Crowded Commute

Rush hour in the evening in Shinjuku.

Christmas Shopping

I knew it would be a painful morning so to lighten the mood, I took my 135mm along. One shot made my day, can you guess which one ?

Reading in the Shadows

Young Japanese lady enjoying a nice Sunday at Shinjuku Gyoen.

Drawing in the Shadows

On a sunny day in Shinjuku Gyoen : plenty of old women drawing while their male counter-parts are more inclined to practise their photographic skills. My daughter favours the formers for interacting :D

Le Chapeau de Naoko

Naoko with her hat on Sunday. Lovely series :)

Garlic Lunch

Garlic restaurant : garlic, and a lot of it, in every dish. Good to eat, uncomfortable to digest. Gives you the ability to repel vampires attacks for a week !

Greens

A nice morning walk at Shunjuku Gyoen.

France Week

At Isetan Shinjuku in Tokyo. Not cheap, far from it, but a good selection.

Pitchounette

Difficult to take serious photos of her when she’s aware of being photographed :-)

Police Classroom

Back to the classroom in Japan for driving license renewal. In Japan, a driving license is never valid for more than a few years and you must renew it regularly or loose it (like my wife who wasn’t in Japan during the 2 months period allowed for renewal). The overall process is quite simple : ...

Flag at Half Mast

One of the few visible consequences of the Great Tohoku Earthquake here in Tokyo : a Japanese flag at half mast, here at the fire station close to my home.

Parking Warning

Reads that if an earthquake of magnitude 5 and above occurs, do not operate the parking machine. In other words, if an earthquake of magnitude 5 and above occurs in Shinjuku, I am really stuck at home.

Gasoline Finally

First time in almost two weeks that no restriction was imposed at my local gas station.

Burrari

Strolling around Isetan in Shinjuku I stumbled accross this rather odd sign: Burrari, which looks like a Ferrari logo but with a pig instead of a horse.

ねぎ

And wasabi for Udon sauce.

お花見 – Hanami

Part 3: the Photographers…

お花見 – Hanami

Part 2: the Crowd…

La Table d’Hédiard

@ Isetan, Shinjuku.

Autumn

Strolling in the middle of Tokyo, in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

Lampadaire

V

Remember the TV series ? Well, I spotted one of their motherships hovering above Shinjuku yesterday evening !