Couples taking pictures. I was really happy to catch this older couple taking their self portrait together at Kiyomizu-dera. It was awesome seeing them together earlier in the day at a different temple in Kyoto setting up their tripod and then self-timing their photo together. I was sad I couldn’t setup my camera fast enough to get a photo of them earlier, so I was really excited to get this image later in the day.

Konbini, konbini, konbini. I love all konbini! I miss all the Lawson’s, Family Mart’s, 7-11’s, AM/PM’s, Circle K Sunkus, Mini Mart’s and all the rest. This was taken somewhere amongst the streets of Kyoto as I wondered around the hills walking to Kinkakuji.

Here it is, the October folding calendar. Download and make it from the links below.

Tokyo’s interesting trash. I don’t like tossing anything out when I’m in Japan. Japanese pay so much attention to their packaging design I feel bad when I do have to throw something away because it is like gold to me. It’s not trash at all. I always seem to come home with more collected wrappers and things than anything else. Going into a konbini is like going into a museum to me. So many logos, crazy colors, interesting packaging design, soda cans, bottles…  I love it all. This photo was taken one morning on my way to Shibuya Station. It was fun to see all these heads tossed out in the garbage from a near by hair salon that teaches people how to be hairstylists.

The Rainbow Bridge. I really like the name of this bridge, it sounds like a Mario Cart track or something else you might find in a Nintendo game.