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There are a lot of musicians playing in public spaces. It's really awesome to just stop and listen especially after a long and busy day.

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Before the Sakura (Cherry Blossom) craze, the Ume (梅, Japanese Plum) bloom first. So if you see what you think are Sakura, make sure you double-check 'coz they might just be Ume.

(I made the same mistake)

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Tokyo Skytree in Sumida is the tallest tower (second tallest structure) in the world standing 2,080ft and offers a 360 degree view of metropolis.

Tokyo from above is an organized mess.

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On the trail to Hossawa-no-taki, there is a cafe where one could choose to buy food or the works of this awesome dude who made ceramics. This cafe is run by a very kind oba-chan and the ceramics found in the cafe are all that's left of the departed awesome guy. It's definitely a great stop over if you want to grab some oshiroko (red bean + mochi) or souvenirs or even talk with the kind oba-chan.

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Hossawa-no-taki in Hinohara is an awesome place to visit. This particular waterfalls is listed as part of the Top 100 Waterfalls in Japan compiled by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (1990).

It's relatively near the metro too! haha

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look at this unmanned stand. honesty system. wew. hahah

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肉まん guy

It looked and tasted delicious.

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self portrait

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Sapporo is well known for a lot of things and Ramen is surely one of them. There is an alley of 17 ramen restaurants in Sapporo that is definitely a must-see for ramen lovers.

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I brought and used my handmade pinhole camera in Hokkaido and these were the results. I am definitely stoked about this.

Fujicolor ISO 100

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Karuizawa was such a beautiful place. I took all of these with my toy camera.

Redcamera 2 Way Vista, Fujicolor ISO 100

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I had recently made a pinhole camera from wood I purchased at Tokyu Hands. These were some of the results I got from it. I had to crop some of it because the vignetting was super intense. Moreover, I forgot to consider the format of the image so all of them were irregular and were irregularly cropped by the people at the developing company. It's not their fault though. Anyway, I fixed the camera afterwards.

To be honest, I am really happy and stoked with how these photos turned out. I used a 24-exposure Fujicolor ISO 100 film and each exposure was at least 7-10 seconds long. Looking forward to more shots with it.