Wandering Tokyo with a camera always feels worthwhile, as do the brief sights and encounters of local daily life, so these are some such moments taken during a couple of my recent Tokyo photowalk tours.
Photographs from a small group of islands
Wandering Tokyo with a camera always feels worthwhile, as do the brief sights and encounters of local daily life, so these are some such moments taken during a couple of my recent Tokyo photowalk tours.
YesterdaysHero says
The first and last are such perfect bookend for this series. Great work as always.
Lee says
Thank you very much. Really pleased with how those two in particular came out.
Jen in NZ says
This is a really great set. I mean, they all are, but there’s some real corkers in here. The colours in the 4th pic are amazing.
And speaking of colours, the 5th one is awesome too – gorgeous lady in purple, but also how fortuitous the lady under the bridge had red shoes on!
Richard says
Great shots. My fav is the last one with the various shades of red and the child wearing the backpack.
Lee says
@Jen Thanks a lot. It was the colours that attracted me to the 4th one, and yes, the res shoes were a lovely little extra!
@Richard Thank you. I’ve wanted to get a decent shot of that building in the last frame for ages, but the light has never been great. Finally managed it with good conditions and the help of the little kid!
Linda says
This is a great set. The first and last ones especially, those buildings seem really unique. what neighborhoods are they in?
Lee says
Thanks a lot. The first photo is near to Asakusa, and the last near-ish Tateishi if I remember correctly.
john says
Number 4 has real Asahi style and (interesting pointing on the brickwork).
The portrait of ‘Mr H’ is neat, caught at more pedestian speed!
Lee says
A fair bit of patching up on that wall eh? And cheers. He was taking a break so mercifully no need to try and get an action shot!
cdilla says
It’s just too much! So many interesting areas. So I picked just one today, the liquor store photograph, and had a wander around. What struck me most was the number of cemetaries and temples – a couple of dozen at least within a short walk – mostly small to tiny, set amongst older apartment buildings, shops and schools. I’ll pick another one tomorrow 🙂
Lee says
Thank you. Yeah, an awful lot in that area. No idea why that should be. We’ve been round some of those areas. Interested to see if you recognise them.
scruffy says
The little person in the final photo, loaded up with not just a backpack, but something yellow over it, and another bag carried by hand. Where are they going? Is this on the way to school, or running away, or ??? You could write a book just riffing on the possibilities.
cdilla says
It’s a tradition that a Japanese child gets a randoseru when they start school and use it for six years. Whenever I am in Tokyo I go for early morning walks and see kids of this age similarly atired on their own or in small groups making their way to school. So ubiquitous we bought one some years ago as a souvenier – Mrs cdilla is a primary school teacher and her class were fascinated when they did their japanese project. The cover is a recent addition suggested/madated by the government to make them more visible. Many side streets in Tokyo do not have clear footpaths. I must say this little fella does seem well loaded though.
Lee says
Thank you. Really happy with how that one worked out. A lot I like about it. Having seen a few kids walk past, I assume school had finished for the day. But yeah, so much for the poor little fella to carry.
Paul says
I’d like to chat with everyone in your photographs. Always.
That’s what I did when I went to Japan, and I was never disappointed.
Lee says
Cheers. That’s really good to hear. Glad you got to experience that as well. Definitely gives such walks a lot more meaning.
Denise says
I so adore the last shot! 🙂