One day＠Kabukicho #DAY197 - It's still only July, but it already feels like the middle of summer
It took a while for my friend and me to find a time that worked for both of us, so I ended up back in Kabukicho for the first time in over a month. This time, I didn't come away with as many good shots as I'd hoped, considering how much I walked around. It was also unbelievably hot, even after 11pm., so every now and then I'd duck into an air-conditioned arcade just to cool off.
友達となかなか都合が合わずにまたしても一ヶ月以上ぶりの歌舞伎町。今回は歩き回った時間の割に撮れ高が・・・。あと夜11時過ぎとかに歩き回っていたのにめちゃくちゃ暑くてたまに冷房の効いたゲーセンに避難したり・・・。
I usually wander around the city after the last trains have stopped running, but this time I was out while the trains were still running, which is pretty unusual for me. Maybe that's why there were so many people around. Or perhaps it was because of the holiday weekend.
いつも終電が終わった後の時間とかに街を歩き回ることが多いんだけど、この日は珍しく全然電車が走っている時間に街を歩き回った。だからかなのか、とにかく街に人も多い。連休中だったからってのもあるのかな。
The last time I came to Kabukicho, I almost lost my iPhone again. My friend and I were talking about it, and she said, "If you were as glued to your phone as I am, you would've noticed within five minutes. But you're just not like that.". She had a point. I spent almost an hour wandering around taking photos without realizing my iPhone was missing.
前回歌舞伎町に来た時にまた iPhone を無くしかけた自分。友達とその話になって、曰く「わたしみたいにスマホ依存なら5分とかですぐ気づいたのにねー、のぶさんそうじゃないからねー」みたいなことを言われた。確かに自分、1時間くらい気づかずに写真撮って歩いていたもんな。
It's not that I want to photograph any particular person, but over the past few years I've realized that I really enjoy photographing scenes with people in them. This photo is a good example. I was sitting on some steps for a while to rest when I noticed someone a little farther ahead. I thought, "Why not?" and took a shot.
別に特定の誰かを撮りたいって思うことはないんだけど、人がいる風景を撮るのが好きなんだなーってここ数年結構強く感じさせられている。この一枚もそう。ちょっと疲れて石段に座っていたらちょっと先に人がいて。とりあえず撮っておこうか、って思って一枚撮っておいた。
As a matter of fact, I didn't come away with many photos that day, considering how long I walked around. I spent about an hour and a half wandering the streets, but I took fewer than 30 shots. In the end, I processed 13 of them, and only 7 made it into this post. Normally, I can easily take around 30 photos in about an hour. Maybe the heat started to catch up with me halfway through.
実はこの日は歩き回った時間の割に大して枚数は撮れなかった。1時間半くらい歩き回っていたのに撮った写真が30枚いかないくらい、現像したのは13枚、んでこの記事に貼っているのは7枚。いつもだったら1時間くらい歩き回って30枚くらいは全然撮れるのに。途中から暑さでバテてきたからかなぁ。
A little while ago, when I was walking around the TŌYOKO area, there were trash bins here. This time, though, it looked like they'd gone back to piling the garbage on the street instead. Even so, it wasn't scattered everywhere, so the place didn't really feel all that dirty.
ちょっと前にこの界隈、トー横界隈を散歩していた時はゴミ箱があったんだけど、なんかまた路上にゴミを積むみたいな運用になっていた。それでもゴミが散らばっている感じではないから、そこまで不潔感はない。
I'm not sure whether I'll be back in Kabukicho at the end of this month or sometime next month. I've had a lot going on lately, and there have been quite a few days when I've felt completely worn out. Still, spending time with my friend in Kabukicho and wandering the streets with my camera is something I never get tired of. I always enjoy it too much to stop. I'm already looking forward to the next visit.
See you then.
次に歌舞伎町の街に来るのはギリギリ今月の最後くらいになるか、それとも来月になるか。なんだかんだでやることいろいろあって自分もバテバテになってる日が結構あるしなー。ただ歌舞伎町の街で友達と遊んで、写真を撮って歩いて・・・こればっかりは楽しすぎるのでやめられない。次が楽しみだ。
ほなまたー。
