Daegu, Korea’s fourth-largest city, is a place where traces of an older, familiar streetscape still quietly remain.

Rows of old electronics shops lined the street, giving the area a nostalgic atmosphere that reminded me of Akihabara years ago.

Narrow alleyways beneath towering apartment blocks — a familiar cityscape found across so many Korean cities.

Something about those old concrete buildings kept making me reach for my camera.

At first glance, it could have been an old downtown neighborhood in Japan — but this was the heart of a major Korean city.

A well-known café in Daegu, where the warm brick walls created a quiet sense of comfort and calm.