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Philip Ilic Thomas
The Haruki Murakami Library, Tokyo
  • Camera: Leica M11-P
  • Lens: Summicron-M 35 f/2 ASPH.
  • Focal length: 35 mm
  • Exposure time: 1/3000 s
  • ISO 1250

Library

I have read a few of Haruki Murakami's books, both fiction and non-fiction, so I stopped by his eponymous library at Waseda University. I enjoyed walking around and seeing remnants of his old jazz bar, then spent an hour in the listening lounge, where they play records from his vinyl collection.

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