In Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, Hirayama’s hobbies are integral to his routine providing him with contentment.
Hirayama’s Hobbies Collection
Reading ⇀
He returns to his apartment and continues reading his book. It’s interesting, just as the used bookseller said. It wasn’t popular in its time, but it’s a good one.
Days of HIRAYAMA
Houseplants ⇀
A handmade pot created by opening a hole in the bottom of a teacup holds a small maple sapling. Its leaves are made more magnificent by its diminutive size. After carefully watering the maple, Hirayama flicks the leaves.
Days of HIRAYAMA
Photography ⇀
He remembered that as a boy he had taken pictures so that was one thing picked up again […] Photography for him became an act of saying thank you to the light.
Hirayama’s origins
Cycling ⇀
He pedals through the city streets, immersing himself in the sights and sounds, finding a sense of freedom and connection with the world around him.
Music ⇀
He always plays cassettes with the songs he fell in love with long ago. This is where we find his routine, in which he takes pleasure in the small coincidences that flow from the tapes.
Hirayama’s Collection
Architecture ⇀
The unsung heroes of Hirayama’s Perfect Days are the toilets, which are part of The Tokyo Toilet project and were designed by renowned architects. The toilets are integral to Hirayama’s daily aesthetic journey – offering moments of reflection and respite.
Observing ⇀
He loves trees and gazing at komorebi, the shimmering of light and shadows that is created by leaves swaying in the wind.
Hirayama’s Story
Collecting ⇀
He mindfully collects books, cassettes, photographs, plants, and visual memories, curating them into his dreams.
Doing Nothing
The Dutch call it Niksen.
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