Happy Friday from Japan!

Having wrapped up the coverage from Hakodate, let me today show you around Shibamata, an old neighborhood in northeastern Tokyo, not far from the Edogawa River. Medium-format film photography.

📷 Mamiya 6, 50mm f/4
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400

#photography #streetphotography #filmphotography #fotografie #mamiya #mediumformat #photographersofmastodon #japanlife #tokyolife #shibamata #shitamachi

Once known as Tokyo’s secret slum, the working-class neighborhood of Sanya is making a comeback thanks to the efforts of a nonprofit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/04/28/issues/sanya-cafe-yoshihira/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #sanya #taitoward #arakawaward #shitamachi #homeless #tokyohomeless #workingclass
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time

Since 2018, Sanya Cafe has been building community in one of Tokyo’s most colorful — and infamous — neighborhoods.

The Japan Times
戦前に建てられたと思われるアールデコ風のイカした廃業菓子屋…荒れたままにしておくのは惜しいような優雅さ…A stylish Art Deco-style abandoned confectionery that seems to have been built before WW2. It has an elegance that makes it a shame to leave it ruined…#石上霞月堂 #洋館 #廃屋 #老朽家屋 #商店建築 #看板建築 #老朽店舗 #茨城県土浦市 #昭和レトロ #昭和遺産 #世間遺産 #shitamachi #cooljapan #ibaraki #tsuchiura #retrojapan
This old # japanese house in # tokyo has been the location of numerous TV shows and movies. It is also frequently rented out by photographers for photo shoots. A beautiful old building, nestled in the heart of old Tokyo. #shitamachi #photography #architecture #yanaka