Images from a 5-minute shooting burst at Tokyo’s JR Suidobashi train station, at dusk, yesterday. 5 minutes was about all I could handle before my fingers retreated to warmer environs.
Five minutes at Suidobashi
An early snowfall
For the first time in 11 years, snow has fallen in the Tokyo area in December. The above pictures were taken with freezing hands this morning. For a Hawaii boy, there are few things as wondrous and exciting as falling snow.
In tribute, here’s a snow song by one of my favorite Japanese singers, Baishou Chieko, Yuki no furu machi o… (.mp3, 1.5MB) (roughly “In the town where snow falls…”).
Sacred and profane cliche
I think this is the cliched image of Japan, the seemingly sacred shrine next to the seemingly profane Love Hotel. It bored me almost before I snapped the picture. But I’ve fought through my boredom to bring it to you. Taken on “love hotel hill” in Shibuya, yesterday.