#streets

A narrow Japanese alley of small bars and lanterns at night

30 Oct 20261 min readJapan

Japanese night streets and izakaya alleys

After dark, many Japanese cities shift to a smaller scale: narrow alleys of bars, red lanterns over doorways and signs stacked up the buildings. A gallery of the country's evening streets.

A quiet shopping street in Kobe in the morning

16 May 20261 min readMoments

Quiet streets

A shopping street in Kobe before it wakes, a monk crossing a snowy temple yard, stone lanterns along a misty path.