Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

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Canadian photographer Greg Girard arrived in Tokyo in the 1970s, and instantly fell in love with the city. He found a part-time job as an English teacher and decided to stay in Tokyo long enough to have the opportunity to explore it with my camera. Pictures for a long time remained unknown, until he was collected in an album called Tokyo-Yokosuka 1976-1983.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Greg lived in Tokyo for about three years in the late 70's and often visited the Hong Kong and Shanghai in the 80s, 90s and 2000s years. He now lives in Canada, but still arrive in Tokyo 2-3 times a year. "I would come more often if I could," says the photographer.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Two Schoolgirls, 1979.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Metro station Ikebukuro, 1976

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Keiko Yoyogi Park, 1979.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Shinjuku, cinema for men, 1983

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

The lobby is the Hotel "Keio Plaza", 1980

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Shinjuku, 5:09, 1979

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Shinjuku, 1979.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Greeting the Yakuza, Mr. Donuts, 1979

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

The neon lights of Kabukicho, 1977

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Shinjuku, 05:00, 1979

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

A woman knelt in the street, 1980

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

American sailor in the bar, 1976

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Bus stop, 1977

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Well-dressed young man, 1976

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Julie, Tokyo Bay, 1979

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

The operator of the lift in a Department store, 1977

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

The man in the suit, 1979

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Pasolini in Tokyo, 1976.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Shinjuku, "Kabuki-Cho" (the American club), 1976.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Judy Ong in commercials, 1980

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

The crossing at Shibuya, 1976

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

A man in a "Kabuki-Cho", 1976

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Close to Haneda airport, Tokyo, 1979.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Shin-Okubo, 1979

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Tokyo Bay, ferry to Okinawa, 1982

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Haneda airport, Tokyo, 1979.

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

"Lorena", a TV show at 23:00, 1979

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

Canal near Haneda airport, 1979

Looked like Tokyo and its inhabitants in the late 1970s

The man in the foyer of the cinema, 1982

Keywords: 70s | 80s | Urban sketches | Tokyo | Urban studies | Photographer | Japan

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