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Documentary and news photographs by Alpgiray Kelem from Turkey, Ukraine and beyond, available to license.

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Tall lattice tower rising behind low-rise buildings on a side street in Japan, Japan 2026: Architecture, City Life, City Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tall lattice tower rising behind low-rise buildings on a side street in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Two women in floral kimonos by a riverside railing facing a tall broadcasting tower in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Kimono. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Two women in floral kimonos by a riverside railing facing a tall broadcasting tower in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Old and new Japan. Broadcast tower rising between apartment blocks and tiered pagoda roofs, Japan 2026: Architecture, City Life, Cityscape. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Old and new Japan. Broadcast tower rising between apartment blocks and tiered pagoda roofs

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Tokyo nightlife. Narrow Hanazono Sanbangai alley lined with tiny bars in Golden Gai, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Shinjuku Ward. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tokyo nightlife. Narrow Hanazono Sanbangai alley lined with tiny bars in Golden Gai, Shinjuku, Tokyo

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Tokyo bar culture. Notice-covered bar entrance in a narrow alley of Golden Gai, Shinjuku, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Shinjuku Ward. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tokyo bar culture. Notice-covered bar entrance in a narrow alley of Golden Gai, Shinjuku

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Host club culture. Illuminated host and hostess club billboards on a corner building in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Host club culture. Illuminated host and hostess club billboards on a corner building in Kabukicho, Tokyo

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Akihabara shopping. Capsule toy machines at a media store entrance in Soto-Kanda, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Akihabara, Chiyoda Ward, City Life. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Akihabara shopping. Capsule toy machines at a media store entrance in Soto-Kanda, Tokyo

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Anime goods shop. Man walking out of a store lined with capsule toy machines in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Akihabara, Chiyoda Ward, City Life. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Anime goods shop. Man walking out of a store lined with capsule toy machines in Akihabara, Tokyo

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Film photography. Glass display case stocked with rolls of camera film in Kanda-Hanaokacho, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, Japanese Culture, Kanda. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Film photography. Glass display case stocked with rolls of camera film in Kanda-Hanaokacho, Tokyo

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Pedestrians walking past a bookstore entrance in Kanda-Sakumacho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, City Life, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Pedestrians walking past a bookstore entrance in Kanda-Sakumacho, Chiyoda, Tokyo

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Spicy ramen. Customers at the entrance of a miso ramen shop in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, City Life, Food and Drink. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Spicy ramen. Customers at the entrance of a miso ramen shop in Kanda, Tokyo

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Spicy ramen shop. Diners eating at a long wooden counter seen through the window in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, City Life, Food. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Spicy ramen shop. Diners eating at a long wooden counter seen through the window in Kanda, Tokyo

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Person walking past the vermilion main gate of Kanda Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Architecture, Chiyoda Ward, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Person walking past the vermilion main gate of Kanda Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo

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Wooded grounds with stone stairs and traditional tiled roofs in Yushima, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Architecture, Japanese Culture, Tokyo. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Wooded grounds with stone stairs and traditional tiled roofs in Yushima, Tokyo

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Shrine visit. Visitor before a large stone statue holding a mallet in Soto-Kanda, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, City Life, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Shrine visit. Visitor before a large stone statue holding a mallet in Soto-Kanda, Tokyo

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Anime culture. Shop front with anime posters and capsule toy machine in Kanda-Sudacho, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, City Life, City Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Anime culture. Shop front with anime posters and capsule toy machine in Kanda-Sudacho, Tokyo

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Worn wooden doors of a seasonal cuisine restaurant in Jingumae, Tokyo, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Worn wooden doors of a seasonal cuisine restaurant in Jingumae, Tokyo

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Corner flower shop with potted plants on a side street in Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Flower. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Corner flower shop with potted plants on a side street in Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo

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Bicycle parking. Two-tier bicycle rack lit at night beside apartment buildings in Sekiguchi, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Architecture, City Life, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Bicycle parking. Two-tier bicycle rack lit at night beside apartment buildings in Sekiguchi, Tokyo

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Flea market in Tokyo. Old objects laid out on a cloth at Tokyo International Forum (high angle view), Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, City Life, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Flea market in Tokyo. Old objects laid out on a cloth at Tokyo International Forum (high angle view)

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Flea market. Shoppers at stalls by the glass facade of Tokyo International Forum in Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, City Life, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Flea market. Shoppers at stalls by the glass facade of Tokyo International Forum in Marunouchi, Tokyo

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Flea market. Vintage cards, prints and magazines spread on a cloth at Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Chiyoda Ward, City Life, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Flea market. Vintage cards, prints and magazines spread on a cloth at Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo

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Bowl of soup with beaten egg and halved boiled egg on a black tray in Kyoto, Japan 2026: Food, Food and Drink, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Bowl of soup with beaten egg and halved boiled egg on a black tray in Kyoto

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Koi carp swimming in a streetside stream in Kyoto, Japan (high angle view), Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Kyoto City. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Koi carp swimming in a streetside stream in Kyoto, Japan (high angle view)

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