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What You Get in Tokyo for $1,800/Month

What is a typical 1-bedroom (1LDK) apartment in central Tokyo actually like? My approx. $1,800/month apartment in Setagaya, Tokyo.

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Street Photography: Gotokuji & Kyodo, Tokyo

Going out on a snowy winter day to take street photos of Gotokuji and Kyodo, Tokyo.

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Shooting street photos of Koenji, Tokyo, a neighborhood known for its alternative subcultures.

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My experience living in Tokyo as it prepares for the Olympics and fights the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Exploring the streets of Shimotakaido in Setagaya, Tokyo during cherry blossom season.

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A look at working from home in Tokyo, as the city is now in a quasi-lockdown and tries to reduce person-to-person contact by 70%.

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Photographing the streets of Setagaya, Tokyo on a snowy, spring day.

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How it’s like living and working in Tokyo during the COVID-19 / Coronavirus pandemic.

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What my typical lunches on Tokyo workdays are like and how much they cost.

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Spending the full New Year’s holiday in Tokyo for an authentic Japanese New Year’s experience.

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Shooting around Hanazono Shrine’s Torinoichi Festival in November 2019.

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What is a typical studio apartment in central Tokyo actually like? My approx. $950/month apartment in Setagaya, Tokyo.

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The process I went through to move to Tokyo and find an apartment to live in.

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Capturing scenes from a snowy day in Tokyo.