KOJI ONAKA - THE MATATABI LIBRARY#5 / SHINJUKU

“In the 1980's, during my 20's, Shinjuku was everything to me. As I left my small apartment near the station's West Exit, I would go through the big underpass, head over to “CAMP” to open the gallery and work as the gallery keeper with countless cups of thin, watery coffee until early evening.Around the time the date changed, my shady part-time job at the basement of the Hanazono Shrine would end. Then I would head out to the Golden Town.” –Koji Onaka

“In the 80s, during my 20s, Shinjuku was everything to me. Leaving my small apartment near the west exit of the station, I would cross the large underground passage, go to “CAMP” to open the gallery and I worked as a gallery owner with countless cups of thin, watery coffee until early evening. When the date changed, my shady part-time job in the basement of Hanazono Shrine would end. Then I would head into the city “golden.” – Koji Onaka