Winter isn't over yet. In Shinjuku Gyoen the trees are still bare, and the garden is very quiet for the middle of Tokyo.

Bare trees line a path in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

One street ends with a snow-capped mountain, and people just cross it like it's normal. 🗻

People cross a quiet street with a snow-capped mountain at the end

At night, the opposite: a narrow alley full of neon signs.

A narrow alley lit by neon signs at night