#arakawa-ku

[a-dream-seeking-light]

5 Chome-16-1 Nishinippori, Arakawa-ku, Tōkyō-to, Japan [Real-ESRGAN Upscaled] uploaded to reddit by u/Galapogos

i’ve probably reblogged this image in the distant past, but i recently came across it again reposted unsourced on some tumblr

reverse image search yielded but a couple archillect twitter posts and various instances of the pre-ai version on soundcloud, facebook and hd-wallpaper hawkers

the ai upscaled and recoloured hi-res image up at the top is a pretty fair use case of ai as a tool it seems

entirely possible the redditor is the photographer since they knew where this photo was taken, but i doubt it since they’re using an ai upscaler on an image they would have originated

[sorezorenonihon]

Day 357/366 : JR Nishi-Nippori Station (#25/29) by Hidehiko Sakashita Via Flickr:

[sorezorenonihon]

Day 361/366 : JR Nippori Station (#27/29) by Hidehiko Sakashita Via Flickr: 

[ileftmyheartintokyo]

Day 357/366 : JR Nishi-Nippori Station (#25/29) by Hidehiko Sakashita Via Flickr: This is the 25th station of "JR Yamanote Loop Line" for my 366 project. いよいよ、Countdown 10に突入。しかしここに来て、最大の難関か。職場でインフルエンザが大流行。周りの３人が戦列離脱。昨日は会議で今日からいなくなった別の一人と一緒だったし。想像インフルにかかりそう・・・。なんとか、年内は待ってくれ。 December 22, 2016 Camera: Sony A7II Lens: Leica Summicron-M 50mm #366project2016 #366project #365project #tokyo

[ileftmyheartintokyo]

Arakawa-ku Tokyo by Takashi Matsumura Via Flickr: From Tokyo Sky Tree, Sumida-ku Tokyo, Japan Nikon D5300

[billykitsune]

Pssst. I've partially defected to: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billykitsune

[billykitsune]

A fine winter day. Ventured farther afield in Arakawa.

[billykitsune]

Yesterday's walk through Arakawa-ku and Adachi-ku was a study in extremes. The part of Minami-senju I'm staying in is pretty much skid-row (formerly the Kotsukappara execution grounds) and is filled with colorful characters, most way down on their luck.

As I moved north I came to a wasteland of massive apartments with few signs of culture (no privately owned shops or restaurants that I could see, and I half expected to run into a Wal-Mart or Olive Garden). I found a fine old shrine close to the river, but it reminded me of a straight-jacketed patient in a loony bin. The exterior of a nearby grocery store was decorated with a picture from the shrine's old days. No one else stopped to look.

Continuing across the Sumida, I was soon in another world. Adachi-ku featured a warren of tiny streets with quirky little homes and shops. Walking north toward Horikiri station, the scene became rather industrial (a bit like walking from Astoria and into Long Island City, if you happen to know Queens). But it still had that quality of haphazard, organic life that I crave.

I discovered an array of modest shrines during this portion of the walk, though many were neglected, and one was either decommissioned or outright abandoned. It was full of character in its state of decay, and must have been lovely in its prime.