Photographs from a small group of islands
Japan’s ageing as well as shrinking population will create all manner of economic and societal pressures over the coming years; conditions that will more than likely change the country forever.
But that’s not to say it isn’t happening already — because it is. And it isn’t just restricted to the big issues either, as the shift from young to old, past and future, is often visible in the most common, everyday situations.
A sight that can seem both right, and yet very wrong.
Amidst the noise and confusion that often dominate Tokyo, this Shinto priest seemed to be in another world — even from another world. A man so calm and composed that merely watching him was therapeutic.
The Star Wars prequels must have been demeaning enough, but for some Imperial Stormtroopers, the fall from grace continues apace.
All the way from elite soldiers in the 1970s, to present-day peddlers of very dodgy fashion.
With its formal attire and long-practiced traditions, even modern Japanese archery (kyudo) feels like a step back in time. A fascinating sight that these previously posted photographs hopefully capture.
But seeing the same martial art performed in Shinto-related and wonderfully ancient outfits, is arguably even more of a spectacle.
