Silhouettes were passing in front of a storefront with shuttered billboard architecture

Silhouettes in front of shutter
Billboard architecture
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As I walked through Asakusabashi, I came upon an old-fashioned store with an eye-catching stone facade. It appears to have been out of business for a long time, and the place where the signboard would have once hung is empty and the shutters are tightly closed.

This style of architecture is called “billboard architecture,” and many stores were built in this style after the Great Kanto Earthquake. Today, they have a retro flavor, which I personally like, but as time goes by, there are fewer and fewer of them. This store has also remained closed for a long time and may be torn down in the near future.

Looking out the front from a short distance away, many people pass by the store, but no one stops. The pedestrians and cyclists in the photo also passed by the shutters as if nothing had happened.

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Aug 2017 IN THE CITY TOKYO

PHOTO DATA

No

10238

Shooting Date

Jan 2017

Posted On

August 6, 2017

Modified On

November 14, 2024

Place

Asakusabashi, Tokyo

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

SONY ALPHA 7R II

Lens

SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA

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