Tag: 小牧
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Hiking: Yama Girls
Photo above – First ‘hike’ as a new family. The Japanese hiking world has a thing – yama girl. Young women, mostly in their twenties, often university students, heading to the mountains in groups of 4 or 5 (although solo hiking has become popular too) all in the latest hiking fashion. It’s not what you […]
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Photography: Dec. 9th
Trying to shoot everyday with the Fuji. Below – Chama, a rice field being burnt off in autumn, Nami & Erimo. www.seanbreslin.net
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Festivals: Hounen Matsuri
I was a little reluctant to attend the Hounen Matsuri (豊年祭) in Komaki despite it being only a short bicycle ride from my home. The rumours of the ‘not-so-respectful’ reactions by certain non-Japanese visitors at the sight of a giant wooden phallus being the main reason. However, after just travelling thousands of miles to photograph […]