Photography「Les fleurs de Cerisier au Japon」Japan (2022)

I think I was quietly admiring the cherry blossoms at the shrine on a rainy day.
I did nothing in particular.
I threw away the cardboard boxes.
So the neighbors can’t catch me either.
“A block in the parking lot is broken again,” he told me.
Give me a break, anyway.
I don’t want to hear about another broken parking block accident.
All I want is to be able to see the cherry blossoms here peacefully for as long as possible.
The next afternoon, a neighbor kid lost my Easter egg.
And the egg has yet to be found.
The kids never apologize for anything.
Soon I will have to go back to the dump to separate the recyclable from the non-recyclable.
About ten more boxes.
But when I go to the junkyard again, I would like to feel, the cherry blossoms of the shrine.
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Photograhy「HANAMI」Japan (2022)

Afternoon, in the shrine.
All kinds of memories come back to my mind.
March 24, when I went shopping at the supermarket.
Do you have a membership card? Or do you have any membership cards?
How did I answer this question?
I am not obligated to tell you.
But anyway, you see, I am not a member of the supermarket yet.
Last night I was looking at this picture.
Heavy, living cherry blossom in the year 2022.
I had a cup of coffee in my hand, which I bought at a convenience store at that time.
That was my first HANAMI this year.
I was a little slumbering.
I closed my eyes and listened to the sound of the wind.
For about ten minutes, I just relaxed and watched the cherry blossoms.
I was glad I was here and not in a corona.
I am grateful for that.
But at the same time, I can’t help but think with a painful feeling.
I can’t help but think that the Russian and Ukrainian people are somewhere else,
somewhere not so wonderful.
They have gone to war.
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Photography「Full Bloom」Japan (2022)

I was looking at the plum blossoms. These plums bloomed earlier than cherry blossoms.
I was in a hurry, but there was nothing to worry about.
I was passing the time.
So after depositing at the ATM (I think I put in about 20,000 yen), it was no problem.
I wonder how many more springs I will have.
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Photography at Shimabara Peninsula, Nagasaki, Japan (2022)
It was a stunning hairpin curve.
There were a few Japanese silver grass blooming in the foreground.
The clear white sky with the ocean in the distance.
My heart was at peace.
I got out of the car with my camera.
There I stared at the mountains, the sky, and the sea in the distance.
Everything was wonderful. Everything.
I am remembering what happened that afternoon.
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Photography at Unzen City, Nagasaki, Japan (2022)
Here is a sentence I almost wrote before, but never got around to it.
I was once again recalling my first trip to Unzen.
I remember when I took the trail before sunset.
I came to an observatory from which I could see the old town and the Unzen Hell.
I was walking and shuttering, walking and shuttering.
I thought. My life is here.
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Photography at Samurai Houses, Nagasaki, Japan (2022)
I was out somewhere in Shimabara, taking as many pictures as I wanted, wherever I wanted.
I would wander around and pass the time at my leisure.
I would stroll through the samurai residences at my leisure.
I would reminisce about my trip alone at my leisure.
I was taking pictures while holding an umbrella.
I remember that.
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Photography at Shimabara City, Nagasaki, Japan (2022)
When I arrived in Shimabara, I first went to Shimabara Castle.
I climbed the stairs of the castle tower up to the 5th floor to the observation deck, where I took pictures.
I am looking out over the Ariake Sea.
I am taking pictures of that sea, a wonderfully beautiful sea.
But what was I thinking at that moment?
I wondered if I could see China in the far distance.
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『Wednesday Afternoon Work』(March, 2022)
The video『Wednesday Afternoon Work』is created by Yasuharu Nagura.
credit music
Yasuharu Nagura – “ambient lunar land” (fromThe Market Had One Bad Blip”)]
Photography at Dejima, Nagasaki, Japan | Night (2022)
I walked around Dejima, which was tinged with winter dusk.
A samurai dressed in light clothing stood in the street.
I unhesitatingly clicked the shutter for the Western-style building in the darkness of the night.
The more pictures you take, the richer your life will be.
Isn’t that right?
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Photography at Dejima, Nagasaki, Japan | Noon (2022)
Come on, folks.
Let me show you where the Dutch lived in the past.
You have to see this Western-style house.
If I don’t like my current residence, I’m thinking of copying the interior design of this place.
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