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Framing Japan – Part 6: Administrative Stroll
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4 min read
For this sixth episode of my Framing Japan photo series, let’s take a walk through Minami-Azabu, a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Minato ward. All these pictures were shot on January 8th, 2009. That particular day, I was heading to the French Embassy. Since it was quite a journey from where I was living at the time,…
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Framing Japan – Part 5: My First Journey
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7 min read
↑On the highway, heading toward Tokyo in April 2001 — Google Street View A few weeks ago, while clearing out a drawer, I stumbled upon an old photo album filled with snapshots from my very first trip to Japan back in April 2001. Shot on a disposable film camera, these pictures feel like tiny time capsules,…
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Framing Japan – Part 4
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4 min read
This is the fourth post in the “Framing Japan” series. For this episode, I selected five photos that share common characteristics: Minami-Aoyama Minami-Aoyama is the name of a district of Minato-ku, which itself is one of the 23 wards of the Tokyo Metropolis, capital of Japan. A friend of mine used to work in this district, close to…
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Framing Japan – Part 3
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Following the first two posts of this series, I took some time to dig through my photo archives from previous stays in Japan. I’ve selected 5 photos with the same urban and nighttime mood. Each one reminds me of great times. Note: I’ve only slightly edited the photos to fix some sensor dust spots and…
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Aesthetically Pleasing Coffee Videos
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5 min read
I love coffee — not just drinking it, but also brewing it, along with all the rituals that come with it. I also appreciate the unique aesthetic of the coffee world. For the pleasure of the eyes and ears, here are four coffee videos I find particularly pleasant to watch and listen to. Idobata Coffee I…
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The first time I saw Mount Fuji
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2 min read
Ever since I can remember, I have always been interested, even fascinated, by Japan and its culture. For someone with a deep appreciation for Japan, witnessing Mount Fuji for the first time was an unforgettable experience. Let’s travel back to January 15, 2009, exactly fifteen years ago. I was living in a modest building in…
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Framing Japan – Part 2
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Let’s continue our photographic journey in Japan, by diving into the archives from my previous trips, for a moment of nostalgia. For this second part, I chose three photos. Sensō-ji temple The striking Sensō-ji temple pagoda, in the Asakusa area of Tokyo. If I remember correctly, I took this photo from the Denboi Garden, right beside the pagoda.…
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Framing Japan – Part 1
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The article I published yesterday contains two photos I took that same day. Publishing those photos made me want to publish more photos. So, I dug into my archives, and I came across photographs I took in Japan around 2012/2013. I miss Japan. My last stay there was in 2016 and I can’t wait to go…
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A FamilyMart in your browser
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In the past, I have had the opportunity — and the pleasure — to go to Japan several times and to stay there from a few weeks to several months. A few years ago, I spent three weeks in a not very touristic but charming and enjoyable neighborhood of a city located in the southwest…