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David Hess
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Happy Saturday!!

Sumida, Tokyo

#BlueSkyArtShow #Cold
#Photography #TravelAddicts #Travel #Tokyo ##Japan #EastCoastKin
A concrete sculpture decorated like a Christmas tree with green garland with gold lights. There as a couple buildings in the background and it is snowing.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Happy Friday!!

Looking down at shibuya scramble crossing.

Shibuya Sky

Tokyo, Japan

#Scape #Cityscape #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Japan #Photography #EastCoastKin
Looking down on Shibuya scramble crossing surrounded by skyscrapers and traffic.
January 23, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Happy Thursday!!

Tokyo, Japan

#UrbanGaze #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #YellowThu
A restaurant on the corner of two streets with glowing lanterns in 3 rows around the building m. There is a sign in the middle with Japanese writing with 2 smaller signs on each side with a symbol in a circle. There is writing o. The street with a yellow glow from some evening rain.
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Happy Tuesday!!

Puroland

Tama, Japan

#HelloKitty
#AnimalArtTuesday #ThemePark
#Japan #TravelAddicts ##Photography ##EastCoastKin
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Shimokitazawa

A trendy neighborhood known for vintage stores and an old Tokyo vibe.

#Twosday
#Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts
#Photography #EastCoastKin
Two people walk in opposite directions with a retro sign with Japanese writing and English on the top and bottom. There is a white staircase in the background.
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Gōtokuji Temple

Known as the birthplace of the maneki-neko lucky beckoning cats. You pay at the vending machine, which will spit out a ticket that and take to the shop, collect you cat, and leave it for luck.

Setagaya, Tokyo

#AnimalArtTuesday
#Japan #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
White cats with one paw raised and red features and collar with a gold bell. They vary in size and are arranged neatly on wood boards. A white temple can be seen in the background.
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Happy Monday,

Kotoku-in

Kamakura, Japan

#BlueSkyMonday #Japan #TravelJapan #Photography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin
A giant metal Buddha sitting in a meditation pose against late autumn colors, blue skies with white streaking clouds, and a black bird flying into the frame.
January 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Happy Sunday!!

Shibuya Sky, Tokyo

#Stunday
#Tokyo #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
Jellyfish-like structures on top of a rooftop leading to sweeping views of Tokyo.
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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Happy Sunday!!

Asia's largest Chinatown

Yokohama, Japan

#Stunday
#Japan #Travel #TravelJapan #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
Glowing signs with Chinese writing and orange lanterns in the shape of a dragon.
January 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Skytree during the first snowfall of the season.

Tokyo, Japan

#Tokyo #Japan #TravelJapan #TravelAddicts #BlueSkyArtShow #One #Photography #EastCoastKin
Looking up at a tall structure with metal beams going up and down. The structure is a tower and it's lit up purple and red with the tip glowing a warm white color. There is snow coming down in the image and it is night.
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Happy Saturday!!

Enoshima Aquarium

#BlueSkyArtShow #One
#Travel #TravelAddicts #Aquarium #Japan #TravelJapan #Photography #EastCoastKin
A single jellyfish surrounded by light blue water.
January 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Denny's in Japan just hits different.

Tokyo, Japan

#FoodOnFriday #Japan #Travel #TravelJapan #Photography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin
January 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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Tokyo partially lit up for the night.

Shibuya Sky

Tokyo, Japan

#Scape #Cityscape #Photography #Travel #TravelAddicts #Japan #Tokyo #Shibuya #EastCoastKin
Buildings as far as the eye can see with a cloudy dark sky. Taken just before the sun set so there are spot of lights coming on across the image.
January 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Happy Friday!!

Imperial Palace

Tokyo, Japan

#Scape #Photography #Travel #Japan #TravelJapan #EastCoastKin
An ornate stone bridge across water reflected like a pair of eyes, a white bird flapping it's wings floating on the calm waters. In the background are manicured green trees with a white palace in the background with a green roof.
January 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Happy Friday

Setagaya District, Tokyo

#ColorADay
#BWFri
#Scape #Tokyo #Japan #Travel #TravelJapan #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
A winding road through an old part of Tokyo with traditional Japanese architecture and a plethora of electrical cables overhead. I'm the background a woman on a bike what's at a train crossing.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Trainspotting the tracks behind Tokyo Station from a rooftop garden nearby.

Tokyo, Japan

#UrbanGaze #Trainspotting #TravelAddicts #Japan #Tokyo #Video #EastCoastKin
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Happy Thursday!!

Kitte Garden

Tokyo, Japan

#Urban #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #Japan #Travel #Tokyo #Photography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin
A couple enjoying the view of a rooftop garden with skyscrapers towering in the background. It is rainy so the view and the couple are reflected on the wood panels below.
January 15, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Happy Wednesday!!

Hakone, Japan

#ClassicMono #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
Two people walk down a staircase with large trees and foliage surrounding each side. The picture is black and white.
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Okay this one isn't OF windows, but taken through a window at Skytree.

Asakusa, Tokyo

#WindowsOnWednesday #Japan #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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The iconic Enoden Train.

Kamakura, Japan

#Transportation #PubicTransit #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
The iconic green Enoden train with a small restaurant (very delicious set meals)on the left and greenery on the right.
January 14, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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Rainy evening in Tokyo.

Asakusa, Tokyo

#Japan #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
Picture of a crosswalk with people crossing it in the rain. Some people have their umbrellas out.And there is visible rain in the picture. There is a stoplight overhead with a red light.
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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I haven't posted a black and white shot in a while.

Fujisawa, Japan

#Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin
Black and white image of the city of Fujisawa with a few taller buildings in the background and smaller Japanese buildings in the foreground. There is a solitary person walking the streets in the bottom-center of the image.
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Fujisawa, Japan

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#TidesOutTuesday #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
Vertical image of the pacific ocean with surfers in the water and a family walking on the shore. A snow-capped Mount Fuji is in the background.
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Happy Tuesday!!

Nakamise Shopping Street

Tokyo, Japan

#TagTuesday #StreetArt #Art #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin
A vendor's stall closed with a painting of a man in chef attire standing over a grill with kitchen utensils and block shaped food. There is a pink banner behind him with Japanese writing and some writing by his head.
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Asakusa, Tokyo

#Travel #TravelAddicts #Tokyo #Japan #Photography #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin
A tall building with neon red lights on it lit up just before sunset. There is blue Japanese signs down the building and a telephone number is listed.
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM