Nearly every street in Japan has a gutter. The sides of the gutters are usually perpendicular to the street itself, and they descend anywhere from 30 to 200 centimeters below the street. This one is on a small street so it is only about 30 cm (12 inches) deep. Still, there are no sidewalks, the streets are narrow, and it is kind of scary walking on most streets. Cars go slower than in the 'States though and are good about slowing down even further for pedestrians. So the *real* danger is minimal. Major roads do have sidewalks. It is just all the little side streets that do not.
Camera model SGH-T999 Shutter speed 1/60 Aperture f/2.6 Maximum aperture f/2.8 Exposure bias 0.00 Exposure Aperture priority Exposure index 0.0 Focal length 3.7,mm Distance 0.00 m Light source Unknown Flash Off Metering CenterWeightedAverage Brightness 3.9 ISO sensitivity 80