Matthew Tomlinson
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Tokyo

Japan · 70 photographs

Tokyo from street level and above: temple courtyards, narrow shopping lanes, railway lines and a dense skyline. Quiet architectural details give way to crowds, illuminated signs and passing trains after dark.

A person stands with outstretched arms beneath a giant red lantern at a Tokyo temple gate.
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An empty paved market lane between rows of closed shutters and overhead decorations in Tokyo.
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White and yellow flowers beside a tree-lined shopping street in Tokyo.
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Bicycles and greenery line a shaded alley between closely spaced buildings in Tokyo.
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Japanese shop signs and overhead wires fill a narrow, quiet Tokyo street.
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A statue stands in the center of a Tokyo shopping street beneath colorful signs and a red gateway.
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Pedestrians crowd a narrow Tokyo shopping street beneath colorful shop signs and overhead wires.
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Rickshaws and their drivers wait on a busy Tokyo shopping street beneath colorful signs.
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Visitors walk toward a broad red temple gate with layered tiled roofs in Tokyo.
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A symmetrical stone building with a carved arched entrance and broad staircase in Tokyo.
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Visitors cross a sunlit temple courtyard toward a large hall with a sweeping tiled roof in Tokyo.
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Low-angle view of a red and white temple hall with a sweeping tiled roof in Tokyo.
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A red five-story pagoda rises behind ornate tiled temple roofs beneath a lightly clouded sky.
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Painted ornament fills the triangular gable beneath a gray tiled temple roof against a pale sky.
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Two seated bronze figures rest on raised stone plinths beneath leafy trees.
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Rows of white paper lanterns covered in black Japanese writing hang against a pale sky.
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A sharp glass skyscraper corner points into a pale sky, framed by a nearby roof edge.
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Pale glass panels form a diagonal grid across a modern building facade in Tokyo.
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Leafy street trees stand against a stone and glass facade with a thin red band in Tokyo.
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Black-and-white view looking straight up a building's repeating balconies into a white sky.
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The white lattice structure of Tokyo Skytree rises toward its observation deck against a deep blue sky.
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Modern buildings frame a patch of blue sky and scattered clouds above a Tokyo street.
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Three modern office towers frame an overcast sky when viewed from street level in Tokyo.
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A square open-sided rooftop structure rises against a blue sky streaked with thin clouds.
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Tokyo Skytree rises behind low rooftops and a dark apartment block beneath a cloudy sky.
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A broad view of densely packed Tokyo buildings stretching toward a distant skyline.
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A river winds past high-rise apartments and bridges through the sprawling Tokyo cityscape.
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Layers of high-rise buildings fade into blue haze beyond a dense foreground of Tokyo rooftops.
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A steep overhead view of tightly packed Tokyo rooftops, narrow streets and small city blocks.
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A green rooftop helipad crowns a glass tower surrounded by roads and dense Tokyo buildings.
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Red and green rooftop sports courts stand out among densely packed Tokyo buildings.
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An overhead view follows a broad road between tightly packed city blocks in Tokyo.
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A pale green rooftop structure sits above railway lines among densely packed Tokyo buildings.
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A white riverside building and green park sit beside a bridge spanning the water in Tokyo.
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Parallel railway tracks and station platforms cut across a dense grid of Tokyo rooftops.
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Train tracks and rooftops appear through a glass observation floor high above Tokyo.
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A lone commuter walks along a dim, yellow-lit subway platform beside the tracks in Tokyo.
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Train tracks curve away through the front window of a Tokyo train, beyond the driver's controls.
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A yellow taxi passes brightly signed storefronts beside an elevated railway in Tokyo.
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Chopsticks rest across a bowl of noodles on a tray at a warmly lit restaurant counter.
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A lowered white minivan with gold wheels is parked outside a Tokyo coffee shop.
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A black-and-white Japanese police car with a red roof light is parked on a paved forecourt.
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A low-angle view follows a tall brick wall toward a bright overcast sky.
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Rows of colorful game machines and bright signs fill a busy Tokyo arcade.
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Crowds gather on a dark Tokyo shopping street beneath bright signs and a hanging red lantern.
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Illuminated shops and signs beneath a purple evening sky in Tokyo.
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Brightly illuminated signs cover a busy Tokyo street corner beneath a deep blue evening sky.
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A red taxi blurs across a striped pedestrian crossing on a Tokyo street at night.
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Headlights and illuminated vertical signs punctuate a dark Tokyo boulevard at night.
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Warm golden light outlines a large corner building with a clock tower on a Tokyo street at night.
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A red temple gate and its giant lantern glow above a crowd beneath the night sky in Tokyo.
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A yellow train blurs past arched openings on a Tokyo station platform.
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A pointed mountain silhouette rises beneath a band of orange sunset and dark clouds.
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