Festival fun with mum

by Lee on 8/16/2010

By far the cheekiest little fella at the festival.

small Japanese festival kid

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Tranquil time out #76

by Lee on 8/13/2010

Summer in Japan is all well and good, but back in the spring, sitting and reading without worrying about disappearing in a pool of perspiration was particularly pleasant.

Tokyo cherry blossom

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A few iPhone photos #5

by Lee on 8/11/2010

Talk of the best camera being the one you (always) have with you is an often declared adage, and thankfully, were the old iPhone’s camera was merely passable, the new one — when coupled with some apps of course — is surprisingly impressive.

Well, in some situations at least.

Such as capturing a cloudy and fairly moody Mount Fuji.

Japanese iPhone 4 photos

The strangely sad sight of a prepared festival place waiting for all the people to arrive.

Japanese iPhone 4 photos

A large tatami room that looks perfect for a lie down in.

Japanese iPhone 4 photos

And what seemed like a little shrine of some sort slowly falling to pieces in the forest.

Japanese iPhone 4 photos

Plus, in a small and far from private place, where such a piece of kit is possibly perfect, the sweet sight of love’s young dream.

Japanese iPhone 4 photos

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Quite why they are so wide I don’t know, but Japanese construction workers’ kecks are almost as copious as the collection of eateries in the capital.

small Japanese construction worker

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Family photo

by Lee on 8/6/2010

After his first heave and first howl, there was much more fun on his first hanami.

Tokyo cherry blossom

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