Tokyo's one of those places which photographs just as well at night as during the day, and (depending on the area) sometimes better. Although I had a Sony RX100 as well as the Merrill, the RX100 is decent in low light but not amazing (which you'd expect, given its relatively small sensor and large pixel count), and the Merrill....well, you know! So there were some interesting challenges to get night shots. Still, I got some, and they are here!

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, commonly known by its abbreviated form "Tocho". Two views of the outside...

...and several views from inside. Free entrance to the viewing area way up there with pretty impressive views over the city. You'll have to take my word for it that the detail that the Merrill captures with this kind of shot is quite staggering.

Elsewhere around Tokyo...

Preparations for the new year's celebration at the temple near our hotel...

To finish off this post, some shots from two of Tokyo's best known and popular areas. Shibuya...

...and one place which absolutely exemplifies the "better photographed at night than at day" idea: Ginza. Nothing wrong with it during the day, but night is where it really comes into its own as a place to shoot.

Lastly, using the Merrill's weak high ISO performance to one's advantage: stick the camera on something solid, stay at ISO 100, aperture priority, close down until you get around one second or so, and - ghosts!

That concludes the "after dark" part of this series. Still a post or two to come, so keep an eye open.

Thanks for looking!