Black and White

Shiba Ken

A young Shiba Ken. Japan 2008 From Wikipedia: “The Shiba Ken or Shiba Inu was originally bred as a hunting dog. DNA analysis confirms that this is one of the oldest dog breeds, dating back to the 3rd century BC.”

Window shopping on Watanabe Dori, Tenjin Japan 2008

Photographed in Canal City, Hakata Japan.

Changed batteries in a quiet doorway in the city and noticed a poster of Santa Claus holding a glass of beer. Halloween, your time is up; everyone in Japan is ready to move on. Carry Bag Man: Photographed in Fukuoka Japan October 2008

Clint Eastwood poster, on the door of the J Spot pachinko parlor, Tenjin Japan 2008

Retailers in Japan rejoice. Halloween is here again, and it’s bigger and orange-er than the year before. Is American candy too sweet? Well stop whining and feed your face with some pumpkin flavored Kit-Kats. Photographed in Canal City, Hakata Japan. 2008

Taxi Rank, Nakasu Japan 2008.

On a street corner near Nakasu, Japan. 2008

Rhapsody of the Seas. Photographed in Hakata Port International Terminal, Fukuoka Japan 2008.

Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, Fukuoka Japan.

Mouths open, just like baby birds.

Sheltering from the rain, and for a moment I am back in Camden, walking home under the giant storefronts, jumping puddles and thinking about sunshine. Photographed near Canal City in Fukuoka Japan.

Had a close encounter with the information robot wandering around in Canal City. In the top left of the photograph, the KFC restaurant has a store-front statue of the Colonel, the all powerful, Japanese god worshiped by millions on Christmas day.