Portfolio

Japan Street Photography

日本のストリートスナップ

This portfolio presents a selection of street and people photography from Japan.

  • A salaryman in Tokyo, Japan, is posing for my camera outside a Yakitori stall, much to the amusement of his colleagues watching from behind.
  • A woman wearing a kimono and geta (Japanese sandals) is shopping at a convenience store in Kanazawa, Japan.
  • At a temple in the Osu district of Nagoya, Japan, a father and his son are playing football.
  • Late-afternoon passers-by are checking out Ramen restaurants in the Asakusabashi area of Tokyo, Japan.
  • A man and a woman in traditional clothes and holding a paper umbrella are riding in a boat on the canal in the Bikan District of Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
  • View into the kitchen of a café in the Motomachi area of Kobe, Japan.
  • A young woman in kimono and holding a Japanese paper umbrella is posing outside a historic building in Kanazawa, Japan.
  • A woman and a man are having some food and drinks on a pier adjacent to Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe, Japan.
  • Customers are relaxing while taking a sand bath in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, Japan.
  • A tired man with a business bag is seated on a subway seat in Fukuoka, Japan.
  • At a noodle restaurant in Takao north of Kyoto, Japan, an interior reflection from a glass door is seen together with the proprietors who are working behind a counter.
  • A decisive moment is approaching during the Firewalking Festival at Yugasan Rendaiji Temple in Kurashiki, Japan.
  • A participant is seen wearing a period costume during the annual Musha Gyoretsu Warrior Parade in Matsue, the capital of Shimane Prefecture in Japan.
  • A moment from a neighborhood Halloween Festival in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan.
  • A candid shot of the station master at Matsushiro Station (decommissioned in April 2012) in Nagano, Japan.
  • Standing still amidst the hustle and bustle on the concourse of JR Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japan.
  • At Ninenzaka in Kyoto, Japan, four women in "Maiko" attire (i.e. wearing kimono and Japanese "geta" sandals) are taking photos of each other.
  • At Canal City Hakata in Fukuoka, Japan, a girl and a boy are watching a rhythmic water fountain display.
  • At Hosen-in Temple in Ohara north of Kyoto, Japan, staff is moving through a tatami room to bring tea to a visitor.
  • In the Chinatown of Kobe, Japan, a young woman is glancing at the various food options that are on display in the late afternoon.
  • Framed by splashing water from a fountain, four elderly people are seen walking in Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan.
  • After work, office workers are frequenting the food stalls underneath the tracks at Shimbashi Station in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Dancers from different generations are performing at the Bizen Pottery Festival in Imbe, Okayama Prefecture.
  • A priest seated on the Tokyo subway is using a tablet.
  • At Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, Japan, fans are cheering during the 7th-inning intermission.
  • At a coffee house in Kyoto, Japan, a regular customer is reading the newspaper over a cup.
  • In the Osu district of Nagoya, Japan, a shop attendant at a belt store with some eccentric decorations is awaiting customers.
  • At Ikuta Shrine in Kobe, Japan, a small girl and her mother, both in kimono, are about to enter the premises for Shichigosan prayers and photos.
  • Customers are browsing a fully-stocked used bookstore in the Jimbocho district of Tokyo, Japan.
  • At Nanzenji Temple in eastern Kyoto, Japan, visitors are taking photos under the arches of an old aqueduct that runs through the premises.
  • In the Bakurocho area of Tokyo, Japan, an elderly woman is crossing the street opposite the strikingly yellow Nitto Towel Company building.

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Norbert Woehnl

Norbert Woehnl

Norbert Woehnl is a Photographer in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Travel, Location, Editorial and Street Photography.





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