Kagurazaka by Night, a photo from 東京, 関東

Photographer's Note

Kagurazaka is an elegant neighborhood near Lidabashi station in Shinjuku ward, and is distinguished for its close associations with Tokyo's literary history and culture. From the early days, Kagurazaka was famous as Japan's premier pleasure quarter, or hanamachi (literally "flower town,") with a proliferation of geisha houses. The area's golden age ended with World War II. The remnants of those days remain in the restaurants and kimono and confectionery shops that still have a presence here. An interesting place to stroll around and take in the local scene...I like how the colourful little shops are lighted up...

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jemaflor (147076) 2015-11-18 23:28

Hi May,
Interesting local and traditionnal shop, well taken, good management for the exposure.

Nicou (193806) 2015-11-19 3:40

Hello
Superbe vue de cet magasin d'alimentation quelle image et couleur quel cuisinier au travail et le la carte des mets ces drapeaux color駸 au dessus splendide.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

Sergiom (117241) 2015-11-19 6:21

Bonjour May,

J'aime beaucoup cette photo de nuit dans ce quartier tr鑚 anim� de Tokyo. J'aime la gestion de la lumi鑽e et les belles couleurs. J'aurais bien envie de choisir quelque chose.

Amicalement

Serge

carlo62 (81265) 2015-11-19 15:06

Ciao May
c'� un'atmosfera densa di sapori originali, la luce, le scritte, la scena, tutto contribuisce ad ottenere un effetto molto esotico, quasi onirico.
Saluti
Carlo

cargus (13954) 2015-11-19 23:33

Beautiful composition, beautiful colors, well framed and rendered, image well done.!
cordially
Adrian

Karolina999 (0) 2015-11-20 1:23

Dear May,
fine man at work, fine shop, superb light and shadow, bright and colors, fine cut, superb framing.
Thanx for sharing.
Cheeers!

serp2000 (47063) 2015-11-21 4:47

Hi, May,
I like these prices, and I also love the Japanese food.
Thanks for so interesting note, your words remind me own experience and this photo brings me back to the night streets of Tokyo.
Best wishes,
Serghei

ChrisJ (171822) 2015-11-22 16:28

Hi May,

The bright warm red and yellow colors of this superb daily life scene in Tokyo, contrast well with the blue tones. Good sharpness and the food prices don't look too bad. I found the hotel prices to be very high though. I went to Kamakura and Mori Tower and did overnight trips to Hakone and Nikko. Tfs!