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Aug 10 2021 14 Comments

Incredibly short summer shorts on the streets of urban Tokyo

If the sporting of short shorts was an Olympic event, then this previously photographed young fella would surely take gold each and every time. The shape and shortness of his attire carefully straddles the border between risqué and potential arrest, plus if that somehow wasn’t enough, there’s the added flourish of a perfectly placed butterfly tattoo.

Tokyo short shorts

And yet that said, if medals were handed out for minimalist outfits as a whole, then the fabulously bold gentleman below would be a very worthy contender indeed. A man who embraces the urban summer sun and heat like no one I’ve ever seen before.

Tokyo short shorts

Tokyo short shorts

Categorized: Fashion, Photography

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  1. Mark says

    8/10/2021 at 9:16 am

    They are very brave guys.

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    • Lee says

      8/10/2021 at 7:13 pm

      They really are. To just have a little bit of their confidence and bravery would be wonderful.

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  2. john says

    8/10/2021 at 9:30 am

    Moving swiftly on from the first image, that guy seems to embrace the warmer wash cycle, regardless of the consequences.
    I love the quizzical (?) duo on the left.

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    • Lee says

      8/10/2021 at 7:18 pm

      He does indeed. And the warmer the better it would seem. I got a brief look from the front, and they definitely didn’t look the comfiest.

      The older fella in the last photo was quizzical I think ‘cos I was taking a photo. Not who I was taking a photo of. I liked that. A nice added extra.

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  3. Richard says

    8/10/2021 at 11:44 am

    Admittedly, it has been many years since I have been in Japan in summertime. I never ran across anyone ‘dressed’ like that before!

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    • Lee says

      8/10/2021 at 7:21 pm

      Times have changed, but for better or worse, not in this sense. He’s very much a one-off. Well, as far as I know he is anyway…

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  4. ellen says

    8/10/2021 at 11:48 am

    Oh my they look very tight! 😮

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    • Lee says

      8/10/2021 at 7:22 pm

      They both look and are very, very tight!

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  5. cdilla says

    8/10/2021 at 4:49 pm

    I’m not sure whether the caption should be “Feel the breeze!” or “Feel the squeeze!”. Either way, long may such free spirits and tolerant society bestow such scenes before your lens.

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    • Lee says

      8/10/2021 at 7:26 pm

      Probably both, but definitely a bit more of the squeeze. I know eh? I do hope people like these two know that as well as making themselves happy, they brighten up the day of everyone else as well.

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  6. Once an Expat says

    8/10/2021 at 8:50 pm

    Eye bleach, eye bleach!!

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    • Lee says

      8/10/2021 at 10:42 pm

      Just a bit of summer fun. Well, along with some autumnal fun in the first photo!

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  7. scruffy says

    8/11/2021 at 9:33 pm

    The second gentleman is sure confident in his waistband. Looks like an accident waiting to happen there.

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    • Lee says

      8/12/2021 at 9:19 am

      Yes, very confident. Hopefully he never drops anything, as retrieving it would presumably be fraught with all kinds of danger.

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