A children’s playground in ageing Japan
Outside Japan’s main cities and popular tourist destinations, the country’s well documented low birth rate and rapidly ageing population are there for all to see. In Tokyo, on the other hand, these changes are often only recognisable in one or two older areas, and even then it can depend on the time, or indeed the day of the week.
When they are noticeable, however, it’s sometimes possible to encounter these societal shifts in a single scene. A moment that is suggestive of the past, but very likely says a lot more about the future.
An old school Tokyo train traveller
Tokyo kitchen confidential
The future in Tokyo is bright?
A photogenic Tokyo subway station at night
Most of Tokyo’s subway entrances are functional rather than photogenic, which partly explains my ongoing appreciation of this old, previously posted little spot. However, that’s not to say all the modern variants are uninspiring, as this beautiful beacon of urban light amply proves.