The concentration, calm and wonderfully old-school charm of a shogi, or Japanese chess club.
An old shogi (Japanese chess) club
Culture
Timeless kimono in timeless Tokyo
Much is made of modern, high-tech Tokyo, but at heart it’s a traditional, often old-fashioned city. And so when seen in a certain light, it can be difficult to know what decade, or sometimes even era, one is in.
Coming of Age Day, Tokyo, 2015
Coming of age, in a technological age.
Kimono selfie
The self-consciousness of an untraditional, traditional kimono, selfie?
Japanese autumn colours
A cliched scene for sure. Arguably almost too traditionally Japanese to be true as well. But at the same time it is, without a doubt, really quite beautiful.
