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Jun 24 2011 15 Comments

Tokyo summer sunbathers

Suddenly it’s incredibly hot with humidity up to the max, suggesting that summer, in all its sizzling and sweaty glory, is now in situ. And with setsuden (or saving electricity) the region’s new mantra, to say it’s going to be uncomfortable is akin to saying that Tokyo is a tad busy.

But it’s not bad news for everyone. Far from it in fact. Because for some, setsuden is an irrelevance, as summer means only one thing: sunbathing.

sunbathing in Tokyo

This post was featured in Hot fun in the summertime 2.

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  1. papigiulio says

    6/24/2011 at 8:43 am

    hah exactly on the same bench. Nice shot

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    • Lee says

      6/24/2011 at 4:26 pm

      Cheers! Yeah,m ust be for optimum tanning!

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  2. Thomas says

    6/24/2011 at 10:18 am

    Love the geometrical layout.

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    • Lee says

      6/24/2011 at 4:28 pm

      That’s what struck me. Why they all chose the right bench I really don’t know.

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  3. winnie says

    6/24/2011 at 10:42 am

    Don’t they feel even hotter?Maybe the nature surrounding can calm down a bit?
    It was a interesting and nice shot!! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      6/24/2011 at 4:29 pm

      Thanks Winnie. They must have felt hotter. I cycled past which was probably just as stupid, and the surroundings were definitely not making it any cooler…

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  4. NihonBurp says

    6/24/2011 at 6:04 pm

    Thank goodness I’m not in Tokyo this year, the setsuden would kill me.

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    • Lee says

      6/24/2011 at 11:21 pm

      Yeah, it’s not nice, that’s for sure…

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  5. Matt says

    6/25/2011 at 11:59 am

    Just need to get the nail that is sticking out at the end hammered down.

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    • Lee says

      6/26/2011 at 10:30 am

      Ah yeah, I hadn’t noticed he was lying ‘the wrong way’!

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  6. jamie smith says

    6/25/2011 at 3:08 pm

    please let me know if its already baked. lol

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    • Lee says

      6/26/2011 at 10:30 am

      Cooked good and proper Jamie!

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  7. Sex Without Borders says

    6/26/2011 at 6:34 pm

    Beautiful shot! I hope they’re wearing sunscreen – it’s way too hot out.

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  8. arabesque says

    6/27/2011 at 12:39 am

    love this perspective! ^0^

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  9. thesoulofjapan says

    7/6/2011 at 12:15 am

    Yes. The photo caught me. Thanks for sharing.

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