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Book - Cherry Blossom 

Bruce Gilden 

Bruce Gilden first set foot in Japan in 1995. On this trip, the first of several, he explored a hidden side of a country that had long fascinated him; from Tokyo to Osaka, he uncovered a Japan that is little-known to Westerners and captured it in his own inimitable photographic style.

In Bruce Gilden: Cherry Blossom, Gilden tells the story of these travels and the ties he maintains with Japan in a rare introductory text. Every photograph portrays a close and powerful encounter. There are no cherry blossom trees or geishas on these pages; Gilden’s camera points toward the darker sides of Japanese... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. Shinjuku. JR station morning rush hour. 

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JAPAN. Osaka. 2000. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. Right-wing Nationalists at Emperor's Palace.... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. 

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JAPAN. Shinjuku. 1999. Raven on pole. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 2000. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. 

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2000. Homeless couple smoking. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 2000. Wife of a dayworker drinking at an outdoor... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Kaeda. 1996. Business man at lunchtime outside... 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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2000. Dayworker and homeless man in a government run building.... 

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2000. Homeless man uses a toy portable mobile phone. 

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JAPAN. 1996. Homeless couple. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. 

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JAPAN. Shinjuku. 1999. An injured homeless man wears a bandage... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo 1999. 

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JAPAN. Kyoto. August 15th, 1999. Right Wing Nationalist at Yasakuni... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1999. 

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JAPAN. Shinjuku. 1996. Homeless man smokes a cigarette.

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Shun Matsumoto getting drunk at Giant's... 

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Osaka. 2000. A Yakuza at home. 

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JAPAN. 1999. 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Asakusa. 1996. Homeless man sleeps on the streets.... 

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JAPAN. 1996. Homeless man. 

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JAPAN. Sanya. 1999. Homeless woman sits and reads her newspaper.... 

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JAPAN. Asakusa. George ABE, right, an ex-Yakuza member and celebrity... 

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JAPAN. Kamonomiya. 1999. Bikers leave motorcycle meeting while... 

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2000. Homeless man reads his newspaper. 

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JAPAN. Asakusa. 1998. Two members of the Yakuza, Japan's mafia.... 

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JAPAN. Sanya. 1996. Homeless man waits in the food line on a... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996.

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JAPAN. Tokyo. 1996. Right Wing Nationalist at Emperor palace.... 

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JAPAN. Tokyo. Asakasa. 1996. Man on the weekend smoking. 

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