lucie→tokyo

In February 2025, I embarked on a 3-month journey to Tokyo, Japan. I wanted to explore the city, reconnect with friends, and learn from daily life.

As a hobbyist photographer, I tried capturing things that caught my attention. This website is a curated collection of photographs taken during this trip.

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Meeting the Tokyoite

Focused, still, or always in motion. Framed by daily routines, occasional surprises, and the spaces they inhabit.

Train waiting at Suzuka Circuit Inō Station.

From above...

Elevated paths span a sea of distant actions — one can only have a small glimpse beneath a false sense of control.

Tokyo skyline from Ikebukuro Sunshine City observatory.

...and below

Now looking upward, silent geometries still bathe in sun, drawing the sky and casting shadows from above.

Nagoya's castle, as part of one of the trips I made during my stay.

Night life

Enshadowed with tungsten glow, a quiet pulse duets with an electric one as people wrap up the day.

Time for a trip

None are mandatory — during a week, Kawaguchiko and Nikkō slowed days for shrines, lakes, and peaks to emerge.

Let's ride

Wheels spinning, swiftly passing by — challenging silhouettes with only an instant to share with the shutter.

As seen through the restaurant's windows.

When the rain begins to fall

Umbrellas bloom under soft skies — while surfaces shimmer, movement narrows, and attires mute.

Challenging focus with freezing hands, near Kita-Ikebukuro.

Shelters to rest

Impromptu or well-planned — corners of calm between outings, where moments settle and breath returns.

Apartment in Ikebukuro and furniture chaos.

Prepping for lights out

A one-of-a-kind gift to myself — buzzing crowds, roaring in anticipation as machines prepare to stretch their legs.

Aston Martin F1 team training pit stops.

Long, but organized queue to catch the bus to the circuit.

Sinking into the scene...

Of wider canvases, inviting the gaze to slow, and thoughts to soften into the atmosphere.

Outside view of the Chōfu lodging house.

Chōfu airfield serving Tokyo's southern islands.

...and lingering in fragments

Moving closer and focusing on sharper details no less vivid than their wider counterparts.

Chapters

Fin.

Thank you so much for browsing my photographs. I hope some of them inspired you the way these places inspired me.

Whoever you are, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to start a conversation with me on the platform that's most convenient to you:

Those three months were really special to me. I'm proud of myself for taking on the challenge this trip was and grateful I was able to.

I hold some special thanks to the people I shared parts of this journey with: Jules, Rio, Nicolas, Dareel, Amaury, Anthony, Ubugeeei, Ota, Sapphi, Julien, Alvaro, Mireia, and Alex.