Sony has had its ups and downs over the last two decades or so, but this old shop looks unlikely to make a similar recovery.
Photography
Tokyo horizons
Exciting new horizons, or worryingly uncertain ones?
The wonderfully dated looks and colours of an old Japanese shop front
Some old shop fronts are definitely more striking than other old shop fronts.
Beautifully bleak scenes of a Japanese village in a snow storm
Before leaving Tokyo for a little while at the end of last year, the snow we were looking forward to seeing wasn’t exactly thick on the ground. By the time we got to our destination, however, it was a different story altogether, and on this particular day, fallen trees blocked the expressway, visibility was often minimal, and shooting was a challenge to say the very least. It was though a thoroughly enjoyable challenge, and when the scenery is as beautifully bleak as this, putting up with a bit of inclement weather is a price that’s well worth paying.
Japanese New Year tradition and toil
Visiting a shrine on New Year’s Day is an important part of the holidays for many Japanese — the impetus seemingly a mixture of tradition, superstition, and belief, with the importance or otherwise of each element dependent upon the individual.
What the driving force was for the old fella below is anybody’s guess, but whatever it was, age, limited movement and ice underfoot were not a deterrent.
