summer is leaving

the back of a sunflower

getting hungry?

food stands attract people in line.
they serve shaved ice, yakisoba, yakitori...
i helped with vienna sausage.

lantern

the local children's drawing is on the lantern.

what jizo is ...

jizo is sort of a guardian deity of the village.
they set up the instant alter for the festival.
they are the map symbol of temples and shrines, just in case.

jizo-bon festival

as it gets dark, people start gathering.

seashell collection

a memory of beachcombing in Okinawa...

one of the buffet dishes

sea breams curved this way,
to look lifelike.

nen-rin-ya BaumKuchen

souvenir from tokyo.

make your tea on your own

pour hot water into a drinking cup.
then, pour it again into a bigger cup to cool the water.
and then, pour it in a pot that has tea leaves in with a lid.
turn an hourglass upside down, and wait 30 seconds.
then pour the tea back in the first cup.

a japanese cafe

IYEMON SALON


at sanjo-karasuma

Kyoto machiya-style house

tiny court


on the hanging scroll,
goes a famous line 'ichigo ichie'
which means 'treasure every counter,
for it will never recur.'

itadakimasu

two tiered lunch box
an elegant Kyoto food



flavor tea was served after the meal.
it was mango-pineapple flavor.

wrapped in furoshiki

what's inside?
i can't wait.