One day＠Kabukicho #DAY195 - The night before the long holiday begins.
Japan's Golden Week is a bit messy this year with weekdays in between, so it's hard to pin down. Some people treat it as starting around April 29, others from May 2, and depending on how you take days off, it can stretch to May 6 or even May 10. For me, it's basically May 2 to May 10.
今年のゴールデンウィークって4月49日スタートなのか、それとも5月2日スタートなのか、終わりも5月6日なのか？それとも5月10日なのか？なんか間に変に平日が入っているせいでそれがよくわからない。ちなみに自分は5月2日〜5月10日が仕事的にはゴールデンウィークになる予定っす。
In Kabukicho, I often come across people lying around like this, you can't tell if they're just asleep or something worse. And there's a part of me that finds it oddly fascinating. I mean, it's not like bodies are just lying around that easily.
歌舞伎町にはこんな感じで寝ているんだか死んでいるんだかって人をしょっちゅう見かける。そしてそれを見かけて楽しんでいる自分がいる。まあそこまで簡単にコロコロと死体が転がってるわけないしね。
Maybe it's because of the long holiday, but there were way more people than usual. Even after the last trains, when I was out walking and taking photos, it thinned out a bit, but it never really felt like the crowds disappeared.
大型連休中だからかな？なんかいつもにも増して人がめちゃくちゃ多かった。終電後に写真撮って歩いている時も多少は少なくなったものの、全然人並みが引いていった感じがしない。
I found myself shooting around "Omoide no Nukemichi" for the first time in a while. Every now and then, I just feel like taking photos in that area. Funny thing is, I actually pass through it quite often as an actual shortcut (Nukemichi means shortcut), I just don't always stop to shoot.
久しぶりに『思い出の抜け道』界隈で写真を撮っていた。たまーにこの辺で写真を撮りたくなる。写真を撮らないで本当に "抜け道" として使っていることは実はしょっちゅうあるんだけど。
The thing is, "Omoide no Nukemichi" is such a narrow alley that it's actually tough to shoot there. You can't really step back to get a wider frame. It feels like the path is barely about 1.2 meters wide, just incredibly tight.
ただね、思い出の抜け道は本当に細い路地だから、写真を撮るのも大変。引きで撮れない。道幅が1.2mくらいしかないんじゃないか？って感じさせられる程度に、本当に細い路地。
rA vintage Marilyn Monroe poster with a Tokyo "smoking permitted" sticker that was probably added in the last few years. I liked the contrast and decided to take the shot. Just going by the vibe, it almost feels like a scene from an old Western.
古いマリリン・モンローのポスターにここ数年で貼られたであろう東京都の『喫煙可能店』のステッカー。なんかそのコントラストが気に入って撮ってみた。雰囲気だけ見たら古い西部劇とかに登場しそうな一コマだな。
People in this city really know how to make use of the city's structures. Like in this photo, where someone's placed a drink on that roadside fixture. You see scenes like this all over the place, not just here. I've even come across spots where old-school ashtrays are set up.
みんな街の構造物をうまいこと使うよねー。この写真に写っている道路横の構造物の上に飲み物を置くように。ここだけじゃなくって、街のいろんなところでこんな光景は見られる。昔ながらの灰皿を置いてあるところとかもあったなぁ。
I kind of like this vibe, the way trash is just left out on the street, not hidden away to make things look tidy. There's something honest about the atmosphere here. I haven't been there that often, but I get the feeling that in places like Roppongi, even though it's also a busy district, you wouldn't see things left out on the street like this.
こう言う感じ、ゴミを路上に出している感じ、そんな大量のゴミを隠して見た目を整えない、正直なこの街の空気は好きだったりする。あんまり行ったことないけど、同じ繁華街でも六本木とかだとこんなに道に出しておかないんじゃないかなー？って。
I'm still in the middle of the holidays. I wouldn't say I'm doing anything special, but I've been taking naps, cleaning and organizing my place, and finally getting around to things I don't usually have time for on a normal weekend. All in all, it's been a pretty satisfying break.
See you then.
さて、自分はまだ連休中っす。特に何をやっているってわけでもないんだけど、昼寝してみたり、部屋の掃除とか整理とかしてみたり、普段の週末とかだとなかなか時間を作って取り組めないことに取り組んでいたりしてる。それなりに満足度の高い連休を過ごしてます。
ほなまたー。
