deserted, half the shops are empty spaces, during the day there is activity but mostly because the station is close.

Thanks, yeah i love it when it rains and getting these reflections.

cheers, yeah that first one is one of my favs.

Cheers, yeah probably replicas or recreated using similar techniques. The smaller ones are usually for decoration and/or a Boys day traditional gifts to the young sons of a family.

Wow some awesome photos going to follow you. What lighting rig did you use?

They are pretty cool, they let us go inside and climb up. Yes they also dance with swords

Haha cool, strange how cultures with no direct contact have similar traditions

Not sure what exactly but it may be the name of the festival and information.

yeah great fun, but spend a lot of concentration trying not to shake the camera in the process haha

super cool

Thanks, Its an inland sea and its very rare to see a tsunami.

Yeah there's loads of interesting people, loads in costume and traditional garb

Woo herbs herbs herbs

Thanks, yeah a lot going on everywhere.

Definitely worth a visit

Yeah its mostly dance, just the usual festival food and obon stuff. People get wrecked drinking there. Thanks got loads more to post haha.

George dont dance

Cheers, Yeah i love fireworks, I found that using old manual lenses worked the best, but its definitely tricky on timings and exposure.

Cool thank you, great post

cheers, a lot trains in the country side are only 1 to 3 cars, not a big population to transport.