Photos posted in May 2021

Shinto priests wearing a light blue hakama were cleaning the front of the gate with a broom

At Bashamichi Station, people waiting inside the ticket gates were silhouetted against each other

A young woman was waiting at a traffic light at an intersection and was holding a plastic umbrella

A couple was gazing out the window at the connecting corridor of Shibuya station

On the other side of the Torii, there was a couple paying their respects, and on this side, a woman with an umbrella

The woman in the rough, blurred and out-of-focus photo had her eyes wide open

In the window of the billiard room built in the garden, there was a reflection of a mother and son walking close together

If you look closely at the copper front gate of Yushima Tenjin, you can see small guardian dogs attached to it

Standing at the top of the Otoko-zaka slope of Yushima Tenjin, I saw a couple descending the steep slope with difficulty

There was a mosquito coil on the stairs of Tsumagoi Jinja Shrine

Silhouettes of passengers moved across the platform, covered in the shadow of a train

Many people were crossing the sun-drenched scramble intersection in Shibuya

Standing beside the main hall of Hozen-ji, Budai was smiling happily in the empty precincts

The torii of Ebara Shrine, dedicated to the Taka-okami, stands along the Meguro River

The Keikyu train, stopping at every station, quietly entered the station

A couple relaxed on a bench at Yebisu Garden Place

There were not many people walking through Ginza 4-chome in the pouring rain

At Hatomori Hachiman Shrine, there were people both going through the thatch ring and taking a break

Four paper hangings were hanging from the pier of the Torii surrounded by trees

A large guardian dog sat on the back approach of Hatomori Hachiman Jinja Shrine

A lot of used books were lined up in a used bookstore in Jimbocho

I could see the Wako Clock Tower beyond the mother with her young child

Looking up at Ginza Maison Hermes, I saw glass walls stretching out into the blue sky

The masked people waited patiently for the light to turn green

Even Chuo-dori Avenue, the main street of Ginza, had few people on it

The buildings that lined Ginza had signs posted everywhere, and crows flew between them

The approach to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is lined with stone torii gates

It was raining, so the Shinto priestess at Kitano Tenmangu was also walking with a white umbrellas

At Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, golden lanterns were hung along the walls

Two worshippers with an umbrella were approaching the main shrine of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

The shrine gate of Takeisao Jinja can be seen beyond the hall of worship, which looks like a Noh stage