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norbertwoehnl, 7 months ago to random

Taking “cooked over an open fire” to the next level at this lunchtime food truck in the area between Ōtemachi and Kanda in Tokyo. 😲🔥

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A food truck vendor in Tokyo is using a fairly big open fire inside their food truck to prepare their lunch offerings for office workers.

norbertwoehnl, 7 months ago to random

Day trip to Takasaki (Part 2)

Yesterday, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our second stop, the Takasaki Byakue Daikannon. This Kannon statue was built in 1936, and is 41.8m tall.

1. Souvenir shops along the approach road
2. Peek-a-boo
3. Up close
4. Profiles of the statue and of its builder, Yasusaburo Inoue.

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Takasaki Byakue Daikannon making an appearance behind a makeshift shrine along the approach road.
Takasaki Byakue Daikannon
Profiles of Takasaki Byakue Daikannon and of its builder, Yasusaburo Inoue.

norbertwoehnl, 7 months ago to random

Day trip to Takasaki (Part 1)

Today, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our first stop, Shōrinzan Darumaji. It is here at this temple, several hundred years ago, that the first Daruma dolls were made.

1. Bottom of the stairs
2. Outside the Main Hall
3. Daruma dolls
4. Daruma dolls, Daruma votive plaques and sunlight lens artifacts

#photography #shotoniphone #takasaki #japan #japanlife #temple #daruma

Outside the Main Hall of Shōrinzan Daruma-ji, Takasaki, Japan.
Daruma dolls at Shōrinzan Daruma-ji, Takasaki, Japan.
Daruma dolls and Daruma-shaped votive plaques (garnished with sunlight lens artifacts) at Shōrinzan Daruma-ji, Takasaki, Japan.

norbertwoehnl, 7 months ago to random

Kyōdō is a neighborhood in the center of the western Setagaya ward of Tokyo. It’s also an express stop on the Odakyu Line, reachable from Shinjuku within 15 minutes. Here is a set of some photos from the area.

1. Street Life
2. Hair salon "Maniac”
3. Upper deck of Kyodo Station
4. Barbershop with bird cages

#photography #shotoniphone #tokyo #setagaya #kyodo #streetphotography #japanlife #tokyolife #fotografie

Hair salon “Maniac” in the Kyodo area of Tokyo, Japan.
On the sunny upper deck of Kyodo Station in Tokyo, Japan.
Barbershop with bird cages, Kyodo, Tokyo.

norbertwoehnl, 7 months ago to random

Takinogawa, Part 2

Takinogawa is a district in Kita ward (starting outside JR Itabashi Station, to the east of the JR Saikyō Line tracks) that has retained a distinct Old-Tokyo feel. A very interesting area to walk around in. This is the second set of street photos from this neighborhood.

5. Tonkatsu Restaurant
6. Flower Shop
7. Old Alley
8. Super Express Color Prints

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Flower Shop, Takinogawa, Tokyo
A typical side street in Takinogawa, Tokyo
An old woman is slowly walking in front of a “Super Express” photo lab in Takinogawa, Tokyo.

norbertwoehnl, 9 months ago to random

Four shots from Asagaya (阿佐ヶ谷) in western Tokyo. This area boosts quite a few theater spaces, and many pubs and eateries.

1. Pubs along Star Road at dusk
2. Restaurant Corner
3. Evening Izakaya Scene
4. Cafe Entrance

All photos shot with Mamiya 6 and 50mm f/4 lens on Kodak Portra 800 (images 1-3) and Kodak Portra 400 (4th image) medium-format film.

#photography #mamiya #mediumformat #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #asagaya

Restaurants preparing to open for the evening along Star Road in Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Patrons enjoying a nice autumn evening at an Izakaya (Japanese-style pub) in Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
An inviting-looking entrance to a small cafe in Asagaya, located in the Suginami ward of Tokyo, Japan.

norbertwoehnl, 9 months ago to random

Four shots from Kōenji (高円寺) in western Tokyo. A very interesting area to walk around and discover novel shops and unique eateries.

All photos shot with Mamiya 6 and 50mm f/4 lens on Kodak Portra 400 medium-format film.

#photography #mamiya #mediumformat #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #koenji

A woman passing an old building with faded painted advertisements in Kōenji, Tokyo, Japan.
Street life reflected in a shop window, Kōenji, Tokyo, Japan.
Exterior of a café in Kōenji, Tokyo, Japan.