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Dec 16 2020 9 Comments

A retro but abandoned Tokyo ramen restaurant

Despite Tokyo being a city of ramen lovers, there’s also a seemingly never ending number of ramen shops, so whether the owner of the little eatery below lost the battle of increased competition, or simply lost the battle against time, I don’t know. The wonderfully dated nature of the fittings, however, do seem to suggest it was the latter, and such an ending sadly wouldn’t be the only one I’ve photographed this year. Yet whatever the reason, the place still looks absolutely incredible despite being abandoned.

A retro and abandoned Tokyo ramen restaurant

A retro and abandoned Tokyo ramen restaurant

The narrow alleyway on the left led up to a couple of second floor rooms which were interesting enough. Or the combined cassette and 8 track karaoke machine was anyway.

A retro and abandoned Tokyo ramen restaurant

A retro and abandoned Tokyo ramen restaurant

But music player aside, it’s without a doubt all about those stunningly retro red chairs.

A retro and abandoned Tokyo ramen restaurant

A retro and abandoned Tokyo ramen restaurant

Categorized: Food and Drink, Haikyo, Photography

Dec 14 2020 14 Comments

Solitude and a Pfizer sign set against Tokyo’s hazy skyline

A solitary, rather lonely looking figure, yet that small, and at the same time hugely significant Pfizer sign in the foreground is a nice reminder that more sociable times are finally set to return.

solitude the Pfizer sign and Tokyo's hazy skyline

Categorized: 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

Dec 07 2020 8 Comments

A Japanese woman in Shinjuku’s shadows

Heading towards the light or into the darkness?

young Japanese woman in the shadows

Categorized: Photography

Dec 04 2020 7 Comments

An old-style Tokyo drinker in an old-style outdoor setting

The masks are a bit of a giveaway of course, but those aside, the scene, and indeed the people seen in it, are surprisingly timeless.

an old-style Tokyo drinker

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

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