"I enjoyed spending time in Tokyo," said Star-Bulletin photographer Richard Walker, who lived in Japan for 3 years. "Although the sheer volume of humanity eventually lead to my return to Hawaii, I found that the crowds had an almost comforting effect. It was easy to be nobody and be in perfect solitude amongst the throngs outside Shibuya Station's Hachiko Gate. I would spend many an afternoon there, quaffing a beer ... I would routinely walk through side streets, meandering between Shibuya and Harajuku. Tokyo is a good friend to those who walk the streets in search of themselves." [PORTFOLIO]
Perfect solitude amongst
the throngs
By Richard Walker
rwalker@starbulletin.com
A sea of umbrellas on a rainy Saturday afternoon outside Shinjuku Station.
A young man takes 5 along a sidewalk in Harajuku, Tokyo.
An artist works on a billboard at a department store in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Buildings and signs fill the skyline behind Shibuya Station.
Against the backdrop of a modern city, an elderly Ginza
woman performs the timeless task of sweeping the street.
Talking story at Shibuya Station.
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