February 29, 2004

Homeless and the Masses in Ikebukuro

In a culture where people strive to fit in, and most do it quite well, the ones at the margins stand out sometimes then become lost again in the crowd. I took both of these pictures outside Ikebukuro Station....
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February 19, 2004

You Are Here

In my quest to figure out what's going on here, this sign in Shinjuku seemed to offer some hope. "You are here." That's pretty deep. Almost as deep as these multi-colored orbs on a sreet vendor's table....
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February 08, 2004

Looking for Connections in Tokyo

Here's a picture looking through the fence at the Harajuku Station platform. It grows on me as I look at these four people facing in different directions. The windows of a train behind face outward and conceal what's inside. Despite...
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