Tuesday, 15 December 2009

The others



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Saturday, 12 December 2009

Posh baseball in the park



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The little boy was being photographed by his dad at Hie Park (Tokyo) on Sunday.

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Neon T



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Restaurant Tung Fat in Chinatown, Yokohama.

Monday, 7 December 2009

Love recess



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Cute kid and bokeh in Chinatown, Yokohama.

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Emptiness



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Flowers have faded away from the vases. Tombstones might all look the same, but I like to walk along the narrow paths of the cemetery, observing details like mugs, soda cans (or the deceased's favorite drink), toys, coins, rice grains left on the corner of the tombstones.

Winter takes over



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Wako-shi cemetery, early December.

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Red Carpet



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Being a little star for a day.

Thursday, 19 November 2009

7, 5 or 3



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Rite of passage and ceremony Shichi Go San for children aged 7, 5, and 3.

Monday, 16 November 2009

Stuck in a moment



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Monday, 9 November 2009

Finding happiness



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Thursday, 5 November 2009

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

The potter



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Thursday, 22 October 2009

The yellow sweater



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Model Akiko Yamaguchi

Queen of concrete



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Model Akiko Yamaguchi in Tsukishima, Tokyo.

The fan



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Dance costume, Odori festival in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Melancholy



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Model Akiko Yamaguchi

Monday, 19 October 2009

After shopping



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A back alley of Omotesando, Tokyo.

Kimono master



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Minemura-san helping to tie the knot.

Akiko



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Model Akiko Yamaguchi

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Before the dance



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Little Awa Odori dancer, Naka Meguro, Tokyo.

Rendez-vous



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Shibuya, Tokyo.

Biking in Oyama



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A street of Oyama, Tokyo.

Hakka Paipu



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A stand of sweets/whistles at the Yaho Shrine autumn festival (Tokyo).

Nature morte



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Two of a kind - II



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At Shiinamachi festival, Tokyo.

Friday, 16 October 2009

Dancing



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Odori dancer in the streets of Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

Mini hanabi



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Hand-held fireworks for summer enertainment

The one who laughs



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Very small sticker on the wooden doors of Kitain temple, Kawagoe.

Working on Sundays



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A srteet of Asakusa, Tokyo.

The heel



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Geta and Tabi of Awa Odori dancers

Thursday, 15 October 2009

A well-deserved ice cream



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A break during the kids' parade of the Mikoshi, Suwa Shrine festiva, Tokyo.

May the power of the pink tablet...



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Dance festival in the streets of Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

Nikuman



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Steamed bread at China Town, Yokohama.

Friday night



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Iidabashi station, Tokyo.

The encounter



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Kanda, Tokyo.

I'm First!



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By the Tokyo Bay close to Omori.

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Old skin



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A wall at the Anamoriinari Shrine, Tokyo.

Angel



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Phone booth in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

Biking in Ginza



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Ginza, Tokyo

A certain style



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Aoyama, Tokyo.

Yakisoba



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Shinagawa summer festival, Tokyo.

Waiting for the bus



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The red shoes



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Shibuya, Tokyo.

Falling leaves at the temple



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Kishibojin temple, Tokyo

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Two of a kind



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Always a favorite pastime.

Thunderstorm over Shibuya



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A hot summer evening...

Somewhere else



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Girl in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Shichi Go San



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Shichi Go San (7-5-3) rite of passage and festival day at Yushima Shrine, Tokyo.