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Kimonos
Photograph byTorin Boyd
Young ladies in kimonos parade through the Ginza District on the Japanese holiday called Coming of Age Day, when 20-year-olds are honored.
Kabukicho District
Photograph by Puku/SIME-4Corners Images
Pedestrians flock to the bright lights of Tokyo’s Kabukicho District, the city’s pulsing center for shopping and nightlife.
Yurakucho Station
Photograph byTorin Boyd
A jumbo screen ad—one of a daylong stream of messages—greets passers-by in front of the Bic Camera store near Tokyo’s Yurakucho Station.
Kanda Matsuri Festival
Photograph byTorin Boyd
Men dressed in yoroi, or Japanese armor, pass through the Akihabara electronics district of Tokyo during the Kanda Matsuri festival.
Kameido Shrine
Photograph byTorin Boyd
A singer belts out enka tunes—melodramatic popular songs—during a festival for the wisteria that bloom at Tokyo’s Kameido Shrine.
Shibuya Station
Photograph byTorin Boyd
Students in front of Tokyo’s Shibuya Station paint themselves prior to a campaign rally during the national House of Councilors election.
Shinjuku Neighborhood
Photograph by Puku/SIME-4Corners Images
Young dancers perform in the Shinjuku neighborhood, the large entertainment, business, and shopping area around Shinjuku Station.
Ginza District
Photograph byTorin Boyd
Pedestrians have the right-of-way in Tokyo’s Ginza District on a Sunday afternoon, when the main avenue of Ginza Dori is closed to traffic.
Matsuya Department Store
Photograph byTorin Boyd
Two children mimic a bowing mannequin in the storefront window of Matsuya Department Store in Tokyo's Ginza District.
Mikimoto Building
Photograph byTorin Boyd
The pink Mikimoto Building in the 3-chome District, one of Tokyo’s new urban centers, was designed by famed Japanese architect Toyo Ito.