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Aug 13 2018 20 Comments

Tokyo sounds of the summer

Or should that be the sounds of summers past?

sounds of a tokyo summer

Categorized: Photography

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  1. Coli says

    8/13/2018 at 10:35 am

    Wow! I haven’t seen one of those in a while. Definitely rockin!

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    • Lee says

      8/14/2018 at 5:41 pm

      I know eh? It was a nice surprise to say the least. Would love to know what he was listening to.

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  2. Harry says

    8/13/2018 at 1:05 pm

    I like his style! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      8/14/2018 at 5:43 pm

      Likewise. A man with his own look.

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  3. GenjiG says

    8/13/2018 at 2:09 pm

    Awesome pic, dude ^^

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    • Lee says

      8/14/2018 at 5:44 pm

      Thank you! The old fella did it all for me. Just a case of standing in the right place and waiting for him to stroll past.

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  4. Jenn says

    8/13/2018 at 6:03 pm

    A walkman. Awesome! The cool hat and shades are a great match too. Perfect! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      8/14/2018 at 5:45 pm

      Yes. The Walkman was a lovely surprise, but it definitely wouldn’t have been the same without the trilby and sunglasses.

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  5. Steve says

    8/13/2018 at 8:38 pm

    Looking good! There’s something to be said for an audio player with big buttons that move.

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    • Lee says

      8/14/2018 at 5:48 pm

      That’s very true. Just like putting the stylus down on a record, the process somehow makes the music more important, or at the very least something to appreciate more.

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  6. Marcin says

    8/14/2018 at 6:06 am

    I always wonder if some of the people in your photos are making some kind of fashion statement or they just don’t give a damn. Godspeed walkman guy!

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    • Lee says

      8/14/2018 at 5:51 pm

      Haha, Godspeed indeed!

      Very much the latter I think. For all its conservatism and conformity, Japan has lots of eccentrics, and people who very obviously do their own, unique thing.

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  7. cdilla says

    8/14/2018 at 8:27 pm

    It’s a long time since I saw something like that hanging off someone’s hip. The ear buds look quite new though. Definitely a dude that walks to the sound of his own beat.
    A wonderfully framed photograph. Hints of Abbey Road too 🙂

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    • Lee says

      8/15/2018 at 6:49 am

      He most certainly does!

      Thanks. Happy to hear you picked up on that. When I first saw him my thought was getting his photo in front of an old building, but then I spotted the crossing…

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  8. AF says

    8/16/2018 at 12:13 am

    Getting some Twisted Sister rock music and headbanging are now his next step.

    But seriously, I am curious to know what kind of audio file he is listening to.

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    • Lee says

      8/16/2018 at 5:02 am

      So am I. Often think that when I see someone who really seems to be enjoying the tunes they are listening too, but with this fella that sense of curiosity was much more intense.

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  9. Former expat says

    8/16/2018 at 9:28 pm

    Abbey Road redux?

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    • Lee says

      8/17/2018 at 7:19 am

      Sort of, although it would have been so much better if he’d been barefoot…

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  10. MrSatyre says

    8/18/2018 at 11:42 am

    Velvet pants never go out of style. I bet he has a truly outta sight pad to mellow out in!

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    • Lee says

      8/19/2018 at 6:32 pm

      I do hope so!

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