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Japan Country
( B/W film, 125, 400, red filter, Olympus IZ-20) This shot of an old wooden storage shack was taken somewhere along the West Coast of Japan, the Pacific Ocean side. From where this wooden shack stands, tucked away in a grassy mead...
Micro-Urban Areas around Yokohama
Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa with a population of about 3.6 million, which makes it the largest incorporated city in Japan. Within Yokohama there are 18 wards, or micro-urbanized areas that have their own local governments. ...
Nipples in the Park
I shot this with a film camera, X-Pan B/W with a slight warm tone. Where I’m living now there’s an abundance of ripe middle aged Japanese mothers, my favorite, pushing their children around in strollers. It’s nice somet...
“Yoemon” Kawamura Brewery
It’s pronounced like this ( Yo-E-mon), and it’s from Iwate prefecture. I did a piece on this prefecture and another sake here The brewery, like most sake breweries, has been around for centuries. The unique feature about this s...
Mishima!
Mishima Yukio His speaks in English I have a great respect for Mishima. I have a great respect for any man who dies for what he believes in. November 25th 1970 marks the day Mishima did what no other Japanese man was capable of doing the...
Afternoon Stroll Around My Neighborhood
I have a love hate relationship with Yokohama. For one, there isn’t much Soul here. You know, the old Japan feeling where neighbor greets neighbor….Here in Yokohama you’ll be lucky to get a greeting in the morning. People here tend to be a l...


Very good blog. It's been a long time since I was in Japan, but I liked it very much. Friendly people and beautiful scenery.
Posted: June 28th, 2009 | More Reviews From WoFat | Report This Comment