Hagi is a little beach town surrounded by sleepy countryside. It’s sleepy nature seems to extend to the local trains on which no-one seems to be able to prop their eyes open. When I took this shot I was the only sole left awake, an easy candid photo capturing rural Japan fly past the window.
snow monkey photography 
Andy Martin November 14, 2011
They’re just bowing.
Nice bum bag, mate. Bring me one home could you please, James?
winegums November 15, 2011
I don’t think they have sold bum bags circa 1980. Is your one finally giving up?
Andy Martin November 28, 2011
No, “Old Faithful” still gets a couple of trips a year holding passport, wallet, cigars, lighter, loose change, pieces of string and implements for geting stones out of horses’ hooves. Like dogs, it has come to mirror its owner – knackered, and leathery. I’ll let you now when I turn black….