The World of Alleyways | Focus #320

These are the alleyway scenes that are part of the daily life for residents in some residential areas. They may seem commonplace, but there is only one place in the world where you can see this view.

Take a look at the alleyways near your home. You might discover something new that you hadn't noticed before, something that exists only there.

The narrow alleyways of nightlife districts. The light leaking from lanterns and signs illuminates the dark, narrow alleys, inviting visitors while giving a sense of human presence.

Visit the alleyways at night to see a completely different face, as if they transform into another world.

The scenery of traditional wooden buildings lined up is still visible in some tourist spots, but it has become difficult to feel the old atmosphere due to the crowds.

However, if you change your perspective and enter a side street, you might see the same wooden buildings lined up, with fewer people around, as if time has stopped.

Let's take a look at alleyways that can only be seen abroad. Surrounded by stone paths and buildings, these alleys offer an extraordinary view not found in Japan.

On the other hand, the presence of laundry gives a sense that it is someone's everyday life. Find such alleyways abroad where you can simultaneously feel the extraordinary and the ordinary.

Once you enter an alleyway, take a look outside from that narrow space. Even though you should be seeing the same thing, it feels like a different world unfolds beyond the alley.

Even familiar landscapes can reveal a completely different world just by changing your perspective and peeking from an alley.


Alleyways offer us various views, narrow yet diverse. Without going far, alleyways are open right near your home. Capture the alleyways you discover with your camera.

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