An unusually quiet Tokyo moment that felt a world away from the world just outside.
Culture
Tokyo past, present and continuous?
Tokyo is constantly, very visibly changing, and yet in many ways, it looks and remains exactly the same.
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.
Tokyo kimonos, colours and comedy masks
They were surprised to see me, but nowhere near as surprised as I was to see them.
Tokyo summer kimono stares
Late summer looks.
A slowly decaying Shinto shrine and its truly incredible torii
Shinto shrines can be found everywhere in Japan. Some, of course, are large and grand like the famous Meiji Jingu in central Tokyo, but many more are small, simple structures — especially so outside the big cities. And yet while they are all unique, I’ve never seen one quite like this before, or at least not one with such incredibly striking torii gates.
