Following on from my previous post, here are some more rice themed vistas (I call them ristas). This time, basking in the warm orange glow of the setting Japanese sun.
Tag: outdoors
Day 283 – planting rice
I live in countryside Japan, in Japanese – the inaka. The scintillating cityscapes, neon glow and electronic toilets you may imagine are flipped on their head – glinting skyscrapers exchanged with meandering rice paddies; the neon glow with twinkling stars; the electronic toilets with… normal toilets. Rice planting season is a big deal in the […]
Day 282- deer portraits
The deer of Nara park have an idyllic life – mischievously pestering adoring tourists for their packed lunches and basking amongst beautiful temples, shrines and gardens. They also strike poses for the occasional portrait – These are the last of my deer photos taken in Nara. See the others here.



