When taking in and taking photos of some of Tokyo’s more attractive sights, beauty, it has to be said, is very much in the eye of the beholder.
Beautiful Tokyo scenery
Japanese workers working #36
Or at least if not exactly working, this man was trying to figure out how he was going to get some work done with such a plethora of pedestrians pottering about.
And, if that wasn’t frustrating enough, there was also a foreigner there faffing about taking photos.
Japanese fall fashion
In the north of England where I grew up, the flat cap was (and presumably still is) a form of hat favoured by old fellas. Plus, as well as performing a practical head warming purpose, it’s also a popular image associated with the region and its working class roots.
However, in Japan, the garment clearly has no such connections or connotations. Quite the opposite in fact, as this year it would appear to be the fall’s must-have fashion accessory for both little fellas.
And little fashionistas.
Monkey magic?
Small dogs, and particularly dachshunds and chihuahuas, are now an incredibly common sight in Tokyo, with their continued popularity long outlasting the so-called pet boom of several years ago. A situation that apparel makers, and indeed the dogs themselves, must be very pleased with.
Particularly uncommon sights, on the other hand, are Amazonian monkeys out for a meander with their master. And even more refreshingly, Mon-chan here, unlike his canine counterparts, doesn’t require a coat.
Tranquil time out #81
The ability of some Japanese to sleep practically anywhere, particularly when it’s somewhere very public, never ceases to amaze me. And this fella, with his shoes off and sheet down, looks like he couldn’t be anymore comfortable if he was flat out on a futon.
