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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 2d

The shutters droop, the awning sulks, but someone still waters the cactus. 📷🚗

シャッターはくたびれ、テントはふてくされ気味。それでもサボテンには水がやられている。🌵🏠

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A color photo of an old storefront with a faded turquoise awning and partially closed metal shutters. The sign above reads “荒川カメラ” (Arakawa Camera). The left side of the shop is dark and empty, while on the right a pale pink car is parked halfway inside the garage. A small cactus and potted plant sit neatly on the ground out front, adding a touch of life to the otherwise still, sunlit scene.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 3d

Two motorcycles try their best to look cool, only to be warped into abstract art by flaking mirrored glass. 🏍️🪞

二台のバイクが鏡越しにポーズを決めるも、剥がれた鏡面により前衛アート化。💨✨

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A color photo showing two motorcycles reflected in a panel of old, deteriorating mirrored glass. The glass is scratched and peeling, with silvering that has flaked away in jagged patches, distorting the reflections into abstract shapes. Warm tones of gold and blue mix with the cool metal frame, creating a layered, weathered texture that turns a simple reflection into something painterly.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 8d

Beige wall, green letters, blue sky. There. 😤🏢

はいはい、ベージュの壁、緑の文字、青い空。これで満足？😩🌇

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A color photo of a beige stucco building with a latticed window above and bright green letters on the wall reading “コーポUS.” The sunlight casts warm shadows across the textured surface, and a clean blue sky fills the right side of the frame.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 10d

Order amid urban entropy, courtesy of a single red kanji. 🔷🔺

混沌の中の整然、赤い漢字がまとめ役。🟥⬡

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A color photo showing a glowing hexagonal shop sign with a red kanji character at its center. The sign juts out from a textured wall painted dark blue and beige. Above and beside it, a security camera and light fixtures echo the angular shapes.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 11d

An old bicycle shop that seems to have rusted into retirement. 🚲🛠️

かつての自転車屋。看板はまだ元気そうだが、錆とトタンで継ぎ接ぎされた壁が「もう引退です」と静かに語っている。🪛🏚️

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A color photo of a weathered two-story building that once housed a bicycle shop. The structure is patched with corrugated metal sheets, faded wood, and peeling paint. A partly broken window with a rusted shutter dominates the upper half, while the lower part shows darkened boards and a crooked wooden door. Above, a red and white sign still advertises the shop.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 14d

A house patched together like a quilt: turquoise sheet metal, scorched wood, faded plaster, and one stubborn green window. 🪟🔌

ターコイズのトタン、焼けた木、くすんだ漆喰、そして頑固そうな緑の窓。🏚️📏

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A color photo of the exterior wall of an old house in Nagoya. The wall is a patchwork of materials: turquoise and pale blue sheet metal panels at the bottom, a strip of dark wooden boards above them, and faded plaster near the roof. A green-paned window sits to the left, while an electric meter is fixed to the wall on the right. Overhead, utility cables curl against the roofline.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 15d

Dry grass bows dramatically in the foreground, while a truck and tarped mystery shape lurk. 🌾🚛

手前に枯れ草が主役のように揺れ、奥にはトラックと白いシートに覆われた何か。🍂🏗️

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A color photo of an industrial scene near train tracks in Nagoya. The foreground is filled with tall, dry golden-brown grass in sharp focus. Behind it, partly obscured, is a truck with Japanese text on the side and a large white tarp covering an unidentified object. A chain-link fence separates the lot from the railway structure and a simple white building.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 15d

This little house fronts the street with an unmistakable scowl: twin windows glaring like narrowed eyes, a door for a stern mouth, and a leafy beard of potted plants. 😠🏠

まるで怒った顔のような外観。二つの窓は吊り上がった目、ドアは真一文字の口、鉢植えの群れはもじゃもじゃのヒゲ。👀🌿

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A color photo of a narrow, peach-colored house with blue roof tiles and a triangular gable. The upper windows resemble angry eyes, while the wooden front door looks like a stern, tight mouth. Potted plants crowd the entrance, forming what looks like a beard. The overall impression is of a grumpy face glaring out at the street.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 15d

A color photo of a small kissaten (coffee shop) in Nagoya. The building has a faux-European brick façade with two blacked-out upstairs windows. A vivid red vertical banner in front reads “日替りランチ” (daily lunch) in bold white letters. A small tree grows beside the doorway, partly shading the air conditioning unit.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 18d

A stone pagoda stands in stubborn sunlight, wrapped in late September greenery that hasn’t quite decided to fade. 🍃🗿

石塔を照らす陽射しと、九月末になっても青々とした緑。暦では秋なのに、葉はまだ夏の気分を引きずっている。🌱☀️

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A color photo of a tall stone pagoda in a temple garden. The pagoda is lit warmly by sunlight, while thick green foliage surrounds it from all sides. The trees above create a lush canopy against a vivid blue sky. Despite being late September, the scene looks more like midsummer, with no hint of autumn color yet.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 18d

A shaded stone path...late summer’s way of saying “almost there, but not quite.” 🌿☀️

木漏れ日に染まる石畳の小径。その先に眩しい光が広がる──夏の終わりが「もう少しだけ」と囁いている。🍃🌞

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A color photo of a narrow stone pathway through lush greenery. Trees and ferns cast dappled shadows across the ground, while the far end of the lane glows brightly with intense sunlight. The contrast between the cool shade and the bright opening evokes the feeling of late summer giving way to what comes next.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 18d

The heat lingers just enough to remind you it’s not quite autumn yet. 🌞🌿

名古屋の路地裏、日差しに照らされ影は長く、草木はまだ夏のように青々としている。暑さは残るけれど、もう我慢できる程度。☀️🏡

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A color photo of a quiet alley in Nagoya on a sunny day. The narrow paved path curves gently, bordered by green plants on the left and a fence and houses on the right. Telephone poles and wires stretch overhead, while the bright sun casts deep shadows on the ground. The image captures a sense of lingering summer heat balanced with the first hints of seasonal change.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 19d

Ivy and shadows frame the scene, while the reflections in the glass add a second round on the house. 🍺🟡

鮮やかな黄色はまるで静物画の主役。周囲のアイビーと窓の映り込みが、まるで「おかわり」を演出している。🌿🍶

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A color photo showing a yellow Kirin beer crate filled with empty glass bottles. The crate is partly hidden by green ivy in the foreground, while another yellow plastic crate sits stacked to the right. Behind them is a wall of grid-patterned glass windows, reflecting trees, lamps, and hints of nearby buildings. The bright crate contrasts with the darker, layered reflections, creating a balance between everyday clutter and visual composition.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 20d

A mystery board hangs obediently on its hooks, orange and mute. Whatever message it once carried has been stripped away, leaving only tape marks as punctuation. 🟧❓

フックに掛けられたまま沈黙するオレンジ色の板。かつては説明の看板があったのだろうが、今はテープ痕だけが残る。📏🟠

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A color photo showing a rectangular orange board hanging on hooks, covering part of a wall. The surface is worn, and a rectangular outline of tape residue suggests something—a label or sign—was once affixed there but is now gone. To the right is a gridded window with blue glass, and below it sits an air conditioning unit.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · 23d

Nagoya doesn’t really do autumn leaves on cue, but it does stack orange, red, and gold into a vertical signpost. 🍁📐

名古屋の秋は紅葉よりも看板に宿る。オレンジ、赤、金色が縦に積み重なり、青空と高架の隙間で季節を主張する。🍂🛤️

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A color photo of a Nagoya street scene with a tall vertical signpost attached to a building. The signs are stacked in different colors, including bright orange, deep red, and yellow, standing out against a clear blue sky. On the left side of the frame, an elevated highway in teal stretches into the distance. The composition brings together industrial structure and seasonal color, suggesting autumn through signage rather than trees.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Sep 14

Forgotten mobility device or low-budget horror villain? Depends on how long you stare. 👀🖤

置き去りの生活道具か、格安ホラーの悪役か──見る時間で答えが変わる。🕸️🚶

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A black-and-white photo of a dimly lit storage-like space. Against the right wall, a four-wheeled walker with a patterned seat is illuminated by a narrow beam of light. The rest of the scene—boxes, shelves, and a stained concrete wall—fades into darkness.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Sep 10

September sunlight hits harder than it should, throwing long shadows on a shop window cluttered with everything and nothing. 🚲🍂

九月の光は妙に強く、雑然とした店先に長い影を落とす🌞🚪

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A color photo of a storefront in Nagoya taken in bright September sunlight. The left side has a half-open shutter revealing a dim interior, while the right side is a glass window packed with miscellaneous items—boxes, plants, and equipment. A vivid green bicycle is parked on the red-brick sidewalk in front, glowing against the muted tones of the building. The scene balances seasonal change: autumn on the calendar, but summer still clinging to the street.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Sep 9

A sliding door improvises with cardboard where glass once lived, taped neatly as if pretending to be part of the design. 📦🚪

割れたガラスの代わりに、きちんとテープで貼られた段ボール。まるで最初からデザインの一部だったかのよう。隣の郵便受けも、同じく諦め顔で景色に溶け込んでいる。📮🪟

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A black-and-white photo of a Japanese doorway. The sliding glass door has vertical metal bars across it, but one of the glass panes is missing. In its place, a piece of cardboard has been taped up to cover the gap. To the right, an old, weathered mailbox with peeling paint is fixed to a wooden wall. The combination of repair, decay, and make-do solutions gives the entrance a quiet, improvised charm.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Sep 7

Nagoya’s crumbliest window shutters, stubbornly holding on like retired samurai; rusted, scarred, and yet still refusing to fall. 🏚️🔒

名古屋のボロボロな戸、まるで引退した侍のように錆びても傷んでもなお立ち続ける。もはや建築版の考古学。🪨🕰️

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A black-and-white photo showing two sections of a weathered Japanese building façade. The upper part has a thick, decaying wooden shutter with visible cracks and peeling surfaces. Below, a smaller barred window sits next to a square iron shutter with a circular handle. The textures of rust, soot, and erosion dominate the scene, giving the impression that these shutters have withstood centuries of weather, fire, and possibly disinterest.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Aug 24

A shop that greets you with closed shutters, but sneaks in a glimpse of its true self: a wall plastered with liquor labels. Overhead, the proud shachi swims inside a red sun. 🏮🐉

赤いシャッターの隙間から覗くのは、酒のラベルで埋め尽くされた壁。頭上には名古屋の象徴・鯱が赤い円の中で泳ぐ。🍶🔥

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A color photo of a Japanese shop with large reddish shutters closed across the front. Only a narrow side entrance is open, revealing a wall covered in liquor labels. Above the shutters hangs a wooden sign with Japanese lettering and a red circle featuring a white shachi, the mythical dolphin-like fish associated with Nagoya Castle. The contrast between the tightly closed front and the lively symbols of drink and city identity creates a mix of secrecy and pride.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Aug 20

A coffee shop that looks permanently closed but still manages to advertise caffeine with conviction. ☕🚪

すでに眠りについているのに、堂々と「Coffee」と看板に主張する喫茶店。シャッターは下りても、文字だけは元気いっぱい。🍂🔒

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Description for the visually impaired: A black-and-white photo of an old Japanese coffee shop. The storefront has two closed metal shutters, above which is a sign reading “Coffee” in English and “すえひろ屋” in Japanese. The building shows signs of age with worn paint, tangled wires, and tiled roofing. The scene feels like a portrait of a café that once thrived but now sleeps behind its shutters.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Aug 10

A wall trellis lined with empty plastic pots, each one a little monument to horticultural ennui. 🪴😑

整然と並んだ木製の格子と空っぽのプランター。それはまるで園芸的倦怠感を体現しているかのよう。木板と配管は整っているのに、植物がないことで全体が溜め息のような雰囲気に。🌱😶

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A black-and-white photograph of a wooden building wall in Nagoya. On the left, a barred window reveals faintly lit bottles inside. To the right, a lattice panel is mounted to the wall, holding several white plastic hanging pots — all empty. The trellis is perfectly aligned, the hanging wires taut, and the background wood panels run vertically with precise joins. The lack of plants or soil gives the scene a quiet, almost comic sense of futility, as though the pots are waiting for something that may never come.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Aug 10

An upper-floor balcony that’s seen more summers than most of us have socks. 🏚️📜

靴下の枚数より多くの夏を越えてきた二階のバルコニー。🏠📮

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A monochrome photograph captures the upper section of an old wooden building in Nagoya, shot from a low angle that emphasizes its age and character. The balcony railings are worn and splintered, the sliding glass windows framed in dark wood. A metal drainpipe runs vertically along the side, patched in places, and electrical wires cut across the top corner of the image.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Aug 6

Traditional bamboo, tiled roof, and hot pink paranoia. 🏠📼

注意：この家、監視中。和風の竹壁と瓦屋根、そこにピンクの警告ステンシル。🎍👁️

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This image captures part of a private home in Nagoya, built with traditional design elements—curved tile roofing and a bamboo fence wall. Affixed to the bamboo are two stenciled warning signs in English, sprayed in vivid magenta and black. The signs feature a CCTV camera icon and text warning of surveillance and prohibiting trespassing. One sign is newer and more legible; the other appears faded. Beneath the signage, neatly trimmed greenery partially obscures the bottom of the bamboo wall.

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Raymond Larabie @rlarabie.bsky.social · Aug 5

An old acrylic Suntory Pub sign is used as siding on a home.🍺🏚️

古いサントリーパブの看板が、住宅の壁材として第二の人生を送っている。🏠🍻

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This is a high-contrast black and white photo of a narrow alleyway in Nagoya, likely no more than a meter wide. On the right side of the image, a translucent acrylic panel—once part of a “Suntory Pub” sign—has been repurposed as siding. The ghostly text of the old advertisement is still visible in shadow. On the left side, gas meters and pipes cling to a corrugated exterior wall. Stray branches creep in from the edges, adding an organic interruption to an otherwise claustrophobic, utilitarian space.

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