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by Adrian Storey
29 December, 2009



   
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Photo gallery: Sleep street

It's the party-friendly holiday season, so here are a few late-night napping snaps in Tokyo's public places by Adrian Storey
 
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Adrian Storey is a photographer living in Tokyo. In this ongoing series, he chronicles late-night sleeping in Tokyo public places.

Each image is captioned with the location of the shot and the title of the work.

All images ©Uchujin-Adrian Storey www.uchujin.co.uk


Shinjuku: "Because a picture is all you are to me" 
 

Shinjuku: "He took all of my sins and wrote a pocket novel"
 

Shibuya: "I gave myself to sin"
 

Ikejiri Ohashi: "I should probably feel cheap, but I just feel free and a little bit empty."
 

Ikejiri Ohashi: "I'm tired of listening to myself now"
 

Ikejiri Ohashi: "It's bound to be less boring than today"
 

Ikejiri Ohashi: "Like an angel from a bedtime story"
 

Unknown train line, somewhere in Tokyo: "None of this will matter"
 

Sangenjaya: "On the day my habits catch up with me"
 

Shibuya: "Under a roof that you know"

 




   
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Tags: Tokyo culture, public sleeping, Japanese photography, holiday season
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yonasu
16 February, 2010
Sure, they need rest, but it's still hilarious!
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yonasu
16 February, 2010
Sure, they need rest, but it's still hilarious!
starlagurl
26 January, 2010
It's not funny at all! These people need REST.
TokyoCatalog
12 January, 2010
They made me laugh, good stuff
impossibles
3 January, 2010
Like the pics, very thought provoking...
BeiLiDong
2 January, 2010
Ah, good ol' Tokyo. And these people were all likely at their their desks the next morning at 8:30AM.
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