May 25, 2011

Harajuku st in Tokyo... taken during my last trip to Japan.

May 23, 2011

Looking at Harajuku St in Tokyo.. no other place like it in the world.

April 16, 2011

This image was taken from a park in Shibuya, Tokyo. Meiji Jingū shrine is located in the middle of the park. The structure you see here is situated at one of the entrance gates (it's referred to as a torii). A torii marks the transition from the profane to the sacred... and the presence of one at the entrance is usually the simplest way to identify Shinto shrines, and a small torii icon represents them on Japanese road maps. For whatever reason, looking at it makes me feel peaceful.

February 27, 2011

Chaos- Shibuya crossing.

I was inspired by an article on Fast Co Design, which features pictures of popular tourist spots mashed into Monet-like photo collages. I thought I would give this technique a try and apply it to the photos I shot of the Shibuya crossing in Tokyo. I took about 40 images over a 2 minute time period and then superimposed them into semi-transparency. This is the image that came out. I think it is a really good representation of the chaos.

February 13, 2011

Cruising down Takeshita St in Harajuku. Lots of touristy crap and girls dressed up as dolls and goth princesses. Definitely no other place like it in the world.


Speaking of being like "no other place in the world"... check out the passion they have towards karaoke:

February 10, 2011

Sepia dreams.

Beautiful view of Mt Yotei... The little village of Hirafu sitting in its shadow.
Link to some additional pictures from Hokkaido here: Hokkaido- February 2011

February 9, 2011

The neon glow of Tokyo.

I decided to take a little walk around Shibuya on Saturday night. The massive amount of people and the glow from the neon lights made for some beautiful scenes.

More pictures from Tokyo here: Tokyo- February 2011

February 8, 2011

Going down?

Looking down from the top of Mt Niseko... a snowboarder prepares himself to make the descent down the steep face. Mt Yotei in background.

February 6, 2011

Sock it to me baby!

Sampling some of the finest unfiltered sake that Japan has to offer... At a nice little Japanese restaurant (that I think was called Suikoden??) in Hirafu. Great sake and great food.

**Update: Restaurant is actually called A Bu Cha (thank you Cherry & Ada)

February 3, 2011

Emo snowman in Otaru, Japan...

This guy could definitely get a job working for Urban Outfitters in USA.

February 1 - February 2, 2011

Exhausted at Niseko, Japan.

This is what exhaustion looks like after a day of snowboarding chest deep powder. By the end of the day, I could barely move my legs... but it was totally worth it!!

Looking at some fresh powder lines going down a hill in Niseko. A bit of sun showing through the sky (it had snowed for 3 days straight... there were snow banks bigger than a bus). This was a nice little break in the otherwise cloudy day.

January 31, 2011

You're looking at my lunch/dinner for the last 3 days. I love sushi... and the best place in the world to get it is Japan. Yesterday, I had an epic meal at a place called Sushi no Midori Sohonten (in Shibuya). This place seats about 30 people and has a line that can take upwards of 2 hours. Lucky for me, I was dining solo... and was able to sneak in a spot at the sushi bar. I felt weird taking a picture of my food, but pretty much everyone around me was doing it... so I thought I would fit in. So good!!

January 30, 2011

The most insane crossing walk in the world... in Shibuya. Here's a different angle of it shot from the street view. I love the glowing neon lights in background.


Video shot from the Shibuya Crossing:

January 29, 2011

Photo taken from inside the #1 grossing Starbucks in the world... which is in Shibuya (Tokyo). I sat up here for a while watching the mad scene of people and cars scrambling through the intersection... it was rather hypnotic. Not too sure what 'KOC' stands for though (it was tattooed on the window in front of me).