Photograph of the Week: Pedestrians, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Could this one day be a scene that will once again be familiar to us all? The current state of emergency in many parts of Japan, including Osaka, is due to remain in place until the end of this month, but is also due to be reviewed tomorrow.

Osaka is a bit like Betty to Tokyo’s Veronica. Where the latter receives the bulk of the attention, courtesy of glitz, glamour and all-around buzz, the former is vastly underrated. Equally as gorgeous, almost as buzzy (and most certainly bouncier!), and far, far friendlier.

Take this picture for example. You could be forgiven for mistaking it for the famed Shibuya Crossing, located in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. Frequently photographed in all its glorious frenzy, Shibuya is rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world, with over 1000 people crossing at peak times, coming from all directions. This particular image though? This is a pedestrian scene in Osaka. The same technicolour frenzy, yet if you…