91 Days

A photoblog of summer in Japan.

Engine

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

I never even bothered to look at the type of car this engine belonged to. I just took the photo and moved on.

Bisection

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

It's hard to see in this size photo but there are two guys having lunch next to the cars, just below the train.

Spinning Wheels

Monday, August 29, 2005

Advertisements along Route Four in Northern Tochigi Prefecture.

Snoop Shot

Sunday, August 28, 2005

I've been reading too many detective novels I think.

Fire Station

Saturday, August 27, 2005

The boys at the fire station were out washing down the engines this morning and mugging for passing photographers.

Shrine

Friday, August 26, 2005

I was walking through Otawara City today and saw this tiny shrine just off the road. I thought this rope hanging across the entryway was interesting.

Lumber

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Everyday, I drive past this massive lumberyard. Today, I stopped.

Hat Full of Sky

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Shortly after a storm, in Ujiie.

Towers

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

I'm not sure if this factory is even in use anymore, much less what it actually produced. It just sits there, rusting.

Nevermore

Monday, August 22, 2005

This guy just sits outside the Ujiie Post Office and waits. For what, I'm not sure. But he's there. Waiting.

Rice Planting

Sunday, August 21, 2005

A farmer, prepping the field for rice planting, just outside my apartment, in the middle of a residential block in suburban Japan.

Halfway

Saturday, August 20, 2005

I have no idea whose bike this is. It was just parked there in the middle of the tunnel entrance, waiting, I guess.

Palette

Friday, August 19, 2005

This spray of flowers is next to the train tracks that lead south to Tokyo from Sakura.

Lines of Power

Thursday, August 18, 2005

If you were to turn 180 degrees from this view, you'd see nothing but a freeway taking you to Utsunomiya.

Spiderwebs

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Normally spiders freak me out but this guy was just sitting so calm and so still that I crept right up and snapped this.

Tree

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

A tunnel under the streets of Sakura City, Japan.

Naganegi

Monday, August 15, 2005

Onions for sale next to a rice field in the exact middle of nowhere, Japan.

Tunnel

Sunday, August 14, 2005

Although it's difficult to see in this photo, the street was covered by 14 centimeters of water during a storm this evening.

Drinks

Saturday, August 13, 2005

A dragonfly drinking from a flower.

Traffic

Friday, August 12, 2005

I'm so sick of the rain. Every day. Rain, rain, rain. Blech.

Pachinko

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Neon is so much fun. Especially at night.

Petrol

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Just doing their jobs. Gas station attendents on Route 4.

Sanders

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Outside every KFC in Japan, stands a man, wearing glasses, in the rain.

Roses

Monday, August 08, 2005

A picture from my neighbor's garden during the tail end of a summer storm.

Nighttrain

Sunday, August 07, 2005

The view from my balcony; I thought I'd try a little night work tonight and the train seemed like a good subject.

Floats

Saturday, August 06, 2005

A traditional river barge at the city festival today.

Ants

Friday, August 05, 2005

Sugar collecting, I think.

Arcadia

Thursday, August 04, 2005

I've always been a huge fan of Captain Harlock; I found this toy while cleaning house today and decided to do a bit of studio work for the first time in a long while.

Trough

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

These troughs feed rice paddies from a well located near a small farm road a few kilometers from my apartment.

Bug

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

I don't know whose car this is but I'm a little obsessed with it. I want to own it. I want to make the current owner an offer. I may just have to steal it.

Stand

Monday, August 01, 2005

This rather handsome dog was tied up in a pond near the Kinu river this morning while his owner hunted for something on the banks.