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In the middle of Tokyo.
A smile and brief gesture with my camera, a nod of cooperation from them, raise the old camera, zoom and focus, and take a shot,
Then thank the girls and walk away.
Quick and easy (maybe 15 seconds).
Image taken on B&W film years ago.


	Charlie Shugart 2013

Japanese Girls at Train Station

Jul 14, 2013 at 10:50 PM

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Very nice. The one on the left seems so serene. I wonder about the significance of the uniforms.

Jul 15, 2013 at 04:24 AM

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deinfaces wrote:
I wonder about the significance of the uniforms.
Common type of school uniform for girls in Japan.

Jul 15, 2013 at 09:06 AM

Charlie Shugart
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Glad you like this, Bob.
The "dress code" may have loosened during the intervening years- but 30+ years ago, most Japanese students wore uniforms when in school or on school excursions.
Many adults did also.
Just making an educated guess- but after half a dozen visits to Japan- I got the distinct impression that conforming to the norm was big throughout Japanese society.
Even in their recently acquired love of baseball (introduced after WWII), it was more honorable to hit a single than a home-run because hitting singles was a team effort, and homers were individual efforts.
Strange-sounding, but true at that time.
Charlie

Jul 15, 2013 at 03:01 PM

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Nice, Charlie.

Jul 16, 2013 at 09:26 PM

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Looks good. One girl's eyes are wandering.

Jul 17, 2013 at 03:23 AM

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Thanks JF and Jim.
She must have spotted a cute seven-foot Japanese boy and was giving him the eye

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If you've ever been to Japan- I hope you snickered at that. At a bit less than six-feet, I towered over all the Japanese I saw.
Charlie

Jul 17, 2013 at 12:23 PM


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