Harvey Ives

japan on 35 mm

in april of 2025 i went to japan for the first time in my life. i’ve never been so fascinated and inspired by what I experienced there. i took most of my photos with my phone, but i also brought an olympus af-1 twin and three rolls of film with me. here’s a sample of photographs from that collection.

tokyo sky tree, asakusa. making washi paper, asakusa. the apartment from my favourite film. one of first places i visited after landing in tokyo. was sad to find the vending machine from the film was missing. if you know you know, asakusa. visiting my favourite roaster’s japanese cousin, asakusa. street in higashi chaya, kanazawa. street in higashi chaya, kanazawa. kenroku-en gardens, kanazawa. first traditional japanese inn experience, hyakurakusou ryokan, kanazawa. nighttime at ameyoko market, ueno. hokuriku shinkansen arriving at the platform to take us to kanazawa, ueno. collected my first goshuin here. utasu shrine, kanazawa. exploring downtown, kanazawa. boss was my favourite for obvious reasons. had multiple per day, kanazawa. crossing outside a glitch tokyo. moments away from tasting the best espresso i’ve ever had in my life, nihonbashi. espresso so good i had to go back the next day. went to a different glitch location this time. arrived 20 minutes prior to opening and still wasn’t the first person there, kanda. a second location from my favourite film, this time i stumbled on it completely by accident, shibuya. takeshita st, harajuku. hokkaido milk bar, asakusa. enjoying fuglen’s finest after joining the traveller’s company club, asakusa. scramble crossing, shibuya.