Photos

• A simple errand at Shibuya

  Nothing dramatic. Nothing profound. I just needed whatever was on the other side of this intersection.

• Between the towers, before the skyline

  An open stretch of Minato Mirai leads toward Takashima Chūō Park, framed by residential towers and the distinctive Yokohama Media Tower.

• Measured grandeur inside the Manila Cathedral

  Inside the Manila Cathedral, arches, columns, stained glass and carefully arranged flowers converge around a near-perfect central axis.

• Yokohama Shinkō Joint Government Office Building

  Completed in 2023, this seven-storey government complex houses multiple national-government offices.

• Waiting at Tawaramachi between lights

  Nothing monumental—just a crossing, a row of old shops, and everyday life unfolding near Tawaramachi.

• I can see the Tokyo Skytree from here

  Street life in Kappabashi, where bicycles, delivery trucks and kitchenware shops fill the foreground.

• BicCamera AKIBA

  Looking up at the upper floors of the Bic Camera building in Akihabara, with the Sumitomo Realty & Development Akihabara Building rising behind it.

• The Rōmon of Tsurugaoka Hachimangū

  The imposing Rōmon, a two-storey gate at the top of the stone staircase, marks the entrance to Tsurugaoka Hachimangū’s elevated Hongū, or Main Shrine area.

• The yellow luggage caught my eye

  Above the noise, stories stack floor by floor: sushi dreams, coffee rituals, and meetings that blur into memory.

• The workday lingers in the windows

  JPMorganChase rising into the early evening sky.