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A Day in the Japanese Countryside

Nikon F3HP

ai nikkor 105mm f2.5

kodacolor100

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In Japan, summer is quietly arriving.

Nikon F 2A

ai-s nikkor 24mm f2.8

ai nikkor 105mm f2.5

micro nikkor p.c 55mm f3.5

provia100f

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Where Endings Become Beginnings

Nikon F2A

ai-s nikkor 24mm f2.8

provia100f

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The bench beside the bus stop.

It waited and waited, worn down by the long passing of time

Konica ⅢA

hexanon 50mm f1.8

portra160

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tired

Nikon F3HP

micro nikkor p.c auto 55mm f3.5

portra160

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Something dies, something lives

Nikon F3HP

ai nikkor 105mm f2.5

portra160

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Waiting for Time to Come

Nikon F3HP

ai nikkor 105mm f2.5

portra160

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The Rise and Fall

Nikon F3HP

ai nikkor 105mm f2.5

portra160

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Co-stars

Nikon F3HP

ai-s nikkor 24mm f2.8

portra160

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Coexistence of Nature and Humanity

Coexistence of Harsh Realities and Tenacity

This road was built on a seabed uplifted by the earthquake.

The original road was devastated, and it was decided that rebuilding it would take far too long.

Living in harmony with nature isn’t just an ideal.

Coming here makes me feel closer to nature than wearing an organic cotton shirt ever could.

Nikon F3HP

ai-s nikkor 24mm f2.8

ai nikkor 105mm f2.5

Fujifilm velvia50

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Coexistence of Nature and Humanity

Coexistence of Harsh Realities and Tenacity

This road was built on a seabed uplifted by the earthquake.

The original road was devastated, and it was decided that rebuilding it would take far too long.

Living in harmony with nature isn’t just an ideal.

Coming here makes me feel closer to nature than wearing an organic cotton shirt ever could.

Nikon F3HP

ai-s nikkor 24mm f2.8

ai nikkor 105mm f2.5

Fujifilm velvia50

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Satoumi

Life in harmony with the sea. A boat in the inlet, seen through a gap.

Nikon F3HP

ai-s nikkor 50mm f1.4

kodak portra160

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Where the Old and Everyday Coexist

In Japan’s Noto Peninsula, rows of traditional houses from the old days still remain.

There is more of old Japan beyond Kyoto.

Nikon F3HP

ai-s nikkor 50mm f1.4

kodak portra160

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A Small Fishing Boat on an Almost Overflowing Sea

During the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, a tsunami destroyed several houses.

Yet the sea remains closely tied to the lives of the residents, and despite higher tides caused by land subsidence, many of those whose homes were not destroyed continue to live here.

Nikon F3HP

ai-s nikkor 50mm f1.4

kodak portra160

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Enduring

This bridge was damaged in the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, yet it still withstands the passage of buses and dump trucks.

Because it endures, repairs have been given a lower priority.

Nikon F3HP

ai-s nikkor 50mm f1.4

kodak portra160

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I visited the Noto Peninsula, which suffered devastating damage in the earthquake of January 2024.

Despite being a place with difficult access, I saw people steadily and earnestly moving forward toward recovery.

The Noto Peninsula still holds the harsh realities of the coexistence between nature and people.

It also still holds the beauty of that coexistence.

Nikon F3HP

ai-s nikkor 50mm f1.4

kodak portra160

This road was built on a section of seabed uplifted by the earthquake.

Every part of the road shown in the photo above runs across land that was once under the sea.

It was built this way because restoring life for local residents could be done more quickly than repairing the original road.

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Dōsojin

A Wayside Guardian, Quietly Watching Over Everyday Life

Dōsojin are guardian deities that became common in some rural regions of Japan around 300 years ago. Though not directly tied to any formal religion, they reflect a humble, nature-rooted form of spiritual belief unique to the countryside.

Nikon F3HP

ai nikkor 105mm f2.5

kodak portra160