Or if not quite kaleidoscopic, then it’s certainly very colourful. An underpass that contains some similarly colourful looks too.
Tokyo standing bar drinkers
Bars, of course, are almost always pleasant places to be, but Japan’s standing bars in particular are more than a little special. Mostly used as pitstops for a very quick bit of food and booze, the resultant flow of customers makes them absolutely perfect for people watching. Then add to that their rough and ready nature, and it’s a match made in a very hazy heaven.
For more photos of Japanese drinkers, there’s a full set of them on my portfolio site, here.
A little boy looking after his beetle larvae
Rhinoceros and stag beetles are fairly common pets for youngsters in Japan, with the fully formed insects readily available at all manner of different outlets. For the more determined owner, however, it’s possible to go the whole hog and lovingly nurture them from larvae. And this little lad, in the narrow alleyway outside his house, was happily doing just that.
A passing train and passing eye-contact
A brief moment of eye-contact amidst the connected and the unconscious.
Tokyo reflections
