Everyday Life in Japan - 3

Tags: japan, nikon-d5000, photography

Let's have a break from the Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon series and let's go back to some Japan shots!

This is part 3 of the "Everyday life in Japan" series.

Everyday life in Japan - 3


On my way to the office, getting out of Shin Minami Deguchi (New South Exit = 新南出口) at Shibuya, a give away of some kind of energy drink.

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Got to love the Japanese uniforms!

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Few streets later, this guy was really sleeping!

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This is a "4L" an old French car by Renault, I really wonder how it reached Japan! A friend of mine had one, we had a good fun with it.

Everyday life in Japan - 3


This is how the Yokohama station looks like usually around 9AM.

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And this how it looks like when the weather is really bad the night before : no train... Thankfully it does not happen often.

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A good sushi restaurant near Yokohama Station.

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Quite cheap and good.

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What is you favorite sushi? I like the simple maguro (tuna) ones, but also the Kani Salada (カニサラダ = crab salad) ones; even if it is not really a sushi...

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Last month, we received this letter from the government : they give 12000 yens to all the residents of Japan... Not sure about the efficiency of this move, but I take it!

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It's even "written" in Braille, first time I see that.

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Random street shot,

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This "plant" is in DaikanYama one station from Shibuya, a fashion place.

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Back to Yokohama, the division of taxi waiting in front of the station.

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With the good weather, many street performers around the station.

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Always surprised by how these street groups play already like professional (even if I am not a fan of J-Pop).

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Trying some night shots with the Nikon D5000.

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Some tests in A or M mode.

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The thing is to find something around you to put the camera on.

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For this bike shots I just used the automatic mode without flash.

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Flash shots always look terrible (I mean using the default unit one).

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My Fuji Feather fixed gear and wifeys bike together : "A" mode, trying not too move and waiting for a car coming in the back!

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And from our street, Landmark tower in the back, 10mn by bicycle.

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