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Sleeping in Shinjuku

I often walked the streets to see the nightlife in Japan to see what it was about. As I walked through the Shinjuku district, it seemed like the city never slept until I came across this man. He slept among the noise and commotion of the sleepless city.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2014
Date Uploaded: 09.2015
Photo Location: Tokyo, Japan
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Copyright: © Melissa Krause