I agree... The composition is nice, but it’s overexposed and lacking a bit of contrast.

Shibuya at Night. Tokyo, Japan. By Jorge Mena.

Another surprising thing, to me, anyway, is at how many relatively modern, high-rise buildings get torn down and replaced. Usually you’d see more of the smaller/lower density buildings get replaced first, and the high-rises get extensive renovations to update them, but it looks like a lot of high-rises get replaced…

you should check out the inaka. While I like the inaka much better than the cities, they rarely get facelifts. Shutta dories everywhere. Tokyo is lucky in that its one of only 3 major cities that are growing. Tokyo, Sapporo, and one other I cant remember. IIRC every other major city in Japan is shrinking and they just…

Indeed. In America the only time you see anything rapidly built is if gentrification happens, most of the time it’s just repair work if it ever happens.

I’ll be doing the same, I was just thinking today I need to get up to Tokyo next week to pick up some more models, now I can go to this crazy place and spend waaaaay too much money lol

The Road To Mt. Fuji. Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. By Danilo Salvego | IG

Actually, I took this back in December.

Was that tonight by any chance?

Open your office window and throw out some banana peels.

Takachiho Gorge. Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. By Eric Nguyen.

they missed the perfect opportunity!

I dunno. That’s not too bad. It says 鹿のふん (shika no fun), which literally means “deer excrement” or “deer shit.”

I know these posts don’t get much view and almost no comments, but they’re always great. Thanks for sharing.

Mt Fuji, as seen from Hachioji. Tokyo, Japan. By Johan Toresson.