ABANDONED ABODES

These images capture the fading remnants of an old disappearing neighbourhood just a few streets away from Tokyo’s bustling tourist areas.

Amid Japan’s declining population, many long-established families are leaving their homes and businesses behind. When I walked around the quiet streets, my attention was drawn to the blue property numbers and overflowing post boxes still present on the abandoned buildings — small, often overlooked symbols of a past that is slowly being erased.