RSS Parrot

Tokyo rainy season scenery

https://www.tokyotimes.org/tokyo-rainy-season-scenery/

Published: July 13, 2026 23:30

Taking more photos in the rain is something I’m trying do more of. Or at the very least avoid less. And as June is rainy season in Tokyo, it seemed like the right time to try and capture more wet weather scenery, with these all taken on a couple of drizzly…

Portraits from a traditional Shinjuku festival

https://www.tokyotimes.org/portraits-from-a-traditional-shinjuku-festival/

Published: July 6, 2026 23:30

Shinjuku is a wonderful place for surprises. It has also provided me with two of my most complete sets of photos — the area in general and a few of its dingy alleyways. Time, persistence, and perhaps most of all, the city’s ability to regularly produce…

Random, everyday Tokyo street scenes

https://www.tokyotimes.org/random-everyday-tokyo-street-scenes/

Published: June 29, 2026 23:30

A lot of my series involve the sights of a meandering walk, a collection of photos taken over a long period, or perhaps most of all, the simple documentation of time. This set, however, is a bit different. In many ways it’s all of the above, but most of…

Scenes from a long, north Tokyo meander

https://www.tokyotimes.org/scenes-from-a-long-north-tokyo-meander/

Published: June 22, 2026 23:30

Photography has always been more than a job. It’s a passion. Well, an obsession really, making it a way of life rather than just a part of it. Having said all that, it’s also an escape of sorts, as there’s a very real element of mindfulness about being out…

Shinjuku people and places

https://www.tokyotimes.org/shinjuku-people-and-places/

Published: June 15, 2026 23:30

Shinjuku has been a happy hunting ground over the years, with some of my most complete photo series shot on the city’s wonderfully unpredictable streets — the recently posted alleyway set being the latest. Images that took a decade to put together. It is…

Several interconnected Shinjuku alleyways documented over a decade

https://www.tokyotimes.org/several-interconnected-shinjuku-alleyways-documented-over-a-decade/

Published: June 8, 2026 23:30

Finding and photographing new areas is always rewarding, but at the same time, so is returning again and again to previously visited locations. The latter being something I do a lot of, particularly in the older parts of Tokyo. A practice that allows me to…

Pictures of Tokyo photo booths

https://www.tokyotimes.org/pictures-of-tokyo-photo-booths/

Published: June 1, 2026 23:30

Photo booths aren’t uncommon in Tokyo. Quite the opposite really, with many found in and around the city’s numerous train stations. Plenty of supermarkets have them too. An incredibly regular sight then that in many ways makes them invisible. Something you…

Late spring Tokyo street portraits

https://www.tokyotimes.org/late-spring-tokyo-street-portraits/

Published: May 25, 2026 23:30

Before the heat and humidity really start to pick up next month, here is a series of late spring street portraits. Some taken on my Tokyo Photowalk Tours, with others shot on solo outings, but all of them, I hope, provide little vignettes of daily life in…

Century-old Tokyo family businesses

https://www.tokyotimes.org/century-old-tokyo-family-businesses/

Published: May 18, 2026 23:30

There are so many photographs on these pages of old Tokyo businesses and their owners that no longer exist. Death, redevelopment and quite often both combining to change how many parts of the capital now look and feel. That said, there is thankfully still…

An old Tokyo wander with added urban greenery

https://www.tokyotimes.org/an-old-tokyo-wander-with-added-urban-greenery/

Published: May 11, 2026 23:30

On some days, regardless of how many kilometres I wander, the end result is no interesting images whatsoever. Fortunately other outings can work out way better, and while it’s highly unlikely any of these will become long term faves, they are nonetheless…