I was really surprised at its size and also the sheer number of Tokyoites squeezed in to this place on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Despite the crush of people, these girls found a nice quiet place to practice their ukulele chops ^^

For the photo nerds, like myself, this image was taken with a NEX 5N and an old Contax Yashica Carl Zeiss 135mm f2.8 and C/Y to NEX adaptor.

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Hattori-san is a well-known homeless man who has been in and around the Shibuya for more than 15 years apparently. Although some say he has recently moved to the Shinjuku area.

Hopefully he is okay – seemed like a nice enough person and wouldn’t accept any help from anyone.

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I was taking photos around the Center-Gai area of Shibuya in Tokyo and this guy walked right in front of me.

I was momentarily cursing him before I realised it made for a great photo opportunity and then all was forgiven ^_^

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As I was leaving Shibuya train station in Tokyo I couldn’t help but notice this lovely pair of legs, er I mean girl ^_^, sitting beneath the mural that adorns the side of the Tokyu shopping centre above the railway.

Thankfully my long lens allowed me to snap this off without the fear of spending a night in the watch-house.

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We were on our way back to the train station after a morning wandering (read: clothes shopping and visiting Loft for the 35th time) around Shibuya.

As we approached the main square outside the station there were about 10 girls/guys giving out free hugs and generally running around being very happy.

A rattled off a few shots but I like this one the best.

We spoke to them afterwards and my initial assumption about some type of substance abuse to be that happy, turned out to be incorrect. ^_^

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I shot this image in the grounds of Meiji Shrine (明治神宮) in Shibuya, Tokyo.

As a keen photographer and Japanophile, it’s days like this, when you come across such a stunning ceremony in another country, that put a big smile on your face.

We were lucky enough to see several Shinto weddings that day and even luckier was that I had chosen to take my (very tasty) Canon 70-200 2.8 lens with me. I could sit at a respectful distance and still get the shots I wanted.

I love the Mona Lisa-style smile on this beautiful Japanese bride, who was wearing a Uchikake – an ornate outer robe traditionally worn over the top of a kimino.

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