Tokyo Suburbia
Takashi Homma
Korinsha Press, 1998

Softcover photobook with thick laminated cardboard pages and heavy board-style covers. Approx. 98 pages, plus a scarce separate 20-page booklet with texts by Momoyo Kaijima and Shinji Miyadai. Approx. size 22 × 29 cm. Complete copies typically weigh over 1.5 kg, giving the book a strong object-like presence.

A landmark of late-1990s Japanese photography, Tokyo Suburbia documents ordinary suburban houses, parking lots, and streets with a detached, frontal precision. The print run was never officially stated, and copies retaining the original booklet are increasingly rare, making this one of Homma’s most sought-after early publications.

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Takashi Homma
Takashi Homma is a Japanese photographer whose work occupies a unique position between documentary, editorial, and conceptual photography. Active since the 1990s, he is known for a detached, precise visual language that examines everyday environments, architecture, and social structures. Moving fluidly between independent photobooks, commercial commissions, and long-term personal projects, Homma has played a central role in redefining contemporary Japanese photography through both his images and his experimental approach to book-making.