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Dec 23 2008 8 Comments

Festive Ginza goodness

The mighty Louis Vuitton may well have pulled out of building another bag-based and branded behemoth in Ginza, but on a Sunday at least, it’s still hard to see any obvious effects on the area due to the current economic climate, with a phenomenal amount of folk still flocking there from far and wide.

Yet that said, in December the district does have a genuinely festive feel, meaning even shopping hating humbugs like myself can have a good time — or at the very least a tolerable two hours or so.

The features of this famous fat fella for example making one feel right at home.

Ginza at Christmas

Plus, as well being the perfect place to buy preposterously priced products, it’s also pretty good for taking pictures of people who are also taking pictures,

Ginza at Christmas

attentively at times,

Ginza at Christmas

of the terrific trees with all their trimmings.

Ginza at Christmas

Or even of the more patient who prefer painting them.

Ginza at Christmas

And despite Rudolph not even being a reindeer, let alone sporting a red nose,

Ginza at Christmas

it’s pretty obvious, ruinous recession or not, who the Sunday saviour is,

Ginza at Christmas

and isn’t.

Ginza at Christmas

(click images for a less compressed Christmas)

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  1. Kerry says

    12/23/2008 at 3:32 pm

    LOVE the xmas tree pic!

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  2. Vincent says

    12/23/2008 at 9:04 pm

    The painting by the man looks great! ^^

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  3. out_to_lunch says

    12/23/2008 at 10:07 pm

    The guy in the final picture is plain scary.

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  4. phossil says

    12/23/2008 at 10:54 pm

    I also found amazing take pictures of people taking pictures.

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  5. Ken Y-N says

    12/24/2008 at 12:24 am

    Why is Santa and his dog in British Racing Green instead of Lapland Sledging Red?

    What’s all the electrics on the last guy’s placard for? It’s half a bible quote, but do you know what the whole text is?

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  6. Lee says

    12/24/2008 at 9:38 am

    It being Ginza Ken, probably a fashion statement. And if you look closely he has a Dunhill label attached to his outfit…

    I don’t know what the rest of the text was, but the electrics are a speaker system. At this time of year these people are out and about in Ginza and Shinjuku, their speaker systems adding even more noise to the streets.

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  7. Jason says

    12/24/2008 at 10:40 am

    Nice shots Lee. I especially like the ones of Santa and of the ojisan painter.

    I didn’t know Ginza was such a good place for shooting this time of year!

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  8. Steve says

    1/7/2009 at 8:31 am

    I found this the other day, I really think it would be a great purchase for you…

    http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/candid-photography-spy-lens/email

    Reply

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