mark parren taylor. tokyo.
Handmade soba noodles at Namiki Yabusoba, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
Lift attendants demonstrate some of their guidance gestures at Takashimaya department store, Nihombashi, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan; a view of Tokyo Tower through a semi-transparent blind
In the early evening, customers enjoy a selection of grilled 'unagi' eel items at Kabuto, an izakaya on Omoide Yokocho in Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
The playful chef-owner of Tensuke, a popular tempura restaurant in Koenji, Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan
The dusk view across Shinjuku and beyond to central Tokyo from the observation deck of the 'Tochomae' Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
Two moment at the (now closed) Tsukiji Fish market: octopus; preparing a whole tuna bought earlier at the tuna auction, Tsukiji Fish Market, Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan
A pebble used as a paperweight at a shinto shrine; an attendant at Meiji Jingu shrine, Yoyogi, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan
A man dressed in yukata and wearing 'geta' sandals walks through Hamarikyu Gardens, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan; a couple celebrating Christmas ride along the Ginza stretch of Chuo-dori, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan
Waiting for the lights to change at the start of the working day, Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan; traditional tatami seating in Suzuyoshi, an izakaya on 'Hoppy Street', Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
The lights of Shinjuku's Omoide Yokocho bar street, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
A man dressed in kimono enjoys a rickshaw ride through the streets of Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
The lights and traditional handwritten announcements of Suehirotei theatre, a traditional performance space in Shinjuku's San-chome (3 chome) district, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
Women wander along Harajuku's Takeshita Street, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan; a woman enjoys afternoon sunlight in the forest surround Meiji Jingu shrine, Yoyogi, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan
Pedetrians cross the vast 'scramble crossing' in Shibuya, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan
Preparing lunch at Suzuyoshi, an izakaya on 'Hoppy Street' in Askausa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
A rickshaw runner pulls customers through the Asakusa lanes, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan; women walk along a lane in Shimokita, Shimokitazawa/Kitazawa, Setagaya City, Tokyo, Japan
A tray of handmade 'zaru soba' noodles at Namiki Yabusoba, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
Fish for sale at Tsukiji Outer Market, Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan; two visitors photograph sakura cherry blossom in Shinjuku Gyoen, Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
A cup of matcha green tea at a teahouse in Shinjuku Gyeon, Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan; a moment's relaxation on the roofgarden of Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Omokado, Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan
Enjoying the beautiful plants and trees of Tonogayato Garden, Minamicho, Kokobunji, Tokyo, Japan; women dressed in contemporary style and in kimono cross Chuo-dori street in central Ginza adjacent to Seiko House Ginza Clock Tower, Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan
Visitors wander through the lanes and covered arcades of Tsukiji Outer Market, Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan; a bowl of niboshi ramen at Ramen Nagi Golden-gai Honkan, Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
Votive 'ema' plaques at Meiji Jingu shrine, Yoyogi, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan; chatting with customers at Asakusa Kokonoe, a popular agemanju stall on Nakamise-dori street, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
Lunchtime grill at Tsukiji Outer Market, Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan; a boel of 'anago' salt-water eel and rice at Tsukiji Outer Market, Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan
Worshippers queue to pay their respects at Sensoji (Senso-ji) temple, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
A rickshaw runner and his customer enjoy a ride through Asakusa's back streets, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan; sakura cherry blossom and Tokyo Tower on a lovely spring day, Minato City, Tokyo, Japan
The view of Asakusa (foreground), the Sumida river and Tokyo Skytree beyond, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
A traditional farmhouse building in the Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum (Nihon Minka-en), Masugata, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

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