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Hi, I’m Rohan and welcome to my website Tokyo in Pics.  I love this city and spend much of my free time photographing it.  Currently, there are 320 blog articles about it on this website.  And that number is growing.  Hopefully, you’ll enjoy them and come back to see more.  I try to add new material every week. 

To be honest, I only started my photography life about ten years ago.  I was never the type of person who had artistic ability.  But, after picking up my first camera, I haven’t stopped taking pictures.  Luckily, Tokyo has many great photo spots. It has everything a photographer could want.

Some articles on this website are from 2016, but they are not in chronological order.  There is a reason for that.  They were once on another platform hosted by another provider.  Unfortunately, I grew disappointed with it, so in February 2022, I came to WordPress.

 

Between 2016 and 2022, I created about 700 articles with 1000s of pictures.  Some of that older material is missing, but I will bring as much as I can to this new Tokyo photo blog.  It’s valuable because this older material will show you how things used to look.  That is one reason why I do this, to document the changes in the city.  If you have any questions or comments, drop me a line.

Here are our latest posts

Hibiya Square Godzilla statue

Godzilla king of the monsters in Hibiya

Some years ago, I first visited the Godzilla king of the monsters statue in Hibiya. At that time, the sky was dull, …

Golden hour Hanegi Park white plum blossom

Golden hour Hanegi Park plum blossoms 2021

In spring 2021, I went to Hanegi Park to see its plum blossoms. They were excellent. Not all had bloomed, but enough …

Two Tokyo Metropolis League football players fighting for ball

Fujifilm 100-400 lens at Tokyo Metropolis League football

On a beautiful afternoon in February 2021, I left home for Asaka Chuo Park in Saitama Prefecture.  The plan was to shoot …

ANA Boeing 777-300 landing gear down

Haneda Airport plane spotting at Kyowa Bridge

The Showajima Industrial Site was my latest place for plane spotting.  Haneda Airport is less than two kilometers away.  In prime time …

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Below are some of our most popular Tokyo articles

Aircraft Photography

  1. My first aircraft photos from Haneda Airport
  2. Keihinjima Tsubasa Park
  3. Japan Air Self-Defence Force Open Day 2019
  4. Jonanjima Seaside Park
  5. Plane spotting at Kyowa Bridge

Architecture

  1. Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Black and White
  2. Tokyo International Forum
  3. Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
  4. Nakagin Capsule Tower
  5. Yushima Seido

Car Shows

  1. Tokyo Auto Salon 2018
  2. Tokyo Auto Salon 2022
  3. Tokyo Motor Show 2017
  4. Yokohama Hot Rod Show 2021
  5. Tokyo Auto Salon 2020

Cemeteries

  1. Aoyama Cemetery
  2. Yanaka Cemetery
  3. Zoshigaya Cemetery
  4. Musashi Imperial Graveyard
  5. Tama Cemetery

Flower Festivals

  1. Cherry blossoms at Shinjuku Gyoen in 2018
  2. Japanese Irises at Horikiri Shobuen in 2022
  3. Takahata Fudoson hydrangeas in 2021
  4. Azaleas at Nezu Shrine in 2022
  5. Cherry blossoms at Zenpukuji Park in 2021

Museums

  1. Japanese Sword Museum
  2. IJN Mikasa
  3. Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
  4. Tokorozawa Aviation Museum
  5. Shitamachi Museum

Observatories

  1. Tokyo Tower
  2. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
  3. Bunkyo Civic Center
  4. Tower Hall Funabori
  5. Caretta Shiodome Sky View

Parks and Gardens

  1. Shinjuku Gyoen
  2. Inokashira Park
  3. Mizumoto Park
  4. Showa Memorial Park
  5. Koishikawa Korakuen

Sport

  1. FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup 2018
  2.  Tokyo Top 30 Showcase basketball
  3. 2021 women’s national cricket squad trials
  4. Mixed futsal on a Sunday afternoon
  5. Fujifilm 100-400 lens at Tokyo Metropolis League football

Street Photography

  1. Shibuya isn’t what it used to be
  2. Ginza is too hot for fashion
  3. Shinjuku at Night – a photo walkround
  4. Hot night photography in Shibuya
  5. Shadow hunting in Shinjuku

Temples and Shrine

  1. Kanda Myojin
  2. Yasukuni Shrine
  3. Meiji Shrine
  4. Kameido Tenjin
  5. Sengakuji Temple

Tokyo Events

  1. Shibuya Halloween 2019
  2. Zojoji Tanabata Festival 2022
  3. Sanja Matsuri 2018
  4. 47th Oedo-Kakki Parade
  5. 55th Yumi Katsura Grand Collection

What camera gear appears on this Tokyo photo blog?

Cameras

  1. Fujifilm X-T2
  2. Fujifilm X-T3
  3. Pentax K3

Lenses

  1. Fujifilm XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR
  2. Fujifilm XF16-55mm f2.8 R LM WR
  3. Fujifilm XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
  4. Fujifilm XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
  5. Pentax SMC DA 18 – 135 mm f/3.5 – 5.6 ED AL (If) DC WR

Click here to see our latest updates

  1. Air Show at Iruma JASDF Base 2019 (larger photos)
  2. Japanese Sword Museum (larger photos)
  3. Kiyose City 2018 Sunflower Festival (larger photos)
  4. Rainbow Bridge photo guide (new info and photos)
  5. Delicious Pikachu and friends at Mister Donut (larger photos)