A cinematic photomontage exploring the contradictions of Japan. From ancient traditions to hyper-modern life, this visual essay delves into Japanese culture, its resilience ('gaman'), and the profound sense of being adrift in a rapidly changing world, a feeling famously captured by author Haruki Murakami. We explore the delicate balance between the echoes of the past and the pull of the future...
Images taken on Renaissance Tour, 'More than Meets the Eye'.

Snow monkeys

Snow monkeys

Nagano

Zenkōji temple, Nagano

Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo

Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo

Rikugien Garden, Tokyo

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo

Enjoying the garden

Minato city

Minato city

Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #769, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Shiseido Gallery Tokyo

Shiseido Gallery Tokyo

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo

Ometesando

Marunouchi

Ometesando

Ometesando

Ometesando

Ometesando

Ometesando

Chiyoda

Ometesando

International House of Japan

Samurai fights

Samurai fights

Tokyo National Museum crowd

21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo

21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo

National Art Center

TeamLab Borderless

Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu

Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu

Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu

Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu

Takamatsu

Shopkeeper at Teshima

Teshima Art Museum

Les Archives du Coeur, Teshima

Teshima Art Museum

Teshima

Benesse House

Naoshima

Naoshima

Naoshima

Benesse House

Inland Sea

Art House Project, Naoshima

Art House Project, Naoshima

Art House Project, Naoshima

Inujima Art House Project

Lee Ufan Museum, Naoshima

Inujima

Inujima

Inujima Art House Project
