I've been to Tokyo two or three times but this was the first time I had come on my own. I was there to check the progress of a commissioned work and was only staying for a few days. Much of the time I was looked after by my Japanese gallerists but I had some time to myself. I found restaurants and favorite shops that I remembered from previous trips. I went for long walks and used the underground to visit museums and art galleries. It felt unusual being alone and I was reminded of how it was to be single and to wish for someone with whom to share observations and pleasures. On my final evening I went out to photograph the city at night. It began to rain steadily and I had decided to head back when I came across a cemetery. It was on my route and seemed to be open so I wandered through looking at the gravestones. Something jumped near my feet and when it moved into the light of a street lamp I saw it was an enormous frog or toad, bigger than any I had ever seen. It looked wet and heavy and very alive. Walking on I saw that the grave yard was full of them
I've been to Tokyo two or three times but this was the first time I had come on my own. I was there to check the progress of a commissioned work and was only staying for a few days. Much of the time I was looked after by my Japanese gallerists but I had some time to myself. I found restaurants and favorite shops that I remembered from previous trips. I went for long walks and used the underground to visit museums and art galleries. It felt unusual being alone and I was reminded of how it was to be single and to wish for someone with whom to share observations and pleasures. On my final evening I went out to photograph the city at night. It began to rain steadily and I had decided to head back when I came across a cemetery. It was on my route and seemed to be open so I wandered through looking at the gravestones. Something jumped near my feet and when it moved into the light of a street lamp I saw it was an enormous frog or toad, bigger than any I had ever seen. It looked wet and heavy and very alive. Walking on I saw that the grave yard was full of them
