Photos

• Afternoon quiet by the pool

  Poolside calm, tropical shade, and the soft luxury of doing nothing for a while.

• Resort lights, mountain shadows

  A peaceful night by the lagoon at Pico De Loro Club, where every window becomes part of the reflection.

• How to train your mall dragon

  Toothless turns an ordinary mall corner into a tiny slice of fantasy.

• Yokohama Takashimaya, the West Exit giant

  Yokohama Takashimaya helped turn the station’s west side into one of the city’s busiest commercial centers.

• Near Ginza 4-chome crossing

  Chūō-dōri / Chuo-dori Avenue (中央通り) in Ginza, Tokyo

• Gundam figure exhibition at Akihabara

  One of those Akihabara sidewalk moments where an event poster display quietly becomes the attraction

• A snapshot of Shin-Okubo Korea Town

  Near JR Shin-Okubo Station, along the bright café-and-Korean-shop strip of Hyakunincho

• Showa-era style pudding at Hoshino Coffee

  Retro-style Japanese custard pudding, served with bittersweet caramel sauce

• Under the Big-O: Tokyo's ferris wheel without a center

  The Big-O and Thunder Dolphin tracks make the skyline feel playful, even on a gloomy day

• The sweet side of Shin-Okubo

  Bingsu at Caesar Café, bringing a little Korean sweetness to a Tokyo afternoon