Bricks Standard Brick by brick, let us lay down civilisation, tame this wild frontier. Original Hokkaido Prefectural Office Sapporo
Reflection Standard When sun emerges, and the tourist hordes disperse, the water reflects. Otaru Canal, Hokkaido
Age Standard May age weather you, may moss spring from all your cracks, you remain your own. Lantern at Zuihoden Mausoleum, Sendai
Lords Standard Here lie the children of lords, who were never lords but in their playtime. Children’s graveyard at Zuihoden Mausoleum, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Homecoming Standard The air fair crackles, just as the earth in August; spirits heading home. View from Risshakuji temple, Yamagata Prefecture. The obon weekend is a busy time for travel, when people (and their ancestors’ spirits) visit household altars.
Nature Standard Even the righteous must occasionally face nature’s displeasure. Risshakuji temple, Yamagata Prefecture
Narrow roads Standard In Basho’s footsteps, the way takes me deeper north along narrow roads. Risshakuji temple, Yamadera