Backside

I think this is what it would look like if giant robots came to earth.

Mt Izumi

The mountain does not look so high from here. It is a lot different looking from the top of Mt. Izumi.

Crescent

The evening handheld moon.

Night Yakitori

One of the food stands at the dontosai festival at Kamo Jinja.

Standing in Front of the Fire

During the dontosai festival, people burn the previous year's and New Year's decorations, charms, and other items as a way to pray for good fortune in the coming year.

This year I burned some of my shodo practice sheets. My teacher said it would [is thought to] increase my skill.

Dontosai

People coming out from paying respects at Kamo Shrine.

Dark

Winter mornings look like this in the outskirts of Sendai.