Hideyo Yoshimura
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Late afternoon light across a tiled pavement in Kyoto

Street and portraitphotography in Kyoto.

Sessions around Kyoto and Kansai, from half an hour to a full hour. In Japanese or English.

京都 · Kyoto

Based in KyotoArashiyama and Gion mostly. Kansai too, and the rest of Japan on request.
30 minutes to an hourOne person, two, or a family.
日本語 / EnglishSessions run in either language.

京都

Kyoto

Most of these photographs were taken on foot.

Streets, festivals, quiet lanes at night, and portraits. Living here means knowing which places are worth it in which season, and what time of day the crowds thin out. Sessions are built around that.

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Selected work

All series
A yukata on the riverbank, seen from behind.

A yukata on the riverbank, seen from behind.

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Gion, once the evening crowd has gone.

Gion, once the evening crowd has gone.

02

A cat on the gravel path, near the gate.

A cat on the gravel path, near the gate.

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Sessions

Details and FAQ

三十分30 minutes · 20 photographs

Half an hour in one place. The shortest session.

¥6,00020 photos

四十分40 minutes · 30 photographs

Forty minutes, long enough to walk between two spots.

¥8,00030 photos

一時間60 minutes · 60 photographs

A full hour. The most photographs, and time to slow down.

¥10,00060 photos

Tell me when you are in Kyoto.

Send your dates and I will tell you what is free.

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