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Jason Garcia 📷
@jgarcia.bsky.social
𝚃𝚘𝚔𝚢𝚘 𝚞𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚛 🇯🇵 𝙳𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕 + 𝙵𝚒𝚕𝚖

https://www.tokyogritandgrain.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@TokyoGritandGrain
I'm almost at 1900 subs on my #YouTube channel. That space is a wild one, because I don't want to have a channel that's like everyone else's. I have a few ideas that I'm working on, so if you want to come along for the ride, plz subscribe!
www.youtube.com/@TokyoGritan... #photography #believeinfilm
Tokyo Grit and Grain
I'm Jason Garcia, the photographer behind Tokyo Grit and Grain. I've been shooting for nearly 40 years and have spent the last eight living in Tokyo, walking its streets with a camera almost every day...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Sending and Receiving the Message" - Tokyo on film.

#BelieveInFilm #film #filmphotography #ilford #XP2Super #Tokyo
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Kind of speaks for itself. So yeah, one of my favorite places for photography!

#YouTube #Tokyo #Photography #Monochrome #Travel #Cemetery #OMG

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Shibuya Scramble: NO • Aoyama Cemetery: YES 🇯🇵 Way cooler photos!
YouTube video by Tokyo Grit and Grain
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November 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Hello? Yeah, it's me. Did you pick up the whatever from wherever? OK, good. Now listen, you need to get on with your なになに and move forward with the なになに. Right. TTYL.

#TokyoGritandGrain
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Leaving one chair and on the way to another. *Tokyo at night is so much more than Shibuya Crossing.

#TokyoGritAndGrain #NightPhotography #Photography #Grain #Vibes
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
People of Sangenjaya - Rainy nights make for epic images. This area is TOPS for me when shooting a hyper-local vibe. Never fails. Large up to Taylor Jackson for hangin'.

#Tokyo #photography #Vibe #Vintage #Rain #NightPhotography
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Tokyo strolls. Nakameguro is STILL epic.
#Tokyo #photography #vibe #vintagestyle #grain #Leica #35mm
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Back streets of Akihabara on film. I've had many chats about Kentmere Pan 200 lately, and for good reason! The stock kicks booty. Tomorrow, I'll shoot a roll of this in the sun. We shall see! I have a feeling it's gonna rock my socks off, per usual.
#BelieveInFilm #film #filmphotography #monochrome
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ahoy, from Tokyo! I've been having a good time capturing some cool spots around town with a new lens. I traded a bunch of stuff for it, so that's a win! Another win is finding some cool scenes to shoot. Here's my story. #YouTube #Leica #Summarit #Tokyo #StreetPhotography

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Leica 35mm Summarit f2.5 FIRST SHOTS 🇯🇵 Tokyo Grit and Grain
YouTube video by Tokyo Grit and Grain
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November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Quick sesh in Shinjuku.
#portrait #Tokyo #freddyKrueger #rapper
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.”
#Tokyo #photography #NumberSix
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Tokyo is massive, but I can always find something that stands out. It's not neon signs or massive intersections that beckon tourists for their moment frozen in time. It's something else.

#Tokyo #photography #vintage #old #tile #photowalk #point
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Tokyo film wanderings ~ I like how this particular film shows the textures, contrasts, and elements of the scene differently than some stocks I'm used to. Kentmere Pan 200 is a gem and is easily editable, which I love.

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #Film #BWfilm
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
First shots with the Leica 35mm Summarit f2.5 — I'm downsizing my stable of "stuff". This means cameras, lenses, etc. Selling a bunch of things to bring in one thing feels good to me. Less is more, I say.
#Tokyo #vibes #neon #TokyoGritandGrain
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Basically, this means I'm entering a building that's groovy old.
Check it out! Oh, and that whole "subscribe" thing? I genuinely need it. Arigato!
#YouTube #Vibes #Vintage #Tokyo #Lightroom #Leica
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Groovy Tokyo Vibes 🇯🇵 Ten Photos of Vintage Shinjuku
YouTube video by Tokyo Grit and Grain
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November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This place felt haunted. I swear. I walked by and felt like I was being watched. 😐

#TokyoGritandGrain #Tokyo #Vintage #Vibes #bust #haunted
November 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
November 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Thumbnail image for latest video. I don't post self portraits much, but I really like this one.

#selfie #portrait #Japan #FTMFW
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After eight years of living here, I have just now been told it's not "black and white" film, it's "white black". So I've been describing it incorrectly, without correction, for almost a decade. Heh.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Well, here it is. A statement of sorts. Enjoy.
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#YouTube #tokyo #photographer #POV
Tokyo Grit and Grain 🇯🇵 It's all about the Photos
YouTube video by Tokyo Grit and Grain
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October 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Gakugeidaigaku matsuri as the Omikoshi makes its way down one of the main streets in my 'hood.

#BelieveInFilm #film #filmphotography #KentmerePan200 #boxspeed #bw #mononchrome #leica #Tokyo #Matsuri
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
To celebrate my new LinkedIn bio, I cooked myself two small pork chops and topped them with a sunnyside-up fried egg. Also, I'm rocking the Ichiro's Malt with a couple ice cubes. That'll make people hire me! 😆
October 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
LinkedIn - LOL. Old bio - ̶O̶l̶d̶ ̶b̶i̶o̶.̶ ̶P̶s̶s̶h̶h̶h̶h̶h̶a̶w̶.̶ C̶r̶e̶a̶t̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶f̶e̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶e̶r̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶n̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶d̶i̶g̶i̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶d̶e̶s̶i̶g̶n̶,̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶e̶x̶t̶e̶n̶s̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶l̶e̶d̶g̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶t̶o̶g̶r̶a̶p̶h̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶v̶i̶d̶e̶o̶.̶ ̶S̶u̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶r̶e̶c̶o̶r̶d̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶c̶l̶i̶e̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶v̶e̶l̶,̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶c̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶e̶l̶o̶p̶m̶e̶n̶t̶,̶ ̶f̶a̶s̶h̶i̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶t̶o̶u̶r̶i̶s̶m̶,̶ ̶t̶e̶c̶h̶,̶ ̶r̶e̶t̶a̶i̶l̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶u̶s̶t̶r̶i̶e̶s̶.̶
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I mean, can't I just say, "YONGATSU" instead of "SHIGATSU"? No. I can't. It's not correct. Also, no spacing between words really f's me up. Always has.

And my wife wonders why I don't speak more Japanese.
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I'm a schedule master. So if I miss an appointment, it's not because I f'd up. Someone else or some other thing made me late. That's it. Thanks. Haha! I just had to get that out there.
October 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM