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  • under the train tracks near Tokyo's Akihabara station there is a hidden world of amazing little shops with one somehow stands out just a little more than the rest over the years.

  • This one tiny shop and its owners incredible smile.

  • Have become the subject of countless photos from people Around the world.

  • But who is this man?

  • I visited his shop for the first time 15 years ago and he recently sadly told me that he was finally closing things down.

  • So today I wanted to take this one last chance to share a little bit about him and some of his stories with the world.

  • Thank you anymore.

  • No no no I need to go side to side.

  • You have to start young ju thank you get there.

  • So you got nah those are those in town put in there.

  • So right so you know they always give me my stuff.

  • I'm not talking committee.

  • Can I take do you think Mario?

  • So you know that's smith that so you never schedule sports are making they hide in there.

  • So hi wow it is really tight in here.

  • Oh I did it wow okay.

  • This look at this.

  • There's literally just enough space for my body in here.

  • Hi.

  • You could hide it.

  • Not now.

  • The trick is gonna be how do we get out of here without breaking anything?

  • Oh yeah.

  • Oh oh we did it.

  • You could hide their master.

  • Yeah keep on knee and doesn't get to stare usual Hondas get there.

under the train tracks near Tokyo's Akihabara station there is a hidden world of amazing little shops with one somehow stands out just a little more than the rest over the years.

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