Postcards from Japan, October 2005
Sunset near Arao (Kyushu)
Tokyo commuters, Shinjuku Station
Biker, Shibuya crossing, Tokyo
Biker #2, Shibuya crossing, Tokyo
Delivery tractor, near Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo
Statue of Liberty and Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo
Bullet train crossing central Tokyo
Yatai food stalls, Fukuoka (Kyushu)
Torii [entrance gate to a Shinto shrine] on Miyajima island, near Hiroshima
Itsukushima-jinja shrine, Miyajima island
Deer on Miyajima island - extremely tame, and pushy when it comes to scrounging food from tourists!
Gembaku Domo / A-Bomb Dome (formerly the Industrial Promotion Hall), Hiroshima
Bamboo grove, Arashiyama, near Kyoto
Elderly couple in the grounds of Nijo-jo castle, Kyoto
Maple leaves
Wooden prayer tablets on a tombstone, Kyoto
Egret fishing in the shallows of Kamo-gawa river, Kyoto
Pontocho-dori, a narrow street lined with exclusive restaurants, Kyoto
Restaurant entrance in Pontocho-dori, Kyoto
Geisha or maiko (an apprentice geisha), Kyoto
Hawk cruising downtown Kyoto (amongst a pack of 10 others - slightly disconcerting!)
Butterfly in a temple garden, Kyoto
Pedestrian on a bridge over the Kamo-gawa river, Kyoto
Carp in a temple pond, Kyoto
Night train on the Chuo line, Ochanomizu district, Tokyo
Salary-man waiting for the bullet train, Kyoto station
More commuters in Shinjuku district, Tokyo
Another salary-man multi-tasking on the morning commute, Shinjuku district, Tokyo
and finally...
The only car worth photographing at the Tokyo Motor Show, the super-cool Mitsubishi 'i'.
A Kei class car, rear-engined turbocharged 3-cyl 660cc and four wheel drive - a Smart fortwo copy, but with four seats.