japan has been called the land of contrasts, by whom i don't remember, but i most certainly share that view. in architecture and the city in general, contrasts such as these are ever present to the close observer. my new photo project is called : jaguars and shacks. doso!
just now occurred to me, these pics might look like backyard trash
but: these are actual original tokyo homes (!) i will try to get better perspecitives.
since we have been in japan, which is quite a while, we had many "moving" experiences...
many of them moved us litterally a bit, shaking and bumping. i am talking about earthquakes.
in the middle of the night weaking up by the house moving is pretty scary.
therefore i hope i will NEVER be moved like the other day inside a earthquake simulation truck which was programmed to replay the shaking of the Hanshin-Awaji-Earthquake (in Kobe) magnitude 7. we had a hard time holding on to the desk!
but for the time beeing we will do as the locals: just bravely ignore the threat...
