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The house at the end of the road
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The house at the end of the road

Brick, a steep roof, and morning light that comes in sideways.

An alley with a red lantern
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An alley with a red lantern

Lost in Tokyo on my last night, and glad of it.

Trees that got there first
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Trees that got there first

The avenue was planned around the buildings. The trees ignored the plan.

Brick the colour of wet cardboard
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Brick the colour of wet cardboard

Nobody photographs this facade. I have three photos of it anyway.

A skyline from the ferry
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A skyline from the ferry

The towers looked like a bar chart against the evening sky.

The underpass with the wrong mural
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The underpass with the wrong mural

Someone painted a sunrise down there. The lights are sodium orange. The sunrise lost.

The stair that turns too soon
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The stair that turns too soon

Whoever drew it had a landing in mind and then ran out of building.

Rush hour from the overpass
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Rush hour from the overpass

Everyone going somewhere. I stood still for ten minutes and watched.

The old town on a weekday
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The old town on a weekday

Half-timbered houses, a clock tower, and nobody selling souvenirs yet.

The river from above
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The river from above

From the tower bar you can see the whole city follow the water.