Few places in the world are as alluring as Japan when it comes to street photography. The neon alleyways of Tokyo, Osaka, and other major cities provide perfect opportunities for evocative night photography, while the bustling trains and intersections offer an infinite source of inspiration for those looking for some snaps in the daylight hours.
In homage to the country’s reputation as a street photographer’s paradise, Bored Panda has compiled this list containing some of the best street snaps we could find. In it you’ll see work from reputed street photographers such as Masashi Wakui and Takeshi Yasui, as well as many others. If you’ve never been to Japan then these pictures will make you want to go. And if you have been before then they’ll make you want to go again. Just don’t forget your camera!
#1

Image source: Akihiro Nagashima
#2

Image source: Masashi Wakui
#3

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#4

Image source: Yuma Yamashita
#5

Image source: Kaitaro Kobayashi
#6

Image source: belovedstraycat
#7

Image source: Masato Mukoyama
#8

Image source: Hirokazu Toda
#9

Image source: İlhan Eroglu
#10

Image source: Lee Chapman
#11

Image source: Jiratto
#12

Image source: Lee Chapman
#13

Image source: Peter Stewart
#14

Image source: masayoshi naito
#15

Image source: Shin Noguchi
#16

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#17

Image source: Yuma Yamashita
#18

Image source: Kaitaro Kobayashi
#19

Image source: Nicolas Datiche
#20

Image source: Tatsuo Suzuki
#21

Image source: Hanson Mao
#22

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#23

Image source: Yoshinori Mizutani
#24

Image source: Masashi Wakui
#25

Image source: Tatsuo Suzuki
#26

Image source: Lee Chapman
#27

Image source: Yusuke Sakai
#28

Image source: andrea maini
#29

Image source: Michael Chandler
#30

Image source: Lee Chapman
#31

Image source: Yusuke Sakai
#32

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#33

Image source: Tatsuo Suzuki
#34

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#35

Image source: Danilo Dungo
#36

Image source: Lee Chapman
#37

Image source: Yuma Yamashita
#38

Image source: marco ferrarin
#39

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#40

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#41

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#42

Image source: Hidetoshi Ogata
#43

Image source: TORU TANAKA
#44

Image source: Damien Vignol
#45

Image source: TyKroh
#46

Image source: Kaitaro Kobayashi
#47

Image source: Pierre-Emmanuel Delétrée
#48

Image source: David Hufford
#49

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#50

Image source: Huy Tonthat
#51

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#52

Image source: Yuma Yamashita
#53

Image source: Hiroki Fujitani
#54

Image source: Hiroki Fujitani
#55

Image source: Davide Filippini
#56

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#57

Image source: TORU TANAKA
#58

Image source: Lee Chapman
#59

Image source: Hassan Badran
#60

Image source: Davide Filippini
#61

Image source: Hidenobu Suzuki
#62

Image source: Gretsch
#63

Image source: Ryusuke Komori
#64

Image source: Nicolas Datiche
#65

Image source: jenny gloria zhang
#66

Image source: Tadashi Onishi
#67

Image source: Peter Stewart
#68

Image source: Pierre-Emmanuel Delétrée
#69

Image source: James Horan
#70

Image source: Hiroki Fujitani
#71

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#72

Image source: Ryuichi Noguchi
#73

Image source: Nicolas Datiche
#74

Image source: Davide Filippini
#75

Image source: Magdalena Roeseler
#76

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#77

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#78

Image source: HIROKI FUJITANI
#79

Image source: Yusuke Sakai
#80

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#81

Image source: Sonny Abesamis
#82

Image source: Dacian Groza
#83

Image source: Yuma Yamashita
#84

Image source: Hiroki Fujitani
#85

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#86

Image source: Yota Yoshida
#87

Image source: Hiroharu Matsumoto
#88

Image source: Ryuichi Noguchi
#89

Image source: Yoshiro Ishii
#90

Image source: Tatsuo Suzuki
#91

Image source: Said Karlsson
#92

Image source: Said Karlsson
#93

Image source: José E. Tan
#94

Image source: oneway cai
#95

Image source: Luca Onnis
#96

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#97

Image source: ShootTokyo
#98

Image source: Ryuichi Noguchi
#99

Image source: Yanidel
#100

Image source: Tatsuo Suzuki
#101

Image source: andrea maini
#102

Image source: Eolo Perfido
#103

Image source: Tatsuo Suzuki
#104

Image source: Ryuichi Noguchi
#105

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#106

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#107

Image source: Shin Noguchi
#108

Image source: Eugenio Frasca
#109

Image source: ShootTokyo
#110

Image source: Pierre-Emmanuel Delétrée
#111

Image source: Davide Filippini
#112

Image source: Mitsutaka Tajiri
#113

Image source: Lee Chapman
#114

Image source: Takashi Yasui
#115

Image source: Yanidel
#116

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#117

Image source: Lee Chapman
#118

Image source: Lee Chapman
#119

Image source: Walker
#120

Image source: Tatsuo Suzuki
#121

Image source: Toomore Chiang
#122

Image source: Eolo Perfido
#123

Image source: Davide Filippini
#124

Image source: Davide Filippini
#125

Image source: Hiroki Fujitani
#126

Image source: Tatsuo Suzuki
#127

Image source: Yota Yoshida
#128

Image source: Hiroki Fujitami
#129

Image source: Peter Sawers
#130

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#131

Image source: Ryuichi Noguchi
#132

Image source: Hiroki Fujitani
#133

Image source: Lee Chapman
#134

Image source: Lukasz Kazimierz Palka
#135

Image source: Tadashi Onishi
#136

Image source: Shinji Abe
#137

Image source: Richard Atrero de Guzman
#138

Image source: Davide Filippini
#139

Image source: Davide Filippini
#140

Image source: Shin Noguchi
#141

Image source: Takaaki Ishikura
#142

Image source: HIROKI FUJITANI
#143

Image source: Tadashi Onishi
#144

Image source: Mitsutaka Tajiri
#145

Image source: HIROKI FUJITANI
#146

Image source: Takaaki ishikura
#147

Image source: Alessandro Neri
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