Lost in Tokyo (3)

“Somewhere Lost in Tokyo”

Tokyo, Japan. November 2018 – February 2019. (17 photos)

This is part 15 of my Japan 2018-19 photo series.

This post completes a trilogy of Lost in Tokyo posts, with the others: Lost in Tokyo and Lost in Tokyo (2).

Japan has an estimated population of about 127 million, and approximately 13.8 million live in Tokyo. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world with over 38 million people. The city of Tokyo has no true CBD but has often been described as several cities in close proximity joined by an efficient railway system. Whether you’re lost within the human crush, dwarfed by the skyscrapers, immersed in the local culture, taken by the serenity of the shrines, adapting to local customs or simply lost in translation, it’s easy to get lost in Tokyo and that is perhaps the best way to discover and experience it. Here are some photos from my 16 days worth of wanderings, somewhere lost in Tokyo…

That’s the well known Shibuya Crossing in the photo above at a relatively quiet time of a weekend morning. Still, there’s a few people! around. Despite waiting for a while that sign only came up a couple of times again while cars were going through the Crossing, so I moved on.

“Hipanda”

“Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower”

A 50 storey educational facility in Shinjuku.

“The colours of Japan”

At the Toyokawa inari Shrine.

“9:08pm Shibuya station’

Signs on the ground tell you where to stand and which door and carriage you will be entering.

“Somewhere lost in Koenji”

“The Golden Gai”

The Golden Gai consists of six tiny alleys in Shinjuku lined by almost two hundred tiny bars, most only a few feet wide in ramshackle buildings, a world away in ambience from the rest of Shinjuku.

“Underground”

The first time I encountered this tunnel there were a couple of fashion shoots happening. I made a point to return later.

“Somewhere lost in Ueno”

“Smoking Kills”

If you’re into manga/anime those “characters” in the background may have some meaning to you.

“Lost in Tokyo”

Actually the Tokyo rail and subway system is incredibly easy to use, once you get used to it.

“Shinjuku Nights”

“A step back in time”

At the Togo Shrine.

“Snowfall in Shibuya”

Scrambling is an art form.

“That’s life”

“Get happy”

“Godzilla meets Draco”

… and Tokyo survived.

I’ll conclude my series of posts about Japan with the next post.

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This is part 15 of my Japan 2018-19 photo series.