IN THE CITY (6/71) - Photo with Essay

A Large Sign Was Posted As If Blocking A Narrow Alley

The Platform Wall At Fuchu Honmachi Station Has No Digital Signage, Let Alone Posters Of Any Kind

The Granite Otorii Gate Built At Okunitama Shrine May Not Necessarily Collapse In An Earthquake

The Purple Umbrella Reminded Me Of The Auspicious Clouds That Were Said To Have Been Seen In Hofu On The Day Of Michizane's Death

KITTE, Once The Tokyo Central Post Office, Has Been Hollowed Out To Create An Atrium

Tokyo Station Is Clearly Visible From The Window Of The Former Tokyo Central Postmaster's Office

Although Not As Dignified As The Entrance To The Imperial Household, Tokyo Station's Ticket Gates, Covered By A High Domed Roof, Evoke A Sense Of History

Hasegawa Tohaku, Who Painted The National Treasure, Pine Trees, Was From Nanao

Inside The Taro Okamoto Museum Of Art, Kawasaki

The Japan Open-air Folk House Museum Is Like A Real Village, An Outdoor Museum That Is Fun To Walk Around

A Mountain Name Is Simply A Title That Has Nothing To Do With The Topography Of The Place Where The Temple Stands

Ashikaga Orihime Shrine, Originally A Guardian Deity Of The Textile Industry, Has Now Become A Shrine Of Matchmaking

It Was Hard To Believe That The Main Hall, A National Treasure, Was In The Precincts Of The Temple, But The Park In Banna-ji Temple Had A Nondescript Playground Equipment

Banna-ji, Originally A Mansion Of The Ashikaga Clan, Is Still Completely Surrounded By A Dugout

The Approach Named Dainichidaimon-dori That Stretches In A Straight Banna-ji Smells More Like A Tourist Attraction Than An Approach Leading To A Temple

The Sanada Moat, Which Has Become Useless Over Time, Has Been Turned Into An Athletic Field

Seeing All The Money Being Spent On A Deserted Patio, It's No Wonder It Was Built During The Bubble Years

The Name Of A Side Street Where Vegetables Harvested In The Kamata Area Were Sold Is The Origin Of The Term Aomono-Yokocho Station

The Underground Passageways In Shinjuku Are So Complex That No Matter How Old You Are, You'll Never Fully Understand Them

Is It A Form Of Gentrification That The Crowded Alley In Front Of The Station Has Completely Disappeared?

Sakura-dori Is Deserted When The Cherry Trees Are Not In Bloom

Couple At The Top Of The Steep Stairs

Ramen Store Between The Piers

Under The JR Railroad Tracks

Kaichu Inari Jinja

Both Okubo And Shin-Okubo Stations Are Located In A Place Called Hyakunin-cho

Otorii And The Moon At Yasukuni Jinja Shrine

The Silhouette Of A Woman Walking In The Sun Beyond The Takarada Bridge

The Character Of Akihabara Has Changed Over Time

Bicycles Rode Past Between The Buildings In Marunouchi

Approach To Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine

The Skytree Looms Over The Kamehisa Bridge Spanning The Sendaihori River

I Saw Food Samples And Brand Stores Over The Pay Phone In Ginza

A Large Shadow Fell On A Building In Ginza

A Number Of Movie Posters Were Posted In An Alley In Yurakucho Sanchoku Yokocho

The Entrance To The Yamatane Museum Of Art, Which I Thought Was On Top Of The Building, Is In The Basement Down A Flight Of Stairs

The Old Supermarket Sign Seemed To Lead To The Sky

The Daikanyama Police Box Intersection Was Reflected In The Window Glass

The Former Yotsuya Teramachi, As The Name Implies, Has Many Temples

Dewa-zaka Slope Stretches From The Valley Floor Of Samegahashi To Shinanomachi Without Any Pretense