PUBLIC MARKS with tag Yamanote

Tokyo’s JR Yamanote line is a loop with 29 stations. One by one, I’m going to visit every station in sequence, and photograph whatever I see. Along the way I’ll try and meet some locals and find out a little of what makes each area unique.

walking around

the Yamanote, the ultra-busy circular train line often thought of as the heart (or more appropriately,

the crown) of the city, and taking pictures of the areas between the stations, when

the common images were too often close to the stations.

29 stations. Over 100 kilometers

paced out between March and December 2003,

always staying within 100 meters of the train line.