A typical street in Tokyo. Most of the streets are narrow with shops lining both sides of the street. The narrow nature of the street means that motorized traffic is discouraged with many locals preferring to use bicycles as part of their daily commute. One also has to admire how clean the area is.
A slightly wider street heading towards the main road
Inside a convenience store, this man decides to take a break from the sweltering heat outside.
Edogawabashi station is train station with an interesting layout. The platform is curved like an 'S' meaning that platform staff are necessary in order to signal to the train driver and train conductor that it is safe to depart.
Once on board the train, one has to admire the number of handles on the roof to cope with a huge number of passengers who use the trains daily.
Looking down the shopping street
The view from the KFC's second floor located opposite the train station
As this was a Sunday, the streets were not too busy
Sign overload
Drink overload
Coin lockers are popular in Tokyo, with many people renting them for short periods of time to store their belongings.
Small shops line the narrow pedestrian-only alleyways in Ikebukuro
Restocking the game machines
Persistence (ie. putting in a lot of money) is key in some of these games
A stray cat relaxing under the cover of the leaves away from the heat
Waiting to cross the road
The Tokyo Skytree can be seen in the distance. It is the tallest structure in Tokyo, standing at 634m high!
High rise reading
Yanaka Ginza stairs
Shopping at Yanaka Ginza. Yanaka Ginza is a really interesting place which has an old fashioned feel. The street is very narrow and most of the shops lining the sides of the street feel very traditional.
One of the more modern areas around the train station. The repetition of the streetlamps down the road is really pleasing to look at....
There is no need to travel all the way to Kyoto to view the famous torii gates. There is a smaller, but still impressive, view at the Nezu shrine. It is popular with locals and tourists.
Pigeon was attracted by the bread this man was holding
The cluttered appearance of this small alleyway caught my eye as it was so different from the rest of the clean and organised city....
Visiting the Ameya Yokocho market street. Here, small restaurants line both sides of the street. On one side, the train tracks run directly over the shops on a massive bridge.
Rare view of an empty aisle within a shop specializing in toys
As night fell, the area became much more lively and well lit. It is amazing how bright Tokyo can get at night, I was able to shoot at sensitivities I usually use during the daytime....
Keeping the peace
The moon was extremely bright that night, making it difficult to capture the moon and the building in the same shot. This shot was done via bracketing.
This shot was more difficult to get than I had predicted. The glass barrier that was used to prevent people falling onto the tracks meant that reflections were a real pain to deal with. Luckily, I had several spare brochures which I had collected over the day and I used those to create a makeshift shield around the camera lens to block out as much reflections as I could. A lot of trial and error was required....