Some of the most unique views of popular places are hidden in plain sight, and this is especially true of the staircase at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Japan. With nearly 600 steps between the base and main observation deck, the open-air staircase offers up some incredible vantage points from inside the steel framework of one of Japan's most iconic structures.
Protip: Do as we did and take the elevator up and the staircase down.
Some of my favourite shots on any given travel shoot are the random street scenes captured between locations. As my series from around Tokyo, Japan continues to unfold as part of the Overseas collection, in anticipation of the (delayed) 2020 Summer Olympics, I put together this collage to provide a brief overview of some of the releases thus far.
As one of the busiest pedestrian crossings in the world, Shibuya Crossing (or Shibuya Scramble) in Tokyo, Japan can see upwards of 3000 people flood the street with every light change. The spectacle of this rotation between pedestrians and traffic is fascinating to watch, incredibly Japanese in its efficiency, and has made the scramble one of Tokyo's most featured locales.
Cat cafes are wildly popular across Japan, so a spontaneous visit to one in Tokyo was perhaps par for the course. I can't say that any of the cats were particularly interested in welcoming visitors during our brief encounter, but they did deliver the grumpy cat vibes in spades.
