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Jan 08 2021 13 Comments

Ancient Tokyo gun squads, train tracks and traffic lights

Tokyo is a city that’s constantly reinventing itself, which is something I’ve been trying to document of late in relation to the capital’s disappearing old bars and businesses. But those kinds of changes are nothing when you start going back further in time. Like way back to the1600s for example, when the area below was home to a 100-man gun squad — which given its current guise, feels more akin to fantasy than historical fact.

Ancient Tokyo gun squads, train tracks and traffic lights

Categorized: Culture, Photography

Dec 11 2020 4 Comments

The tranquil sight of Shinto priests in Tokyo

An unusually quiet Tokyo moment that felt a world away from the world just outside.

Japanese Shinto priests in Tokyo

Categorized: Culture, Photography, Religion

Nov 18 2020 17 Comments

Tokyo past, present and continuous?

Tokyo is constantly, very visibly changing, and yet in many ways, it looks and remains exactly the same.

changing and yet never changing tokyo

Categorized: Culture, Photography

Nov 11 2020 18 Comments

An intense looking Shinto priest in Tokyo

Old and decaying Shinto torii gates are incredibly striking, but in their own way, so are the religion’s priests.

intense looking shinto priest in Tokyo

Categorized: Culture, Photography, Religion

Nov 09 2020 8 Comments

Tokyo kimonos, colours and comedy masks

They were surprised to see me, but nowhere near as surprised as I was to see them.

Tokyo kimono colours and comedy masks

Categorized: Culture, Photography

Sep 23 2020 8 Comments

Tokyo summer kimono stares

Late summer looks.

Tokyo summer kimono selfie stares

Categorized: Culture, Photography

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