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September 30, 2006
Tokyo Story (5): office window
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Yashica Electro GS, colour neg
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September 28, 2006
Tokyo Story (4): train
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Nikon FM2, Colour Neg
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September 27, 2006
Ageless Love
Just opposite Tokyo’s Shinjuku station is a small unassuming looking building that houses an unusual company. In the brightly lit entrance there are fresh cut flowers, and jazz piano music playing in the background. Smiling members of staff usher visitors into tastefully decorated cubicles, each fitted with a small table and two comfy chairs.
This refuge of calm from the heaving streets outside is “Akanekai”, an introduction agency for middle-aged and elderly singles. For four decades the family-owned company has been helping older customers find their ideal partner. And today, with divorce and remarriage rates in Japan at record highs, they have never been busier. . . . read more (PDF)
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September 26, 2006
Tokyo Story (3)
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Yashica Electro GS, Colour Neg.
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September 24, 2006
Tokyo Story (2)
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The Arakawa river runs near our house. This was taken by the path that runs along the top of the river bank.
Nikon D200, 50mm
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September 22, 2006
bell
one more picture from the drumming performance
Nikon D200, 50mm
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September 19, 2006
Iori
"Standing outside the modest entrance to my lodging for the night, I’m reminded of a previous visit to the Japanese city of Kyoto. That time a taxi driver had pointed out a similarly non-descript wooden frontage: “The most expensive restaurant in Kyoto.”
Today too, the 1200 year old city isn’t giving away much at first glance. From the outside this building looks much like hundreds of other similar town-houses in Kyoto. But when I step over the threshhold I leave the hectic modern city behind . . ."
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September 17, 2006
drum performance
Nikon D200, 50mm
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September 15, 2006
drummer 2
Here's another one from the same performance. The drummers do all sorts of juggling tricks with the sticks.
Nikon D200, 50mm
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September 13, 2006
drummer
Last month a local drumming group gave a performance at a summer festival near our house.
Nikon D200, 50mm
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September 11, 2006
Tokyo Story (1)
This is the first in an occasional series of photos taken in and around Tokyo. From the big Muji superstore in Yurakucho
Nikon FM2, 50mm, Color Neg
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September 09, 2006
ram
here's another, rather scary, picture from the same market in Urumqi
Nikon FM2, B&W neg
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September 07, 2006
market stall
Nikon FM2, B&W neg
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September 04, 2006
Market in Urumqi
Nikon FM2, B&W neg
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September 02, 2006
hill
3000m above sea level in the Qinghai mountains, China
Nikon FM2, colour slide
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September 01, 2006
Japan's baby boomers and tourism
"In the historic city of Kamakura near Tokyo, the thatched roof of Sugimoto temple nestles under a canopy of early summer greenery. A steady stream of visitors ascend the steep steps to the temple and arrive panting in the tranquil courtyard. After catching their breath, they approach the altar to make their prayers . . . "
another article for the Japan Journal on the baby boomer generation.
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