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Magical Night Photos Of Tokyo’s Streets By Masashi Wakui Look Straight Out Of Miyazaki Films (New Photos)

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Masashi Wakui (previously here) is a self-taught Japanese photographer who hides in the dark corners of Tokyo to document the city like a scene from an intimate fairytale.

Focusing on the Japanese metropolis during the night, Wakui brings out its mesmerizing vibrant colors. He perfectly captures the poetry of Tokyo's lively narrow streets, filled with buzzing neon signs and mysterious figures.

Using high-performance compact cameras, Wakui usually explores the backstreets and alleyways of Shibuya and Shinjyuku, but visits other districts as well. His aesthetic images might look like images from the set of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, but the subject in the images aren't actors or models - they're just ordinary citizens who happened to cross the path of Wakui's lens.

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Fillippa Nöel 7 years ago

Gorgeous!

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ShuMin 7 years ago

I love photos of tokyo in the night, I wish I could go there in future to make stunning photos as this

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Aegon VI Targaryen 7 years ago

the neon city really need to visit

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The Cappy 7 years ago

For some reason, I find myself looking for a monster.

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Oscar 7 years ago

I would to be walking in the rain here!

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scorpesh 7 years ago

Just lyk spirited away:)

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Alberto Curutchet 7 years ago

wow

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Tiffany Harding 7 years ago

The lantern says "stamina" for some reason.

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Goodluck Ede 7 years ago

Backstreet Riot!

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Muhaimin Azeez 7 years ago

who doesn't want to travel here? 😍

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Alberto Curutchet 7 years ago

Love this

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Zeynep Yıldırım 7 years ago

It's like a capture from Miyazaki's movies.

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Jhoa 7 years ago

The girl that lept through time!

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Ged Maybury 7 years ago

Yokohama Chinatown, but I cannot find the exact spot. Google Maps was there in daylight!

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Alberto Curutchet 7 years ago

...and this one

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Super Cat 7 years ago

And then the cuteness began

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scorpesh 7 years ago

Want to know, which anime series/ movie it is( on the poster).please do reply

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Ged Maybury 7 years ago

A 'Capsule Hotel' ("kapuseru hoteru" as the sign obviously says!). Not enough clues to find it on Google Maps.

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This one is easy: the crossing from Shinjuku Forever21

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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John L 7 years ago

This fellow is one Great photographer of urban life. I still love to use screensavers and he is on a couple of them. He's worth keeping in mind. :D

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Violaine LB 7 years ago

These pictures are gorgeous.

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Aunt Messy 7 years ago

I wanna go back!

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John L 7 years ago

This fellow is one Great photographer of urban life. I still love to use screensavers and he is on a couple of them. He's worth keeping in mind. :D

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Violaine LB 7 years ago

These pictures are gorgeous.

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Aunt Messy 7 years ago

I wanna go back!

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