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  • Evening walk in the neighborhood

    Evening walk in the neighborhood

    Walking in the neighborhood

    In the afternoon I went out for a walk around the neighborhood. I live a just little bit north of Stockholm but when looking at these pictures you might get the impression that I live out in the wilderness…

    Machine waiting to be used…

    Roslagsbanan, local railroad that transports everybody into Stockholm. When growing up I took this train every day to school. It was a different train set then but the scenery outside the windows still looks quite the same.

    Harley Davidsons Swedish HQ is located here. I wonder how they came up with the idea to buy a real steam locomotive…

    /Thomas Tanisawa

     

  • Short walk in Stockholm

    Short walk in Stockholm

    Went out on the streets of Stockholm to catch some new shoots in the beautiful weather. The summer 2012 will go into the history as one of the coldest for as far as temperature measurements have been taken in Sweden… Anyway, this day was perfect!

    Tourist everywhere. Funny how fast taking digital pictures has taken over from analog and the way that you get instant result on a small screen instead of waiting for a week or so. I once worked in a small photo shop and it wasn’t that unusual that one 36 roll of film contain photos from more than one Christmas…

    Slowly walking down the old streets of Stockholm.

    This kid has found something on the ground that obviously was a lot more interesting.

    The combination high heels and streets made of round stones was a bad idea.

    A stop for one of the most important shot for almost every visitor, a portrait with the Swedish royal castle as background.

    Tired of walking? Park yourself on a bench and relax while watching everybody else rushing on to the next sightseeing goal.

    A more and more common sight in Stockholm, beggars.

    /Thomas Tanisawa

     

  • Stenshuvud nationalpark

    Stenshuvud nationalpark

    This day was spent at a small beach near Stenshuvud nationalpark on the east side of Skåne.

    Sometimes you find people taking pictures of the most unusual things…

    …like other people taking their pictures…

    The sand, sea and sky justs melts together.

    Summertime in the sun.

    Warm sand between small toes at the beach.

    /Thomas Tanisawa

     

  • Southern part of sweden

    Southern part of sweden

    Just spent some time with my family down in the southern part  of Sweden, Skåne. Skåne is really the home of green and golden crop fields. In the evening when the last sun hit the fields is sometime magical. So if you got some to over to spend in Sweden it´s well worth the trip!

    In the evening the birds try to find shelter for the night.

    I like patterns. So you probably find the pattern to be a reoccurring pattern among my pictures here at the blog…

    This is what soon (might be a little bit more than soon) will become a new apple field. Skåne is famous for its apples and has several producers in the area.

    /Thomas Tanisawa

     

  • Hitting the streets of Tokyo II

    Hitting the streets of Tokyo II

    Here is another round of shoots that I took in Tokyo during vacation. The funny thing about Tokyo is that it is so many different things going on everywhere. There is always a new shopping mall that’s about to open, always some park that is hosting an event of some kind, always something to see. So if you like to take pictures there is always something going on somewhere, you just have to find it.

    The strange thing about this man wasn’t the man himself, it was that everybody was trying their hardest not to look at him…

    What is the best way to get you message out to the crowd? Shout?

    You were not allowed to park you bicycle on this particular location.

    An aquarium full of Fugi. The fish contains a deadly poison that shuts down you neural system. There is today no known cure for those who have the unfortunate of eating a peace containing the poison.

    I wonder if the fish actually is that good, or if it´s because of the thrill… guess there is only one way to find out.

    Chillin!

    In one of the many street corners in Tokyo there was a small angel watching.

    Outside almost every hotel or shopping mall there were stands for wet umbrellas. Place you umbrella in a slot and lock with the key. Signed by /The management

    In making an effort to make the gray streets a little bit greener!

    Chillin!

    /Thomas Tanisawa

     

  • Hitting the streets of Tokyo

    Hitting the streets of Tokyo

    Went out on the streets of Tokyo to snap some pictures and here are some of them.

    It’s funny how everybody is constantly looking at their phones. No one or at least very few speaks in the phone since it is prohibited in most areas but EVERYBODY is using it to read news, play games, watch TV or chat with friends.

    Sometimes is convenient with a transparent see through umbrella.

    This guy must have been really proud of his position (so was the guy who they made the statue after as well)

    A small Tokyo visitor is hiding behind the bench on a safe distance from the camera.

    This is a Japanese delivery company ASKUL that in Swedish means something like “Shitload of fun”

    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Kinchakuda

    Kinchakuda

    Today was a day spent at Kinchakuda near the city of Koma in the Saitama prefecture. A beautiful area just one hour by train from central Tokyo, where you really can relax and get that “out of the city” feeling. So if you want to escape the noise of Tokyo for a moment (without going too far away), head for Kinchakuda.

    There was a lot of people having picnic in the fields.

    This Japanese was “Living the dream”. Even though it was in a smaller scale, it still was a living, breathing steam engine locomotive!

    Heading off into the wild.

    Notice, his actually reading a analog book. Not like everyone else here in Japan, reading books on the phone.

    – Can I please take this home?

    When Japanese people do something, they always go all in to make the most out of it. In this case having a picnic out on the shore means, bring chairs, tables (one of the tables was actually a real indoor wooden table), a lot to eat, a lot to drink, mark a good spot and cover it with blankets. Also make sure that you do NOT spread you things outside of the covered area, except your shoes of course…

    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Streets of Tokyo

    Streets of Tokyo

    Some images taken from our visit to Tokyo during the easter 2012.

    To tired to walk?

    I just love how house owners in central Tokyo decorates the street outside to make it look nice for everybody passing by.

    The first leafs of the season lets the sun pass nearly without giving any shade at all to the ground bellow.

    It looked like this girl didn´t pass the latest school test. She surly wasn’t allowed to stand together with her friends…

    This is the feeling of being a parent. You constantly find yourself chasing your kids who without any hesitation rushes in to the future.

    I guess no one crosses his road without being watched!

    /Thomas Tanisawa

  • Sakura blossom in Tokyo 2012

    Sakura blossom in Tokyo 2012

    So this is what everybody talks about. Cherry blossom in Tokyo is magical. The tiny pink and white cherry flower completely fills the sky and in some areas the rows of trees just keeps on and on. All I can say is -Wow!

    For regular tourists that visits Tokyo for a week or two, must have a big portion of luck to be able to see the cherry blossom in its full glory. The blossoming only last for a week in Tokyo and that week varies from year to year depending on the weather and temperature, adding to that is the fact that you often book flight tickets month ahead makes it not that easy… Luckily the season for cherry blossom in Japan is quite long so if you are prepared for some travel time to see the blossom you shouldn’t miss it.

    As soon as the cherry blossom starts Tokyo prepares itself for an intense party time. In every park or street that has cherry trees the area under the trees is covered by people celebrating the return of the cherry blossoming. Notice that in this picture a group of people have reserved an area and has marked the spot by placing three boxes with beer… I can just imagine what would happen here in Stockholm if I in a public park full of people, left tree boxes filled with beer all by them self… Anyway, this is Japan and apparently this is how they do it!

    This guy has made a business out of selling grilled fish to bypasses.

    Some of the streets had special lighting in place during the cherry blossom so you could walk around under the trees during the evening. Very spectacular to see and it felt like you took part of a really special event in Japan.

    And then a couple of day after it has started, it went from spectacular and new to just ordinary and daily for most Japanese.

    And then a week later all the flowers fell off like snow and piled up on the street bellow. So now Tokyo has 51 weeks left until the next Cherry blossom 2013 starts!

    /Thomas Tanisawa

     

  • Subway shoot in Tokyo

    Subway shoot in Tokyo

     

    Subway in Tokyo. Must be both frustrating and frightening before you figure out how everything works in the subway. Once you figure out what to look for, how to plan your trips and how to purchase tickets its actually quite simple.

    1: Buy a Suica or Passmo travel card. It’s like a refill card with credits for the subway (and a lot of other things as well).

     

    2: Fill the card with travel money. This can be done in refill machines at every subway station  (Yes, there is a button marked “English”!)

    3: Just go!

     

    Prepare to stand on every train…

    Ok, when traveling the biggest problem could be to find the right track. Some stations are VERY large and there can be a lot of walking if you don’t know where to go. There are maps on every station so use them!

    Two students who ate a quick lunch at the station, curry, rice and white shirts…

    This is quite unusual… an empty station.