I stepped out of Shibuya Station and joined a gathering crowd seeking shelter from what I thought was a heavy downpour. Then I noticed more and more people around me taking photographs, getting excited, and I realized it was not rain that was falling.

It was snow. Falling faster and heavier by the minute.

Thank you, Tokyo, for making my last night here unforgettable. I’ve waited three years for this.

The new year.

It’s been raining for days in Tokyo.

Passing through.

It took three trips for this to happen. Today, Tokyo saw her first day of snow for 2012.

娃娃。