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May 13 2022 8 Comments

Tokyo coin locker youngster

For reasons unknown, I never got round to reading Ryu Murakami‘s Coin Locker Babies, but its title always stuck in my mind. A reminder of sorts that seems to sit quietly in my subconscious until I see lots of lockers, then it pops into my thoughts before immediately retreating once again.

The scene below, on the other hand, was really quite different, as it almost felt like that memory had been waiting all those years for this one specific moment.

Tokyo coin locker youngster

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  1. Denise says

    5/13/2022 at 10:33 am

    This is very impactful. I hope she was ok………..

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    • Lee says

      5/13/2022 at 6:44 pm

      Thanks a lot. Happy to say she was fine, I just happened to pass by at the right (or perhaps wrong?) moment.

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  2. cdilla says

    5/13/2022 at 4:31 pm

    Definitely a book-cover-worthy photograph. And thank you for the book reference, not one I had come across before.
    I assume the bank A or green door lockers are cheaper or more accessible as the floor paint wear heavily favours them.
    I also like the added on sloped tops to the rows of lockers – maybe to stop people storing stuff up there – but then there is a box of electronics up there which must have been fun to secure.

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    • Lee says

      5/13/2022 at 6:48 pm

      Thank you, and you are very welcome. I don’t know to be honest, but it certainly looks that way, doesn’t it? Or they are the most popular size maybe? Not something I use, so no idea how much the prices vary. Hadn’t noticed that, but yes, they are certainly keen to make sure nobody stows away anything at all without paying for the privilege.

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  3. Paul says

    5/13/2022 at 5:18 pm

    Was she totally alone ?

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    • Lee says

      5/13/2022 at 6:50 pm

      Happy to say she wasn’t. There’s another section to the right, so she was just waiting near the entrance.

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  4. Richard says

    5/14/2022 at 9:01 pm

    When I see photos like this, I wonder ‘what is that child thinking?’ Thanks for a great shot!

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    • Lee says

      5/15/2022 at 10:51 am

      You are welcome as always. She was certainly deep in thought that’s for sure. Completely lost in her own little world.

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