It's a rum kind of shop. But then Takeshi Maki -- who, while regarding himself as a member of Japan's silent majority, is nicknamed the Don of Roppongi -- is a rum kind of bloke.
Next to the entrance to his store -- flanked by the flags of the United States and Britain -- is a garage, containing Maki's pride and joy: a vintage white Jaguar. Quite the Anglophile, it seems.
As to the store -- two crazy floors jam-packed with furniture, jewelry, pictures, clocks, lamps, china and even a suit of armor -- price tags can make the head spin. Near half a million yen for a grandfather clock that is not simply repro, but brand new?
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