Tag Archives: Tokyo

Ever since I can remember, red torii gates have had a hold on me. Every documentary, every travel show, every friend’s Japan photo dump – there’d always be one shot of a vermillion gate against green forest or grey stone, and I’d think, I need to stand under one of …

The first time I pulled up the Tokyo metro map on my phone, I genuinely thought someone was pranking me. Fourteen lines. Five different operators. Colour coding that would make a Pantone chart look minimal. I zoomed in. Then zoomed out. Took a screenshot to study later. Then gave up …