We went to Akihabara, the place in Tokyo you go to if you want to buy video games and things like that. They call it “electric Town”.
Nikon F100 / Fuji Superia Venus 800
We took that train to Shimo-Kita – 0ur first train journey in Japan – the Odakyu-Odawara line to Shimo-Kitazawa.
We walked from our little flat in the suburbs of Shinjuku to Shinjuku Station. We were staying approximately 5 minutes walk from Higashi-Shinjuku underground station but decided to walk to get a feel for the neighbourhood, a stroll of around 30 minutes if you’re stopping to take pitchas. Finding the right platform is easy once you’re inside the station as all the signs are written in English. The journey to Shimokitazawa takes about 10 minutes and costs ¥160.
The photos are from around our neighbourhood and the surrounding area towards Shinjuku Station, some of the station, the train and then a couple in Shimokitazawa.
We walked along route 302 all the way to the station. A more interesting route is along 302 past Higashi-Shinjuku and then left along Meiji-Dori (305) where you can find Hanazono Jinja, a small shinto shrine located on the right, and then right along Shinjuku-Dori. You can also continue along Meiji-Dori until the next road where you’ll find the vastly over-rated Miyama Shokai camera shop.
Nikon FM2 / Fuji Industrial 400
Another pitcha from the balcony of our airbnb and Emily settling in. Some of our neighbourhood as well.
Nikon FM2 / Fuji Industrial 400
This is an entire roll taken on our first full day in Tokyo. I do so love uploading entire rolls so everyone can see how shabby my photography really is. For those of you who might be wondering – one roll of 120 film equals 12, 6×6 frames.
We moseyed on down to Shimokitazawa, a district that by all accounts is the epicentre of Tokyo hipsterdom. We found it very pleasant and not too try-hard. We arrived early morning on a Monday as the place was springing into life. A couple of hours later all the cool kids were there.
We wandered off into the ‘burbs and had some breakfast and then got completely lost which is always good fun and finally found ourselves back in the shopping district. Matty bought a dead stock army surplus jacket from a little shop called Hoochie Coochie. Nice one, Matty.
Hasselblad 500 C/M / Fuji Pro 800Z [expired 03/2012]
Out and about on our first full day in Tokyo and we headed to Shimokitazawa. I took these three frames with the Hasselblad walking around the shopping/hipster/teeny bopper area.
Hasselblad 500 C/M / Fuji Superia 100 [expired 05/2006]