It took me a year, but the Kiso-ji section of the Nakasendō from Shiojiri to Nakatsugawa is now complete. Pre-baby-toddler daughter and I would have finished it much sooner, but I quite enjoyed stretching it out over a year – it meant I got to see the Kiso Valley in all seasons.
In early 1998 I made the decision to leave Hong Kong and the life that I had made for myself to go back home and start fresh, but I couldn’t shake my backpacking past and missed the freedom of travel.
Our daughter turned two last week. When she was born in the autumn of 2019 I was in Kyoto meeting a good friend. It wasn’t until 4 months later that we learnt that in all likelihood our daughter would become our daughter.
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This has been posted before. It was one of my favourites taken at the Kumbh Mela in 2013. Leica M6
Late October means school sports days taking place at all the local elementary schools. Usually held at the weekend they are being held during the week this year due to the pandemic.
Getting back on the Nakasendō felt good. A few months ago I ended a hot and humid day of walking at Suhara station in Nagano and promised myself I’d take a break from the walk as the heat and humidity of the Japanese summer set in.
Photos from the past. Life in Japan and elsewhere, by me Sean Breslin. Updated weekly.
Over the past year the LUMIX S5 has become a vital part of my day-to-day life and this is why I like it.
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