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.

Chrysanthemum exhibition



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Exhibition and competition at Yushima Shrine, Tokyo.

Mastery



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Fishmonger at work, Tsukiji, Tokyo.

Shower



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Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo.

The freshest



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Precious tuna at Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo.

Tsukiji fish market



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Workers at the fish market, Tokyo.

Ready for the dance



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Odori Festival, Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

After work



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Between Asakusabashi and Akihabara, Tokyo.

The basket



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In Aoyama, Tokyo.

Waiting at the red light



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Old lady with a sad and tired expression.

Pure



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Ablutions at Kanda Myojin Shrine, Tokyo.