, but for some reason, these photos don’t ring a bell… other than the back entrance to what looks like the “old” honsha (before they built the new one back in 94 or so). Are you working in the “old” building where the main development teams (like AM2) were? Has Ohtorii changed that much?
Wow…
Those pictures are from 1998. The stores are between the main intersection and the “old” building where AM2 was/is. Since then they finally finished the new station so they now have a nice station and more stores are being built around it. Plus, now that that line goes all the way to Hanada Airport it’s a busy line.