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I am going to be doing some street photography in Tokyo next week and I want to capture the morning rush in a train station.

Although I have a few train stations in mind, I'd like to hear some of your suggestions.

I'm looking for a vantage point that is slightly unusual. Ideally it would be a bit elevated, a few feet above eye-level of the morning commuters. It should also be in one of the more cavernous stations.

I want lots and lots of people in the shot, so include a time suggestion too.

I've photographed Shibuya Crossing before and will probably do that again, but I want an inside location at one of the bigger stations to catch a big wave of people going to work.

I'd also welcome suggestions of any other sight you've seen and thought, "that would make a killer photo."

Thanks in advance!
 
There's some rooftop beer gardens that might work, although that might be too high for your purposes and they might not want you taking a bunch of pictures out there.
 
meiji said:
There's some rooftop beer gardens that might work, although that might be too high for your purposes and they might not want you taking a bunch of pictures out there.
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Yes, I already have a good handle on panoramic city-scape shots.

However, I'm curious to which rooftops you are talking about. Shinjuku's skyscraper district?

If you know of a shorter building with rooftop access that stands amidst the tall buildings of West Shinjuku, that might be worth checking out.
 
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Theres a beer garden on top of Shinjuku Station and one near Shimbashi station. There's also one in Ueno Park but you won't get too many crowds there.
 
meiji said:
Theres a beer garden on top of Shinjuku Station and one near Shimbashi station. There's also one in Ueno Park but you won't get too many crowds there.
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Oh, for the morning rush hour shots I want to be inside one of the bigger stations with my lens about two feet above head-level. I'll probably stand on some steps or use a monopod to get my camera above head-level.

I misunderstood your rooftop suggestion. I thought you were suggesting the beer gardens as a location to shoot skyline or cityscape shots.

I'll check out the beergardens anyway, it's going to be hot so a cold beer might be nice.
 
Shinagawa station in the morning should do the trick.
You even have an elevated area.
 
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majimekun said:
Shinagawa station in the morning should do the trick.
You even have an elevated area.
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Thanks, Shinagawa Station wasn't on my list. I just checked out a few photos of it and it looks like the concourse area has that cavernous look that I'm after. It appears that it is a major transfer point, so my chances of catching a big wave of people might be pretty good there.
 
 
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