Neons (2004 in 東京)
Selected neons shot in 2004 in the Kabukicho/Shinjuku area including Shinjuku JR station, Golden Gai and Kabukicho.
Tag "shinjuku"
Hirofumi
Hirofumi (ex. Eins:Vier) plays acoustic with his Suzuki Bed Music unit at Shinjuku’s Naked Loft (the acoustic live house near Korean town / Okubo). A long career span over 20 years. Watch a video below…
Kabukicho emptiness
Can you believe this picture? Yes? No? Well, this shot is a rare view of Kabukicho’s night entertainment and sextrade center (well, one of its numerous streets). It was shot at 5:00AM and the streets are almost empty! This never happens in the “floating world”, except… in December! As the weather gets a bit colder, there is much less partying in the streets at dawn. Now you know.
Lucky Camera
Sometimes, before I leave for a NO-SLEEP NO-REST night in Kabukicho and Golden Gai, I stop by Lucky Camera. They have such a wide selection of lenses and cameras. They’re great. Pay them a visit if you’re a vintage camera enthusiast, they have everything, and at a good price.
Dirty Shinjuku Part One
It’s amazing how much dirt you get in Shinjuku’s backstreets. Tokyo is like a movie set. Front: clean, Back: dirty. The first door does looks like the one in the movie “Pulse” (aka Kairo, by Kurosawa Kiyoshi)
I mean, come on, is this a crime scene or something? Almost like a christian cross upside down, made of human blood :-)
Moa 4 cafe
Since the beginning of No.51269 you’ve noticed the Moa 4 Cafe in pictures or talks. Well, now you know it, it’s my daily stop, my before-going-to-work headquarters in Shinjuku, before I go on a shooting spree downtown Kabukicho/Golden Gai/etc. I usually get a cheap ice coffee there. Now the problem is this: the cafe has been sold to a chain (I won’t mention here), which is lame, as it used to be an independent little trailer cafe and it’s now been replaced by a sedentary (and corporate!) structure. Shinjuku’s changing, I’m afraid.
Shinjuku Sick Security
When you’re in Shinjuku, late at night, and you’ve had one too many drinks, sometimes things happens.
A night in Kabukicho
One of those nights at Moa dori, before going to Kabukicho for a good night shoot.
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