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"Tokyo Labyrinth" is a photo collection by Japanese photographer Hiroo Kikai. After graduating from the Department of Philosophy at Hosei University, Hiroo Kikai worked at a prefectural office, then worked as a truck driver, a shipyard worker, a crew member on a deep-sea tuna fishing boat, and a photo developing lab worker, before starting to aspire to be a photographer. Born and raised in a rural town in Yamagata, he kept his distance from festive places such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Roppongi, and while strolling around familiar downtown areas such as Ueno and Asakusa, he felt a sense of familiarity and interest, and began taking portraits of the people of Asakusa. His beautiful portraits that capture the inner world of people have been compiled into publications such as "Portraits of Kings," "PERSONA," and "Asakusa Portraits," and have received high praise worldwide. This book is a collection of "portraits of space" taken on Tokyo street corners, which he has been taking since 1973. While taking portraits in Asakusa, he wondered if he could take landscape photographs based on the logic of portrait photography, which depicts the subject's inner self and personality. This book includes illustrations that were taken without showing people, focusing on depicting the 'smell' and 'shadows' that emanated from the place. A "Tokyo Story" by a photographer who came to Tokyo from Yamagata. First edition.