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Jun 01 2018 10 Comments

A Tokyo old lady: Bent double but still defiant

Life must be tough, but it’s a life that’s still tackled head-on.

bent double old Japanese lady in Tokyo

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  1. Coli says

    6/1/2018 at 11:20 am

    What a greatly framed picture! The width of the street and the younger, more fashionably dressed people in the background really add to this picture.

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    • Lee says

      6/1/2018 at 6:50 pm

      Thank you! Must admit I’m very pleased with the way this one came out. Saw her approaching, and for once people moved in a way that, like you said, really helped. So often they don’t, or worse the subject goes in a different direction!

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  2. Harry says

    6/1/2018 at 5:14 pm

    Very cool. I hope you moved. She looks like she’d totally push you out of the way if you didn’t! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      6/1/2018 at 6:51 pm

      Cheers. Haha, I did. She’s clearly dealt with way bigger problems than me!

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  3. Crifingie says

    6/3/2018 at 8:45 am

    Nice lady. Good photo. There is a S.H on her shirt.

    On a side note; Japan’s rice and fish based nutrition is one of the cause of bending. I read this somewhere on a medical forum about Japan years ago.

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    • Lee says

      6/3/2018 at 3:10 pm

      Thanks. Yeah, could be her initials I guess, but old ladies fashion often has a good smattering of random English, so very likely just the latter.

      Yes, I’ve heard it was due to a lack of calcium in the diet, particularly so for people around this lady’s age. That certainly makes sense.

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  4. GenjiG says

    6/4/2018 at 1:57 am

    Was it taken at Nakamise near the Sensoji temple? Looks like all even the many tourists will not be a problem for her, she will get where she wants 🙂

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    • Lee says

      6/4/2018 at 8:51 am

      It was. Spot on. And yeah, the tourists, selfie sticks and pretty intense heat didn’t slow her down in the slightest!

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  5. spanish fan says

    6/14/2018 at 10:09 pm

    Hey, seems like a still frame for a coooool rap video… We found Asia Bambaataa!

    S.H. is surely Sentoji Hustlers.

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    • Lee says

      6/15/2018 at 7:44 am

      Haha, my wife said pretty much the same thing. And I would be so happy if the S..H. did stand for something like that!

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