Japan, Views from the train — WAD

Le Japon….sa peinture, son cinéma, sa langue, ses mythes, ses codes sociaux, son passé mystérieux, en a fait pour moi une attraction magnétique, que je ne pensais jamais découvrir de mes propres yeux…et puis ce jour arrive, enfin, et pourtant le voyage, dans sa part de découverte, de chemin vers l’autre n’est qu’un mythe, nous devrions y rester longuement, apprendre la langue, vivre avec les japonais pour, peut-etre, nous puissons traverser cette invisible surface.

La fenêtre, la vitesse d’un train, d’un tram, cette distance entre le paysage et le voyageur est un aveu, que le voyage n’est que surface.

Japan... its art, cinema, language, myths, social codes, and mysterious past have made it a magnetic attraction for me, one that I never thought I would discover with my own eyes... And then that day finally arrives, and yet the journey, in terms of discovery and reaching out to others, is nothing but a myth. We would have to stay there for a long time, learn the language, live with the Japanese people, so that perhaps we could cross that invisible surface.

The window, the speed of a train or tram, this distance between the landscape and the traveller is an admission that the journey is only superficial.

View of rooftops and buildings in a cityscape with a construction site in the distance and mountains in the background under a clear sky.

Cityscape with railway tracks in foreground, a tall modern building with geometric design, power lines overhead, and distant mountains under clear blue sky.

People standing at a bus stop or train station on a platform, with some wearing casual clothing and sneakers, and one person wearing a skirt and red shoes, with safety markings on the ground.

A Ferris wheel seen through power lines and a fence, with part of a building and a vehicle in the foreground.

A residential street scene with multiple multi-story houses, power lines, and utility poles. Clothes hang on a balcony, and two people are seen riding a bicycle and walking.

A person with a backpack looking out a window at an airport or train station, reflected in a glass partition.

A close-up of a traffic light with a utility pole visible in the foreground, and a tall electrical transmission tower in the background against a clear blue sky.

Residential houses with laundry hanging on balcony, utility poles and antennas, blue sky, and a metal fence in the foreground.

View of a red train outside a cityscape through an oval train window.

A view of a small town with houses, a winding staircase, and a graveyard in the foreground, with mountains in the background under a clear sky.

View of a rural area with fields and industrial buildings in the foreground, lush green hills in the middle ground, and a mountain in the background under a clear sky.

A large commercial building with the sign 'Fujitec' in red letters, multiple modern high-rise structures in a spacious and mostly empty parking lot, under a partly cloudy blue sky.

A parking lot with few cars and a building, industrial structures in the background, and a mountain covered with trees under a partly cloudy sky.

View of a highway and cityscape through an airplane window.

A rural landscape with flat farmland in the foreground, a small town in the middle, and green hills in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

A rural farm scene with cultivated fields, small farm buildings, and a few trees, with mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Industrial rooftop scene with stacks of materials under green covers, a white building with a sign that reads 'SEKISUI', and a city skyline with high-rise buildings in the background.

Three workers in blue uniforms and white helmets working on a railway track, with tools such as a shovel, rake, and measuring stick, near a building and parked vehicles.

A landscape of residential houses, greenhouses, and solar panels with train tracks and a train passing in the background under a cloudy sky.

A window with cracked and peeling green paint, casting shadows inside a dimly lit room. A person's silhouette is visible in the foreground.

A man in a suit with glasses, holding a phone, standing inside a train near the door, with other passengers partially visible around him. The train has a sign indicating the station as Tabata.