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Tranquil time out

Feb 22 2010 8 Comments

Tranquil time out #66

As settings go it’s certainly not the most scenic, but situated amidst the sensory assaults of Shibuya, it does offer a certain amount of serenity.

Shibuya street

Categorized: Photography, Tranquil time out

Feb 04 2010 3 Comments

Tranquil time out #65

Why exactly I wish I knew, but there’s something really quite soothing about a walk through a cemetery on a sunny day.

Tokyo cemetery

Categorized: Photography, Tranquil time out

Jan 27 2010 3 Comments

Tranquil time out #64

It would appear that rather than a good read, it was a good rest that was really required.

Japanese public sleeping

Categorized: Tranquil time out

Jan 06 2010 11 Comments

Tranquil time out #63

The sight of musicians presumably not wanting to annoy their neighbours with noise by practicing outside are a fairly common sight in Tokyo, especially so when it comes to wind instruments.

Little old ladies cranking out chords on keyboards on the other hand are, somewhat sadly, considerably less common.

Japanese musician

The soothing sounds of which can be sampled here:

Listen!

And, after taking these few photos, I left her to it, blissfully unaware of other people,

Japanese musician

or indeed even the park’s, presence.

Japanese musician

Categorized: Music, Photography, Tranquil time out

Nov 10 2009 4 Comments

Tranquil time out #62

After probably working for way too long, or at least way too much, it’s now finally time for this old fella to do what he really wants to on a weekday.

Japanese artist

Categorized: Photography, Tranquil time out

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