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.