Pick of the night

Of all the photos I took in Tokyo, this is one of my favourites. I don't even know why. Not like it's spectacularly sharp or anything, quite the opposite in fact.

Nevertheless.


Roadside stall in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Shinjuku, especially this area just outside one of the entrances to the JR Railway Station, is a constant flow of people going about their jobs, or in search of food and drink, or entertainment, or just trying to catch the train home. It's almost 11pm now on a winter night, and most places are closed for the night. Here at the counter of a roadside stall, a few salarymen eat and chat and relax, oblivious to the passers-by. One of many such islands that provide sustanence and refuge from the day's work and the night's chill breeze.