Yokohama, Christomas-Eve

“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.” ― Diane Arbus This is my fourth year in a raw to spend Christmas alone ever since I started to live by myself. But come to think of it, being yourself on a special day is neither tragic nor sad. Why on earth do we have to live up to the social expectations that we’re supposed to spend special days with family or loved ones? Everyone has his or her own situations, and a lot of people spend Christmas alone or apart from family every year for various reasons. Today, I walked across … Continue ReadingYokohama, Christomas-Eve

Christmas Decorations

“That does it,” said Jace. “I’m going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.” “Why?” Isabelle said. “So you can look up ‘fun.’ I’m not sure you know what it means.” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes Last week, I re-visited the Yokohama Yamate District to take a look around the area with my photographing friends, home to a multitude of historical western buildings and residential houses which were decorated for the upcoming Christmas. I had already visited this area back in the earlier stage of this year and had posted it on my blog. Here are some of my photos from my visit to the district.