Photographs from a small group of islands
Tokyo’s streets are notoriously busy. Streets that’ll only get busier too, as more and more people move to the capital. But the continued growth of Tokyo, along with Japan’s other large cities, can obviously have a devastating effect on the surrounding regions — particularly so when coupled with a declining population. Not unusually resulting in streets where permanently shuttered premises way outnumber the people.
The dark jacket is perhaps a nod of sorts to conformity. The mini tache and silver hat, on the other hand, are wonderfully idiosyncratic. A man seemingly of the past, present and a 1950s inspired future.
Tokyo is a truly massive, multi-layered metropolis, but like big cities the world over, it’s still all about the people.
Not the nicest of sights to say the least, but a Tokyo sight nonetheless.
