Bean Crossing Diagonally in the middle of the road because it’s a pedestrian free-for-all in Japan, apparently (June 2, 2012)
GPOY in Ishikari, Japan (June 2, 2012)
Oharame Statue and Cartoons (Ohara, Japan - May 17, 2012)
Ohara is also known for “Oharame,” female peddlers who carry brushwood, firewood and flowers on their heads along the streets of Kyoto. They wear a towel on their ornately arranged hair, an indigo blue kimono, a Gosho-zome dyed ‘obi’ (sash), an apron, white hand covers and gaiters on their legs. This unique costume of Oharame is believed to have already attracted the attention of people in Kyoto around the 12th century, just as it continues to do so today. (from the Japan National Tourism Organization)
In the Aoi Matsuri procession - a child in the traditional Heian costume of the imperial court, decorated with hollyhock leaves.
Visiting Tokyo schoolgirls dressed in the traditional Ohara style - May 17, 2012 (you could apparently rent the costumes from the tourist center at the foot of the mountain and there is a parade in early May where all the local girls dress up like this and carry bundles of branches on their head. There is a cartoon of this traditional wood carrying maiden which I will show you later.)
Kyoto Street Style 3 (May 17, 2012)
Kiki at Fushimi Inari Taisha (Sunday May 13, 2012)
Kyoto Street Style (May 10, 2012)
Vanity Shot Matrix
This was taken in the flossy-looking bathroom at the T38 observation floor of the JR Tower in Sapporo.
Bean trying on a black pleated skirt at the Shimamura.
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