Explore Japan in winter with Giovanni Piliarvu and Lee Chapman. From Tokyo’s old neighbourhoods to mountain villages, the Amaharashi coast and Osaka’s streets, this small-group workshop combines street and landscape photography.
14 Feb 2027 - 22 Feb 2027 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$4700
Minami-asagaya Station, 4 Chome-39 Narita-Higashi, Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan
All Skill Levels
Old shopfronts in Tokyo. Mountain villages in winter. A quiet stretch of coast at sunrise. Covered shopping streets in Osaka, still full of everyday life.
From February 14 to 22, 2027, join us for a photography workshop that moves between Japan’s cities, mountains and coast. Led by Tokyo-based photographers Lee Chapman and Giovanni Piliarvu, the journey brings together street photography, landscape and the stories found in the spaces between them.
We begin in Tokyo’s local neighbourhoods, photographing backstreets, people and the details of everyday life. From there, we travel to Takayama and Gujo Hachiman, then on to the mountain villages of Gokayama and the Amaharashi coast. In Osaka, we explore Nishinari, Tsuruhashi and the city’s older shopping streets before returning to Tokyo for a final image review.
Lee and Giovanni bring different but complementary approaches. Lee’s work focuses on street photography and the people and places of old Japan; Giovanni works across landscape and street photography, with particular attention to light, everyday life and the traces of time. Both will offer guidance in the field, feedback and help with editing and sequencing your images.
The group is limited to eight participants, with a minimum of five. Photographers of all levels are welcome. There will be walking, generally at a relaxed pace; a basic level of fitness is recommended. Winter conditions and snowfall vary, and the itinerary may need to respond to the weather.
Notes
Please see our workshop requirements page for guidance on camera equipment, clothing and preparation for winter conditions.
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