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Feb 22 2016 20 Comments

Tokyo plum blossom transvestite

It would seem that mild weather and fully blooming plum blossoms provide the perfect opportunity for a skirt, colour coordination and a carefully crafted coy pose.

Tokyo plum blossom transvestite

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  1. d. minnis says

    2/22/2016 at 8:55 am

    Priceless Lee, just priceless. My favorite chuckle of the day.

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    • Lee says

      2/22/2016 at 6:32 pm

      Glad to hear it, and glad I could help!

      Reply
  2. Martin says

    2/22/2016 at 10:54 am

    That takes balls. Or maybe not lol.

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    • Lee says

      2/22/2016 at 6:35 pm

      Haha, maybe. Although to get dressed up like that and deep down surely know you aren’t fooling anybody, must take absolutely massive ones! He’s a brave man.

      Reply
  3. Al says

    2/22/2016 at 3:19 pm

    Ha, awesome! Way more color coordinated than I could ever be! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      2/22/2016 at 6:36 pm

      Impressive eh? Matched pretty much to perfection.

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  4. Maia says

    2/22/2016 at 10:49 pm

    Your photos are amazing. Love the matching flowers-shoes-gloves-lipstick combo in this one!

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    • Lee says

      2/23/2016 at 12:36 pm

      Thank you! Yes, it was very well thought out. Clearly a lot of effort went into it.

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  5. Yuin says

    2/23/2016 at 1:56 am

    Oh my goodness, you were there!
    I’m on a short holiday in Tokyo now and was at Yoyogi that day. I saw this happen – and judging from the angle of your picture, I was probably somewhere right behind you!

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    • Lee says

      2/23/2016 at 12:42 pm

      No way! I bumped into a friend shortly after taking the photo too. Small world eh?

      I saw the person setting up a tripod, so waited. Didn’t want to make it too obvious, so I pretended to take a few shots of the tree. Not sure how convincing I was though. But regardless, I got the shot I was after. Did you?

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      • Yuin says

        3/1/2016 at 10:31 am

        Sadly, my timing wasn’t all that great (was a tad too distracted by all the cute dogs in the vicinity) so I didn’t get a good photo of this scene. But it’s ok. If I ever want a reminder of it, I can just come back to this post! 😉

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        • Lee says

          3/1/2016 at 5:21 pm

          The question is, would you ever want a reminder?!

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  6. Hans ter Horst says

    2/23/2016 at 2:45 am

    Some of these ニューハーフ are astonishingly pretty and convincing, this is not one of them. I guess some people prefer it this way, oh you kinky Japanese 😀

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    • Lee says

      2/23/2016 at 12:47 pm

      Yes, how convincing some are varies enormously, doesn’t it? Fair play to him though. Convincing he isn’t, but it doesn’t stop him being out and about and doing his thing.

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  7. Antspace says

    2/23/2016 at 7:22 am

    Oh god, I miss the Hanami. Thanks for the many beautiful pictures of the country I fell in love with.

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    • Lee says

      2/23/2016 at 12:47 pm

      It’s a nice time of year for sure. And you are more than welcome!

      Reply
  8. cdilla says

    2/23/2016 at 7:32 am

    That is one striking photograph.
    The acceptance, at least in public, of challenging individuals such as this is one of many positive facets of Tokyo I’m discovering.
    The subject draws your attention and encourages introspection on your own values/assumptions/tolerances.
    You are quite an artist with your lens.

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    • Lee says

      2/23/2016 at 1:01 pm

      Cheers!

      Yes, for such a conservative country, there are a reassuring range of eccentrics out and about. And whilst they may draw more than a few looks, they are left to just go about their business hassle-free. It’s nice to see.

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  9. Squidpuppy says

    2/23/2016 at 12:13 pm

    OMG LOL & here’s why: for whatever reason, the image was slow to open when I hit it, so the top third resolved first – to about the bang line of the dark haired “lass” so coyly standing there; face not visible. A couple seconds of pause, then bang! The entire picture imaged, and I nearly fell out of my chair. Hah-hah!

    Not only a great shot of Sakura, but a contemporary iconic one too. Modern times…

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    • Lee says

      2/23/2016 at 1:09 pm

      That’s funny. Must have been quite a surprise!

      Thank you. And yes, it really is, isn’t? Times are most definitely changing.

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