Kantō

A week in January with a sky that never clouded over. Tokyo by river and elevated rail, then west to the crater lake, then back down to the harbour.

A dark awning and a wall lamp mark the doorway of a plain white building.

White EntranceAsakusa

A utility cabinet is covered end to end in overlapping stickers beside a bare concrete pole.

Sticker LayerAsakusa

A row of red-painted shopfronts runs to a vanishing point beneath a web of power lines.

Red TerraceAsakusa

The Skytree rises above a steel bridge and an elevated road under a cloudless sky.

Skytree, ClearSumida

A train crosses a white steel truss bridge over the river, a boat moored below.

Bridge, CrossingSumida

Gilded wire spheres sit along a riverside railing in front of an apartment block.

Wire SpheresSumida

A rounded water-bus window frames the Skytree and a gold-clad tower across the river.

Window, SkytreeSumida River

Inside a glass-roofed water bus, the pilot stands at the helm behind curved windows.

The HelmSumida River

A white ship lies at a wharf below apartment towers, one still under construction with a crane on top.

Dock and CraneTokyo Bay

The Rainbow Bridge sweeps overhead, its suspension cables fanning down toward the far shore.

Under the SpanOdaiba

A silver water bus with a domed glass roof waits at a pier beneath an elevated road.

Silver HullOdaiba

Blue direction signs and a station nameplate hang from a pole beneath an elevated railway.

Daiba StationOdaiba

A blue and red no-parking sign faces the sky, a pale half moon hanging just beyond it.

No Parking, MoonOdaiba

A red pedestrian signal glows under an elevated deck above an empty paved walkway.

Red Man WaitingOdaiba

Elevated roadways cross above a station entrance in the last light of the afternoon.

Overpass StackOdaiba

A person leans against a riverside railing with the Skytree rising across the water behind them.

Riverside, SkytreeSumida

A blue pedestrian sign lists permitted hours beneath a knot of power lines and transformers.

Twelve to EighteenTokyo

A blue steel staircase and railing climb the outside of a white building.

Blue StairTokyo

A narrow service passage under a blue roof runs between two buildings toward daylight.

Blue PassageTokyo

A green payphone sits in a metal booth against a tiled wall, direction signs above and below it.

Green PayphoneTokyo

A teal folding bicycle stands on its kickstand against a grid of pale wall tiles.

Folding BicycleTokyo

A small red wooden box for spent shrine charms hangs on an iron fence among winter foliage.

Old CharmsTokyo

Sunlight falls across wooden shrine doors marked with two dark crests, a rope and paper streamers above.

Two CrestsTokyo

Old illustrated books stand in a shop window above a weathered green bench.

Green BenchTokyo

A long wooden counter and stools run beside a wall of windows in a white room.

Counter, WindowsTokyo

A white corridor with a dark floor runs past a row of stools toward a lit room at the far end.

White CorridorTokyo

A paved alley runs between dark wooden houses toward a bright green tree.

Wooden AlleyTokyo

Stone steps climb between plaster and timber walls to a dark wooden gate, pink flowers spilling over the wall above.

Steps and GateTokyo

A red handrail throws a ladder of shadows across a paved slope below a concrete retaining wall.

Handrail ShadowTokyo

Power poles line both sides of a narrow street running straight to a distant crossing.

Poles Both SidesTokyo

A dark red kei van is parked against a concrete block retaining wall on a bright street.

Kei VanTokyo

A motorcyclist streaks across a crosswalk below stacked neon signs at night.

Crossing, BlurredShinjuku

Visitors walk toward a tall wooden torii standing among winter trees.

Wooden ToriiMeiji Jingū

A thick straw rope hung with folded paper streamers is tied around a broad tree trunk beside a shrine.

Bound TrunkMeiji Jingū

Colourful padded shapes hang from the Takeshita Street arch above a large printed banner.

Takeshita ArchHarajuku

Trees strung with blue lights arch over a road of moving traffic at night.

Blue AvenueOmotesandō

Tokyo Tower glows orange at night in a narrow gap between two dark buildings.

Tower, FramedTokyo Tower

A quiet street slopes downhill between lit apartment blocks at night.

Night SlopeRoppongi

The word Roppongi runs twice along an elevated walkway above a wet, reflecting deck.

Roppongi TwiceRoppongi

A commuter train waits beside a platform, seen through a window laced with overhead wires and signals.

Through GlassTokyo

The nose of a Romancecar bound for Hakone waits under a curved platform canopy.

RomancecarOdawara

A Romancecar EXE stands head-on at the platform with its red marker lights lit.

EXE, Head-OnOdawara

Visitors gather in front of vermilion shrine buildings beneath tall trees.

Shrine QueueHakone

A vermilion torii stands in the lake, seen between tall cedar trunks over glittering water.

Through the CedarsLake Ashi

A single small boat sits on a lake of broken light below a dark forested ridge.

One BoatLake Ashi

A replica galleon crosses the lake in front of forested mountains.

Pirate ShipLake Ashi

White swan pedal boats float in front of a moored galleon beneath a bare mountain.

Ship and SwansLake Ashi

A silver hatchback is parked at a roadside with Mount Fuji rising beyond the ridge.

Parked, FujiHakone

A crowd stands along a roadside barrier looking toward Mount Fuji across a wide valley.

Everyone, FujiHakone

A person in a long coat stands at a barrier with Mount Fuji in the distance behind them.

At the RailHakone

White steam pours from sulphur vents across a bare, rust-coloured volcanic slope.

Sulphur VentsŌwakudani

A wide waterfront promenade runs toward the Minato Mirai skyline, a plane crossing the sky above.

PromenadeYokohama

The black and green hull of the Hikawa Maru lies moored along the quay.

Hikawa MaruYokohama

Two contrails cut diagonally across the sky above the tower of the prefectural office.

Two ContrailsYokohama

The Landmark Tower stands in the gap between a red brick building and a glass block.

Landmark BetweenYokohama

The long iron-balconied facade of the Red Brick Warehouse runs beside still water.

Red BrickYokohama

The Cosmo Clock ferris wheel reads 14:49 above the buildings of Minato Mirai.

Cosmo Clock, 14:49Yokohama

The same ferris wheel glows pink and violet against a black sky, reading 21:50.

Cosmo Clock, 21:50Yokohama

5 legs · 58 frames9 Jan 2025 — 14 Jan 2025

Where

73 km east to west, 57 km north to south. 57 of 58 frames have coordinates.

All5 days57
20 km
1Asakusa to the bay15
9 Jan 20252 km
2Slopes, alleys, tiled walls16
10 Jan 20251 km
3Shrines, then neon7
12 Jan 20251 km
4Romancecar to Lake Ashi12
13 Jan 202510 km
5Yokohama, day into night7
14 Jan 2025500 m

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