As you may know, Japan is a collection of islands; a bit like the Channel Islands, minus Bergerac. As a result, Japan has large collections of water surrounding it. And in water one will find fish (unless it's cod in the North Sea you're looking for). Here be a collection of photos from Japan's islands of people employing various tactics to lure sea creatures to their collecting implements.
Kamo River, Kyoto. September 2008.
Casual midday types.
Ichigaya Fish Center, Tokyo. March 2011. Hardcore urban fishing.
Manzamo, Okinawa. April 2012. What's he up to? He's fishing.
Nagasaki. April, 2012. Lonesome fish.
Kawaguichiko. May, 2012. Get in-volved fishing.
Silhouette fishing.
Nikko. May, 2012. White water fishing.
Niigata. June,2012. Rock and chips.
Kabira Bay, Ishigaki. May, 2015. Fishing hat.
Fishing box.
Sukuji Beach, Ishigaki. May, 2015. Fishing carrier bag.
West Pier, Taketomijima. May, 2015.
Always end with a penguin in a shop window (Akihabara, Tokyo. September 2008).
What follows here be some photos that I have clicked using my fingers of that there Japanese land. Favourites, some might say...if I could genuinely be arsed to look through each and every one that I have done took... Tsutenkaku, Osaka. 15/09/2008. Battery power failing, I resorted to below standard camera phone usage for this rather cinematic effect.
Konbini, Yotsuya, Tokyo. 12/03/2011. After the quake...I can't remember the exact one.
Yoyogi Park, Tokyo. 08/04/2012. Hanami...with dogs.
Nagoyajo, Nagoya. 11/04/2012. Cherry blossoms mit rain. It's like something from 'Hana-bi' or such. How romantic?!
Fushimi Inari-Taisha, Kyoto. 13/04/2012. A photo I very much got right.
Gion, Kyoto. 14/04/2012. Raise the red lantern...and have a beer.
A Bomb Dome, Hiroshima. 16/04/2012.
Kawaguchi-ko. 07/05/2012. Fuji-san at dawn.
Hataagebenzaitensha, Kamakura. 12/05/2012. Raise your flag.
Yokohama International Port Terminal, Yokohama. 12/05/2012. Anglely...and moody...like a desk lamp...
First video for a while. Punch and Might's P&M Remix of 'Grand Form' featuring TAKE-T (incorporating Crooklyn Dodgers' 'Crooklyn') to some lovely honeymoon snaps from Kansai, Ryukyu and beyond (i.e. Kyoto, Kinosaki, Naha, Motobu, Ishigaki, Taketomijima, Osaka, Koyasan)...