Shimotakaido by Tania Kelley
Guest Contributor | July 26th, 2008
On my recent trip to Tokyo I had the pleasure of staying in Shimotakaido a suburb in the Setagaya Ward, a couple of stops west of Shinjuku, on the keyno line.
There is something so cute about the suburbs of Tokyo. The small streets and compact houses seem almost doll like. Pedestrian pavements are indistinguishable form the street so the traffic usually moves at a leisurely pace, along with people on bikes and children on their way to and from school. Is it because the buildings are close to the street and as you walk by you feel like your only inches away from people’s private lives? Everything is so clean and compact. The bird calls at the station that announce the approaching trains are a nice touch too.
Tania Kelley
Tania Kelley started out studying Architecture and film in Adelaide SA before setting out a journey through India, the Middle East and Eastern Europe with a camera in hand. She ended up in New York where she stared work as a photographer and later continued to do so in Sydney. She has just recently relocated to Berlin. Tania has traveled a lot over the years and still loves the thrill of discovering new places, if only she didn’t have to fly!
