Tokyo

Tokyo - my biggest wanderlust after New York city. no other city encapsulates the organized chaos quite like Tokyo. deep in the bowels of the city, the insanity of the metro transit system contains the pockets of silence that is the train compartments - commuters locking their gazes into their cellphones, books, or perhaps catching a quick forty winks before the next interchange. up in the streets, neon signs buzz in epileptic intervals while pedestrians swiftly walk towards their predestined routes, never once knocking over the lost and amazed tourist gaping at the eye-catching, yet, unintelligible advertisements. the street crossings are crawling with people walking in a myriad of directions, like particles dispersing in randomized fashion, yet they each have an assigned destination.

in Tokyo, you will find solace among the discord, like a quaint cafe amidst the tourist-laden Asakusa streets. or the humbled Meiji Jingu sits in forested tranquillity amidst the contemporary and colourful Harajuku. there is this constant push-and-pull between opposing contrasts which makes Tokyo such a vibrant, beautiful, and lively city. my only regret is not staying here a little bit longer to absorb more of the splendour. i will be back, if only to walk the streets, or to be chasing trains in the labyrinthine metro system. more than that, i want to take more pictures.