Returning to Tokyo's Icho Namiki after nine years, this series reflects on seasonal transition, memory and the experience of seeing a familiar landscape anew.

My connection with Tokyo's Icho Namiki began nine years ago when I first walked beneath its famous avenue of ginkgo trees. At the time, the road was covered in brilliant golden leaves, and I created a series of photographs to capture the spectacle of the season.

When I returned nearly a decade later, I expected to find the same golden canopy. Instead, I arrived during the transition from green to yellow. The subtle change in colour revealed a different kind of beauty—one that felt quieter, more gradual and constantly evolving. That experience became the starting point for this series. These paintings explore the passing of time, the changing rhythm of the seasons, and how returning to the same place can reveal entirely new ways of seeing.