Japan 2023 in Film: Part 2
This is the second in a short series of posts where I share my film rolls from our Japan trip in 2023.
We started our second day in Tokyo by wandering the streets of Tomigaya, a residential neighbourhood north of Shibuya station. It was very vibey and trendy, with lots of cafes that definitely felt like it would attract a western audience, but was pretty quiet when we wandered around.
![A photo of a white cafe called 'Kiru Store'](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/5a9RzDFbKY-300.jpeg)
![A photo of a streetscape, with wires hanging from building to building'](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/1IeqQwSeuW-300.jpeg)
We then wandered out into Yoyogi park. I didn’t take many good film photos of that but I have one:
The next few days we spent in Nagoya - I have a few shots from our time in the northern city edge, shooting some public art and an art museum.
![A photo of an art piece in a paved park](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/ZxQzXVgGzE-300.jpeg)
![A photo of a mid century art museum](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/rDOaf-JpVw-300.jpeg)
From Nagoya we took the Shinano Ltd Express train through the mountains to a small town, Magome, where we stayed for two nights.
The vibes were insane in this town; I took most of the shots on this camera roll in the Magome ~ Tsumago areas.
We particularly liked Magome as it is built on the side of a hill and has a cobblestone main road which is closed to cars during the majority of the day. It was a killer cardio workout going up and down but felt very magical and video-game-like.
![Folks climbing up the hill in Magome](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/AOGNStNvsn-300.jpeg)
![A view of the golden hour looking down on Magome](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/avGEPGr5XD-300.jpeg)
I got a lot of cool photos of the town but most of the other film ones were pretty meh :(
During the middle day in Magome we did part of the Nakasendo hike, between Magome and Tsumago. It was a pretty gentle walk and quite special - everyone along the road was so friendly and we really enjoyed our time.
![A photo of the autumn leaves on a tree next to the water wheel](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/xhbDnOhtlO-300.jpeg)
![A photo of the Nakasendo trail](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/63SVhTaAFv-300.jpeg)
![A photo of the Nakasendo trail](https://d375fgtwu8a9u2.cloudfront.net/generated/NTLxIaigXk-300.jpeg)
Partway through the hike I finished the film roll and had trouble taking photos on the newly loaded film so these are all the shots I got from the walk 😆