All the shots from today's 'Coming of Age Day' brawl in Yokohama
These were all shot with the Epson R-D1 and 21mm Avenon lens. The lens, coincidentally, was also made in Yokohama. 
There are about 140 shots in the galleries and one or two of the best in the body of the article. I witnessed bad behaviour but, that said, all the ones making the trouble were very polite to me… which is good. That meant I didn't get beaten up
But, here's the punch that started all the 'fun' off…..
The full article is here:
http://japanorama.co.uk/2012/01/09/a-different-coming-of-age-day/
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paula layton
January 9, 2012
Great, you caught the action
Robert Eckelmann
January 9, 2012
The 21mm Avenon is a great lens for the R-D1
Hendry Juned
January 9, 2012
Wow jangan brantam ya !
Eddy Lutang
January 9, 2012
What's problem…?
Alfie Goodrich
January 9, 2012
Too much alcohol, too much adrenaline. And this day is when the young achieve adulthood: aged 20, it's their coming of age day. So, for a few, that means taking on the Police I guess…. read the article
John Swallow
January 9, 2012
Interesting post +Alfie Goodrich – nice contrast between the celebratory colour and the stark reality o' B&W.
It's unfortunate how little it takes to go from celebration to brawl in a crowd these days. OF course when ye add a percentage o' folk like young Yakuza into the mix it doesn't bode well…old-school gangsters know how to behave (which is how they became so prolific in any culture).
Bembenk Chasanova
January 9, 2012
Agustin Rafael Reyes
January 9, 2012
indeed Meiji Jingu was tame compared to this one! I should put this on my calendar for next year
Serein Lee
January 9, 2012
oops … but nice capture : )
firdaus baharudin
January 9, 2012
haha
Jason Arney
January 9, 2012
Looked through the whole set… would have never guess Shin Yokohama as the place to catch the worst of Japan.
Alfie Goodrich
January 10, 2012
+John Swallow but, I would suggest, even old-school gangsters were once young, dumb and prone to stupidity.
Thanks +Jason Arney for looking through them all. I have taken away the thumbnails and just put a slideshow there now. Easier for people.
+Agustin Rafael Reyes there are two ceremonies there at the Arena; morning and afternoon. Lots of action beyond this sort of brawling. But, when I got there that was the most interesting thing to shoot.
Takashi Asao
January 10, 2012
Brawl in Okinawa may be wildest in Japan…
Gisle Daus
January 10, 2012
To bad I missed this, should have stayed in Tokyo a bit longer
Allen Steen
January 15, 2012
Some great captures there Alfie. They certainly look a lot more sophisticated than what you would see around any UK city centre on a Sat night.
Ontoshiki Vun
February 3, 2012
Good action! lucky the lenses didn't come in any harm!