One day＠Kabukicho #DAY170 - I really hate the rain.
Lately, I've been to Kabukicho mostnly on weekend nights. This time, I went on a weekday night, which might've been the first time in months. I was looking forward to it, but it was raining. Heavy rain. I really hate the rain, seriously.
最近は週末の夜に行くことが多かった歌舞伎町。今回は平日の夜に行ったんだけど、平日の夜の歌舞伎町はもしかしたら数ヶ月ぶりとかかもしれない。なーんて楽しみにしていたんだけど、雨。大雨。雨なんて大嫌いだ。
The reason I hate the rain... because it's a nuisance. And I hate umbrellas too. Because they're a nuisance too. I really can't stand how they restrict my motion, making it harder to move freely.
雨が嫌いな理由・・・邪魔くさいから。そして傘ってもんが嫌いだ。邪魔くさいから。動きを制約される、自由に動くのを邪魔されるのが本当に嫌。
Despite the heavy rain, I wondered if there would still be people around the TŌYOKO area, so I wandered around to check. But both TŌYOKO and Ichiban-gai were almost empty as you can see from the photos, something we'd never expect on a normal day.
これだけ雨が降っているけどトー横辺りは変わらずに人がいるのかなぁ？とか思いながら散策してみたんだけど、トー横も一番街も写真の通り普段では考えられないくらい人が全然いなかった。
By the way, it often rains when I go to Kabukicho lately. This day, the rain was particularly heavy, even compared to other days, though. When it's raining or the humidity is high, the clear glass viewfinder sometimes fogs up.
それにしても最近歌舞伎町に行くの雨の日が多いなぁ。この日はそんな中でもかなり強めの雨だったけど・・・雨の時とか湿度が高い時なんかは素通しのガラスのファインダーが時々曇る。
レンズにはフードをつけているから大丈夫だけど、素通しのガラスのファインダーにはそんなもんはないから、こんな日に撮っていると水滴がどんどん付く。
It rarely matters the lens because a hood is attached, but the clear glass viewfinder doesn't have anything like that, water droplets accumulate one after another onto the clear glass viewfinder.
I knew that the rain would let up a little if I waited a few hours. If it was a weekend night, I would possibly wait. But unfortunately it was a weekday, and I had work the next day. So all I could do was take as many shots as possible while getting drenched in the rain. There's no option not to take photos.
数時間待てば雨が少し弱くなるってことはわかっていた。週末の夜ならそれはそれでいいかなって思えたのかもしれない。だけれど生憎この日は平日。翌日の仕事もある。ってことで雨に濡れながら撮れるだけ撮るしかなかった。撮らないって選択肢はない。
I managed to take enough photos to at least write an article, but the number was less than half of what I usually shoot. Since I genuinely enjoy the act of taking photos, to be honest, it felt unsatisfying. I really wanted to take more. I wonder when I'll go to Kabukicho next. Maybe the week after next. Hopefully, it won't be raining then. Anyway, I hate the rain.
See you then.
最低限、記事を書ける程度の枚数の写真は撮った。ただいつもに比べたら半分以下の枚数しか撮っていない。そもそも撮るって行為自体が好きだったりするから、正直消化不良。もっといっぱい撮りたかった。次に歌舞伎町に行くのはいつかな。再来週とかかな。その時は雨が降っていないといいなぁ。とにかく、雨なんて大っ嫌いだ。
ほなまたー。
