Festival Fever part two – the streets come alive
The main summer festivals in Tokyo are pretty much over now. These are a few images from the Omotesando/Harajuku Super Yosakoi Matsuri, which happened at the end of August. It is a fantastic spectacle to watch, with a great atmosphere. It is also less crowded than most of the other festivals. Enjoy. Follow me on: […]
Semi-naked women dancing in the street – Welcome Asakusa Samba Festival, Tokyo
The Asakusa Samba Festival is one of Japan’s more unusual summer festivals. Scantily clad women dancing in the streets is not something you expect to see in normally conservative Japan, but needless to say it is welcomed by the male senior citizen contingent of Tokyo who turn up in large numbers with cameras and generally […]
Tsukiji fish market – not for the faint-hearted
Tsukiji fish market is one of Tokyo’s more unusual tourist attractions. Most people wouldn’t put ‘fish market’ on their list of sightseeing places to visit on holiday, but in Tsukiji’s case that’s what happens when you’re the biggest in the world. Despite its reputation for being a tourist attraction, in reality it’s not, it’s a […]
Bon Odori Fever – Part one
Summer is the time for many local traditional dance festivals in Japan. Old and young gather to dance, play and eat. It’s the sign that summer is really here. Here is part one from some of the small Bon Odori festivals. Part two will appear at the end of August after some of the bigger […]
Tsunami Zone Volunteers
These are extracts from a series of images that I shot while volunteering with my wife and other volunteers two months after the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. The area is Ishinomaki, an area that was particularly hard hit by the tsunami. In some places the water reached a height of over 70 metres and […]
After the Earthquake – The first nine days – Part 1
The next 10 entries are archive posts from my old blog about what things were like in Tokyo for the first nine days after the earthquake on 11th March 2011. These entries are exactly as I wrote them – I haven’t changed anything. In places dates are a little jumbled but that reflects my state […]
After the Earthquake – Part 2
This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget… I’m sorry this blog is not running in order, I’m updating it as I write it, and since I only started it today I wanted to include […]
After the Earthquake – Part 3
This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget… Wednesday 16th March – Day five As I opened my eyes this morning all seemed calm. It could have been a normal day until I remembered where […]
After the Earthquake – Part 4
This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget… Wednesday 16th March – Day five continued We had three aftershocks in as many minutes at about 1:15pm. Feels like Tokyo has become a theme park, and […]
After the Earthquake – Part 5
This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget… Wednesday 16th March – Day five continued This is an image I shot a few days after the quake: I went out with the camera this […]
