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Jun 10 2019 11 Comments

Tokyo rainbow art, and reality

It might not be in pots, but there’s plenty of wealth to be found in Tokyo. A large amount of it on such a level that it’s frankly unfathomable.

But despite boasting lots of haves, the city still has way too many have nots. And while there was indeed a pot below this particular rainbow, it quite clearly wasn’t filled with gold.

tokyo rainbow reality

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  1. Harry says

    6/10/2019 at 4:45 pm

    Man that hits hard. Poor guy…….. 🙁

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    • Lee says

      6/10/2019 at 8:41 pm

      Yes, it’s a life that’s impossible to imagine. Or perhaps existence is a more accurate term.

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  2. cdilla says

    6/11/2019 at 3:57 pm

    There’s a lot to look at and think about in this photograph.
    It’s a sad indictment of our societies that the top 10% can’t spare a yen/cent/penny each to help out the bottom 100th of a percent.
    That artwork reminds me of “The King Of Elfland’s Daughter” when the boundary of that other country sweeps over the mundane fields we know, brightening them with its deep lucency.

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    • john says

      6/11/2019 at 8:10 pm

      lunacy; but talking of Plunketts ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeJ5A3CNkpE

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      • cdilla says

        6/11/2019 at 9:22 pm

        I like that version. I’d only heard it before played by the sadly missed Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin.
        And you had me scratching my head for the connection for a few minutes there… the problem being that my aged brain kept getting waylaid by thoughts of Plunkett and Macleane which I watched a few days ago. But I got there in the end. Thanks for the mental workout 🙂

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        • John says

          6/12/2019 at 8:10 am

          Mícheál got a few extra notes in there!
          Plunkett and Macleane it was their job to waylay folks? :O)

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          • Lee says

            6/12/2019 at 9:42 am

            That’s all a whole new world for me. A few hours of reading up and research very much required!

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  3. john says

    6/11/2019 at 8:07 pm

    The artwork looks a bit noisy to me. It seems a strange spot to ‘bed down’.

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    • Lee says

      6/12/2019 at 9:45 am

      It is, isn’t it? Despite the rainbow, I found the painting a little unsettling to be honest. But it’s in an underpass, and as it’s rainy season, it presumably offers much needed shelter.

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      • john says

        6/13/2019 at 3:04 am

        Ah! that makes sense; and he isn’t necessarily soaking up the vibe of the artwork. Thanks!

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        • Lee says

          6/13/2019 at 7:47 pm

          You are very welcome!

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