Tom Box

Japan Photography

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Recently my Canon DSLR kicked the bucket, and I enjoyed taking it on many trips - you can see some of the pictures I took on the NYC Photography post.

I toyed with getting a new DSLR to capture a trip to Japan, as a fan of technical experimentation I opted to give my iPhone 17 a chance, to see how it compares.

They say the best camera is the one on you right?!

Here are the results!

Akasaka reflections
Akasaka subway signage
Back streets of Asakusa
Cherry Blossom picnics in Ueno Park, Tokyo 🌸
Pedalos at Shinobazu Pond, Uneo Park, Tokyo
Lanterns at Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo
Senso-ji Asakusa - Tokyo’s oldest and most iconic Temple
Omicho Market - Kanazawa's largest and most historic fresh food market
Omicho Market - Kanazawa's largest and most historic fresh food market
Omicho Market - Kanazawa's largest and most historic fresh food market
Kanazawa old-town
Kanazawa shrine
Kanazawa produces over 99% of Japan's gold leaf, so you can have it on everything there, including ice cream!
Kanazawa Castle
The Japanese love their street food markets, but don't like eating in the street 🤔
Rainy back streets of Kanazawa
Fresh strawberries on sticks in Omicho Market, Kanazawa
The train snack I bought from Kanazawa train station - beats an Upper Crust from Waterloo!
Some Kyoto subway signage
Kyoto cherry blossom!
Ōtani Sobyō Temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama district
Sunset at rush-hour in Gion, Kyoto
Nara Park, where the deer will "bow" to you, asking for hika senbei (deer crackers)
A rainy backstreet in Kyoto
A quick stop for a selfie during a morning run around Kyoto's Shimogyo district
Back streets of Kyoto
Traditional Geisha dance performance
Wrestling at the Kyoto Sumo Club!
In teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto, one of the rooms you walk into is filled with metallic balloons; fans then turn on which transform them into a ceiling-high vortex.
Interior of the Shinkansen ("bullet train")
A 12-metre-tall Godzilla peers over the Kabukicho district in Shinjuku, Tokyo
The nightlife of Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo
All the shrines have "Ema" - small wooden plaques used to write wishes, prayers, or thanks to the kami (spirits/gods).
Getting some dinner at Teppan Baby, Shinkuju, Tokyo
Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki at Teppan Baby, Shinkuju, Tokyo
Shinjuku Golden Gai, a network of narrow alleys featuring over 200 tiny, themed bars each with only a handful of seats.
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