Bizen Pottery Festival, Okayama Pref., Japan
Every year in October, the Festival of Bizen Pottery (備前焼まつり, Bizen-yaki Matsuri) is held in the small town of Imbe (伊部) in the former Bizen province, now part of Okayama Prefecture.
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Lunchtime, Sannomiya, Kobe, Japan
Lunchtime at a Yakisoba restaurant in an underpass somewhere in the Sannomiya area of Kobe, Japan.
Souvenir Photos, Atsuta Shrine, Nagoya, Japan
Atsuta Jingu in Nagoya is Japan’s second-most important Shinto shrine, after the Ise Grand Shrine.
Rainy Delivery, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, Japan
During pouring rain, a delivery person is pushing a cart with beverage containers around Shimokitazawa in Tokyo, Japan.
Firewalking, Yugasan Rendaiji, Kurashiki, Japan
A decisive moment from the annual fire-walking festival at Yugasan Rendaiji Temple in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Arrival, Sannomiya Station, Kobe, Japan
Waiting commuters and platform glances during arrival of a train at Sannomiya Station in Kobe, Japan.
Highball, Kyoto, Japan
View into an Izakaya (Japanese-style pub) through a Showa-period highball advertisement as seen in Kyoto, Japan.
Priest’s Stride, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto, Japan
A priest walking between the buildings in the lower area of Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, Japan.
Side Street Walk, Gion, Kyoto, Japan
A tranquil scene spotted in a side street of the Gion district in Kyoto, Japan.
Light Traffic, Myoshinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan
A priest pushing his bicycle through the premises of Myōshinji Temple (妙心寺) in Kyoto, Japan.
