Though order and structure can be impressive, there's little more impressive to me than the sheer indifference of nature to humanity's constant intervention.
Read MoreStumbled Upon
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Sakurajosui - 桜上水 - Part 1
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I've been nursing a heavy cold, but took my camera with my when I went to get some fresh air, and replenish supplies.
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Terminated
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I first saw this life-size Terminator on the morning of my first day at work here in Japan. I was walking to my new job, using the Japanese-only GPS on my feature phone, walked around the corner... and there it was. It scared the **** out of me.
Read MoreA Sunday Stroll
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Rather than attend a camera show in southern Tokyo, we decide to hit the road with our current gear, and make the most of the bright blue skies and melting snow.
Read MoreEverything's white!
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My goodness. It was -3ºC at lunchtime (-12ºC with windchill - and it is chilly). Around 6-12cm of snow has fallen over the course of the day here in Tokyo - with the rest of the Japanese mainland (Honshu) also experiencing huge amounts of snowfall.
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Setagaya Flea Market
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Setagaya Flea Market │ NEX-7 & Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm F1.4 │ 35mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/60
This weekend, we took a stroll to the local flea market, the “Setagaya Boro-ichi” (せたがやぼろいち), which takes place in Setagaya ward on the 15th and 16th of December (and January) each year. This market is the oldest flea market in Tokyo, and has been an bi-annual event since the 16th Century.
The above shot was taken from the viewpoint of the “Daikandokoro” (代官所), the old Magistrate's office. Apparently, this location is the original spot of this market, all that time ago.