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Norbert Woehnl 📷
@norbertwoehnl.com
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🇩🇪 born in Graz 🇦🇹, reside & work in Tokyo 🇯🇵.

📍Photographer (Film & Digital)
📍Data Architect
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Norbert Woehnl 📷 @norbertwoehnl.com · Nov 18
Hi everyone! 👋
I am Norbert, a Data Architect and #photography enthusiast living in #Tokyo. I will post my photography, musings about learning Japanese, impressions from Tokyo cafés, and other random things. よろしくお願いします。
All the photos below were shot on film with a Mamiya 6 medium-format camera.
At Shibamata in Tokyo, Japan, pedestrians are watching the staff of a Yakitori stall going about their food preparations. A close-up photo of the reclining Buddha statue at Nanzo-in Temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture. During cherry blossom season, Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture is seen through a natural frame of pinkish-white branches of cherry blossoms. During dusk along "Star Road" in Asagaya, Tokyo, patrons are sitting inside an Izakaya, and we can see a whole lane of pubs and eateries extending into the background of the image.
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Happy Friday! I just published 'Onward into 2026 🐎', the latest issue of my #photography #newsletter. It is free and comes out once or twice a month - if you'd like to join, you can at the bottom of the linked page.

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#website #tokyo #japan @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Onward into 2026 🐎
... or, "The Year of the Horse", as it is known here in Japan
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January 23, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Happy Friday! I just published 'Onward into 2026 🐎', the latest issue of my #photography #newsletter. It is free and comes out once or twice a month - if you'd like to join, you can at the bottom of the linked page.

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#website #tokyo #japan @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Onward into 2026 🐎
... or, "The Year of the Horse", as it is known here in Japan
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January 23, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Governor Newsom Press Office (... & - 1h X' • Fan account Dear Mr. Trump, Please let this letter serve to represent that the Board of Breathtakingly Awesome People Who Stay Awake at Meetings is withdrawing its invitation to you joining the prestigious Board of Leaders Who Know That Iceland is Not Greenland. Love, Gavin The Magnificent. Donald J. Trump 0 O @realDonald Trump Dear Prime Minister Carney: Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada's joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time. Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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Good morning from #Tokyo! Lovely January weather; chilly and bright. Here is the sunrise from my window, shot with @heliographe.studio’s #65x24 app. I like photographing my neighborhood like a landscape.

#photography #streetphotography #panoramic #japan #UrbanGaze #scape @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Panoramic photo of sunrise over a suburban scenery in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Quite strong winds tonight here in #Tokyo, with a windchill of -4°C. The pond at Mitsugi Park in #Itabashi, usually quite calm, was visibly agitated.
Photo straight out of iPhone camera.

#photography #streetphotography #nightphotography #japan #ArtYear #スナップ写真 @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Winter evening photo overlooking the pond at Mitsugi Park in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
January 20, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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Maybe Greenland should consider renaming itself Epsteinfilesland. Trump would never talk about it again.
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Happy Monday from #Japan! Hope y'all are having a good start into the new week.

Today's photo set is a collection of oddities and backyard angles from my home ward of #Itabashi. I like to show the lesser-seen sides of #Tokyo.

#photography #streetphotography #ArtYear #スナップ写真 @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Air conditioning units, chimneys and a red karaoke sign in a window on the back side of a building in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan. A man carrying a big white dog while walking away from a dilapidated old kiosk decorated with boxing promotion signs in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan. Stones, rocks and objects carved of stone outside a stonemason's shop in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan. Old buildings and colorful but partially defunct store fronts in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan.
January 19, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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Hello from #Tokyo on this Wednesday, another sunny winter day.

Returning from the office last night, I was again able to take a few night photos in the quiet backstreets of my home ward of #Itabashi.

#photography #streetphotography #japan #nightphotography #UrbanGaze #scape @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Night photograph taken in the Hasunumacho district of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan. Night photograph taken in the Hasunumacho district of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan. Night photograph taken in the Honcho district of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan. Night photograph taken in the Shimizucho district of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan.
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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Good morning from a fabulously crisp and cool #Tokyo! On the way to the office, I took this quick photo - love the light on winter mornings in the Marunouchi / Otemachi areas.

#photography #streetphotography #japan #UrbanGaze #scape #スナップ写真 #ArtYear @bskyphotos.bsky.social
A street scene from a winter morning in the Otemachi / Marunouchi area in Tokyo, Japan. This district around Tokyo Station is dominated by high-rise office buildings.
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Happy weekend from #Japan!

For this week’s #BlueSkyArtShow, a set of photos from the #Vibrant district of Ōsu in #Nagoya. Fascinating neighborhood located around one of the city’s major temples.

#photography #streetphotography #ArtYear #スナップ写真 #scape #UrbanGaze @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Interesting characters and merchandise at the flea market at Osu Kannon Temple in Nagoya, Japan Staff and decorative figure at a leather goods store in Osu, Nagoya Looking down at the patterns of a noodle shop in Osu, Nagoya Drugstore guard in Osu, Nagoya
January 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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Those few moments on a January #Tokyo afternoon when the light becomes magical ✨

Unedited photos shot with @heliographe.studio’s #65x24 app.

#photography #streetphotography #panoramic #japan #itabashi #スナップ写真 #scape #UrbanGaze #ArtYear @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Winter afternoon light over an urban scenery in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan Winter afternoon light over an urban scenery in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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For me, the map below is going to be the final tally. Can't see myself going there anymore, no matter who or what comes after the orange shit goblin.
(Exception: if California were to secede from the union, I might reconsider visiting there 🤷‍♂️).
Map indicating which U.S. states I traveled to, and to what extent.
January 8, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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Good morning from #Tokyo!

Last night while walking back home from work, I took some #panoramic photos in the backstreets of #Itabashi Ward, using @heliographe.studio’s brilliant #65x24 app.

#photography #streetphotography #nightphotography #japan #UrbanGaze #scape #スナップ写 @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Panoramic night photo of restaurants in the Honcho area of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan Panoramic night photo of a narrow side street in the Shimizucho area of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan Panoramic night photo of a green grocer in the Shimizucho area of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan Panoramic night photo of restaurants in the Hasunumacho area of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan
January 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Good morning from #Japan!

Today is my first office day of 2026, and there was some nice winter morning light when I looked out the 18F window towards #Tokyo Station. Here is that view at four different zoom levels.

#photography #UrbanGaze #scape #streetphotography #ArtYear @bskyphotos.bsky.social
View from an office building in Otemachi, Tokyo, towards Tokyo Station. Zoom level: 3x View from an office building in Otemachi, Tokyo, towards Tokyo Station. Zoom level: 2x View from an office building in Otemachi, Tokyo, towards Tokyo Station. Zoom level: 1x View from an office building in Otemachi, Tokyo, towards Tokyo Station. Zoom level: 0.5x
January 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Happy weekend from #Tokyo! It’s chilly here this morning, and we even got an ever-so-light dusting of snow. Here are a few quick #panoramic photos out of my windows, shot with @heliographe.studio’s #65x24 app.

#photography #streetphotography #japan #scape #UrbanGaze #ArtYear @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Panoramic photo of an urban Tokyo scenery, taken in Itabashi Ward. Panoramic photo of an urban Tokyo scenery, taken in Itabashi Ward. Panoramic photo of an urban Tokyo scenery, taken in Itabashi Ward.
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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We completed our traditional New Year’s #Carcassone #boardgame.

Tiles used:
- Base Game
- E1, Inns & Cathedrals
- E2, Traders & Builders
- Minis: Festival, Goldmines, Fruit Trees, German Cathedrals, German Castles, Markets of Leipzig, Halflings, Bets, Flying Machines
- Special Tiles: Spiel, Ukraine
Carcassonne board game tiles are laid out on a table.
January 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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In the 12-year cycle of zodiacal animals, 2026 is the “Year of the Horse”. My #Tokyo home ward, #Itabashi, just sent this New Year’s Greeting with Itabashi’s mascot Rinrin-chan on his toy horse. The main phrase 謹賀新年 (“kinga shinnen”) is a formal way of saying #HappyNewYear.

#japan #japaneseculture
Rinrin-chan (りんりんちゃん), the mascot of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, is riding on a toy horse. Illustration ©Itabashi Ward, Tokyo
January 1, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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Happy New Year!

Osechi-ryōri are traditional New Year’s foods in #Japan. Each of the dishes symbolizes a New Year's wish.
Photo shot some years ago at my in-laws’ home in #Okayama.
📷 Nikon FE2, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
🎞️ Fuji Natura 1600
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Osechi-ryōri is a subset of Japanese cuisine made up of dishes that are traditionally eaten on New Year’s. Since it was historically taboo to cook on New Year’s day, Osechi dishes are typically stewed with lots of sugar, or preserved with vinegar. There is a huge variety of dishes, each one symbolizing a wish for things like long life, wealth, joy and good fortune. The food is then meticulously plated in a 2-3 tiered lacquered box called a jubako, which the whole family eats from.
December 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Year-end #shrine visit today to Okunitama Jinja in Fuchu, western #Tokyo. Fabulous clear and chilly weather. Last image is the shrine’s goshuin (seal stamp). Unedited iPhone photos.

#photography #streetphotography #japan #UrbanGaze #scape #ArtYear #EastCoastKin #スナップ写真　@bskyphotos.bsky.social
Visit to Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu, Tokyo Visit to Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu, Tokyo Visit to Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu, Tokyo - Main Hall Visit to Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu, Tokyo - seal stamp (goshuin)
December 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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An unexpected but welcome Christmas present from Mr. Mister. Stellar vocal performance by Richard Page, and great musicianship by the entire band.

#80smusic #mrmister #music

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Mr. Mister - Kyrie (Live 2025)
YouTube video by Pat Mastelotto
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December 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Merry Christmas! I hope you all get to enjoy and wind down with your loved ones. 🎅🎄

📷: Christmas Market on the historic Market Square of #Herrenberg, #Germany.

See you all next year with more content from #Japan!

#photography #christmasmarket #christmas #merrychristmas
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December 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Accurate about a Pathological Liar and Convicted Felon who Incited an Insurrection, tried to Steal a Fair Election and is Covering up Sex Crimes against Children, shouldn't his Disgraceful Presidency be terminated? I say, YES!
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Merry Christmas! I hope you all get to enjoy and wind down with your loved ones. 🎅🎄

📷: Christmas Market on the historic Market Square of #Herrenberg, #Germany.

See you all next year with more content from #Japan!

#photography #christmasmarket #christmas #merrychristmas
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December 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Not all artists are geniuses or world-changers. Some just lighten up the load of living for others. Chris Rea did this for millions of people without ever cheating, with absolute honesty. This is a rare kind of dignity. RIP.
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Happy Monday from #Tokyo!

The ominous #sky outside my bedroom window, one October afternoon two years ago (and I assure you this is a real photo, not some digital composite or other artificial crap).

#photography #streetphotography #japan #UrbanGaze #BlueSkyMonday #ArtYear @bskyphotos.bsky.social
A heavy and ominous sky over an urban scenery in Tokyo, Japan
December 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM