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On a
clear day...
...you
can see wires fcking everywhere.
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Making
me nostalgic for memories I don't even have...
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In
a
moment
of
High
Art-Faggery,
I
photo-documented
my
walk
along
the
Kamogawa
from
school
to
the
station.
It
was
all-in-all
very
nice.
Won't
you
join
us
&
see
what's
what...
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We
begin
at
the
beginning.
A
recently
refurbished
park
area
behind
the
Furitsu
Idai
(Kyoto
Prefectural
University
of
Medicine).
Weather
was
cooperative...a
lovely
fall
day.
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This
guy
is
happy
because
he
found
one
of
the
few
public
trash
cans
in
all
Japan,
and
no
longer
has
to
haul
his
sack
of
dog
mess everywhere.
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For
those
about
to
rock...an
aspiring
drummer
practices.
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groupies.
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Natura Urbanus:
the contented homeless of the Kamogawa river, living admirably under
her bridges. Here they are drinking chu-hi highballs & Asahi
beer from cans, then flattening them: use, recycle, reuse.
The big white wader
in the left foreground is a snowy egret, just behind some kind of a
pintail duck. A large flock of white water birds is visible in upper
left of frame, at base of the river's green & grassy east
bank.
(One point Japanese
lesson: 'Kamo' in Kamogawa translates to 'duck'...I present Kyoto's
liquid lifeline: The Duck River.)
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Under
the
bridge,
a
homeless
gentleman
tends
to
drying
his
harvest.
(The
season,
tawny
color
and
fetid
stench, describes a
bounty
of
ginkgo
nuts
gleaned
from
under
the
many
nearby
trees.)
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A plein-air
painter.
There
are
many
universities
in
and
around
Kyoto,
so
one
sees
many
students
practicing
their
art
&
craft,
life
&
love
along
the
river.
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Gone Fishin'.
Family
fun
for
father
&
sons.
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(...could
be
a
victim
of
corporate
restructuring,
what
with
having
a
few
minutes
to
himself
on
a
Monday
afternoon.)
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PETA
activists
note:
crayfish
in
the
blue
tank,
boy
baiting
his
harpoon...not
clear
what
contra
naturum
violence
the
mom contemplates
w/
her
fists
of
fury
there.
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another
family
tormenting
assorted
wildlife.
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a
couple
a
white
chicks
sitting
around
biking...
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Leaning-in
couple.
Awww...
I'm
not
going
to
lie,
it
hurts
a
bit
to
be
walking
alone
when
you
chance
upon
this
sort
of
magic.
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lack
the
necessary
coding
skill
to
delete
this
fcking
useless
blue
box
here.
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happy
strolling
couple...with
time
on
their
side,
good
days
ahead
and
the
wind
at
their
backs...
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picture
time!
1.
waiting
while
her
friend
onshore
sets
the
self-timer.
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2.
the
pose
(slightly
out
of
synch,
but
who
cares,
these
are
the
days
that
dreams
are
made
of)
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incline
couple.
these
2
were
up
to
some
kind
of
monkey
bizness,
and
they
shifted
positions
pronto...
(noticed
Rothario's
right
hand
come
popping
out
quick
fast
in
a
hurry).
It's
hard
to
tell
in
this
shot,
but
they
are
actually
under
the
edge
of
a
bridge,
and
one
could
convince
oneself
(and
more
on
point,
one's
girlfriend)
that
this
spot
is
secluded
and
private,
in
the
deceptive
way
that
it
can
feel,
say,
being
in
a
car.
(but
as
the
comedian
advised
people
who
pick
their
nose
while
driving:
remember
you
are
in
a
car,
not
invisible.)
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3.
Got
it!
Let's
go
shop
and
eat
cakey
setto. sugoi!!!
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new
spot,
new
vibe,
new
hoodie.
same
love.
the
approach
shot...
the
pass-by.
you
can't
stop
the
music.
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fck
but
I
hope
they're
not
a
couple.
(though
it's
possible;
I've
seen
more
egregious
pairings
in
this
country,
I'll
tell
you
that.)
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"hey,
I
think
that
white guy's taking
a
picture
of
that
other
guy's
ass."
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'Twas
on
this
day
that
the
crew
was
on
the
scene,
getting
the
shot,
making
the
magic.
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a
jogger
...
a
blogger
...
sipping
on
a
lager.
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Kirin
lager
in
new
retro
/
period
can
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(+_<)
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ready...
some
college
girls
have
an
impromptu
race
riverside
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set...
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ohh...false
start
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GO!!!
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college
girl
by
day
/
waitress
by
night
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girls
and
boys...
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Evening descends upon
the Kamogawa River. 5 storeys of fun (and that's just what's in the
frame). A remarkable show of self-organizing systems, Kamogawa
Kouples are visible paired and placed in foreground. Until various
and sundry hours couples will dot the entire river bank, each at
intervals of 2 tatami mats end to end. (As
they drink and linger longer, suspicious body positions, hand
placement and activity may be noted.)
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Have fun...and be
good to each other!
Good Night.
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Epilogue and End
Credits...
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Banksy!
Actually, just a helpful JR
infographic telling Peko-chan not to get her blown off bonnet way
down on them tracks all by herself.
(Note: JR staff
really, truly are quite helpful in real life.)
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Walk
a
mile
in
my
eyes.... Rainy
Kyoto through
the
umbrella
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Perhaps
this
is
what
tan
puffycoat
there
looks
like
in
her
under
garments...
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Attention:
MacArthur
"Genius Grant" Selection
Committee.
(please
note
this
letter
that
popped
in
the
box
a
few
days
ago):
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That
is
One
Crazy
Site
You've
Got
There!
Hey
Honcho,
I
just
ran
across
your
site
and
was
really
impressed!
...not
local
ass
'nuff
said.
actually
made
me
fall
out
of
my
chair!
You
are
a
genius
I
think!
--Chimmy
Thank
you
for
the
kind
words.
I
have
been
called
some
things
in
my
day,
genius
is
not
one
of
them.
This
is
not
a
mantle
that
I
wear
lightly.
Gambarimasu!
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More wires on high, courtesy of the
need for Wii.
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It
ain't where you from,
It's
where you at.
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half-price!!
first
drink!
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elegant
women
in
kimono,
crossing
Shijo
Bridge
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fellow
readers:
if
you
like
this
site
please
spread
the
word
like
human
manure
over
an
Edo
Period
rice
field.
doumo
arigatou!
posting
a
link
to
this
site
also
much
appreciated
and
good
karma
for
you.
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Violinfatuation.
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mini-cans! Kawaii!!!
(No, I'm not a spack-fisted
ape; the cans really are that small. And that cute.)
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Hmmm...now
what?
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