Today is the last day of my 30s and tomorrow I turn 40! I'm officially an Ojisan. Who would have thought I would get that old but life continues forward regardless of your opinion in the matter. The year is coming to an end. I love this time of year. Japan shuts down completely for about a week and gives me a lot of much needed downtime at home.

A Chindonya (チンドン屋) ! They were a street advertising band in the olden days.

Today's Configuration: Leica M6-J, Elmar 50mm f/ 2.8, Summilux 35mm f/1.4 and Kodak Portra 100.

Political posts in Japan.... these ones from the Communist Party of Japan. The left one says あめりかいいなりもうやめよう！。Stop listening to America! The middle one says stop all nuclear energy . A hotly debated topic in the months following the 3.11.2011 Earthquake. The right one says stop consumption tax.

They seem to just object to things verus proposing anything. Honestly I really don't understand politics in Japan. I am not sure I ever will.

A cool old VW...

An Audi TT RS! I used to drive a TT and it was fast... I have previously owned two Audi S4s that were amazingly fast. I test drove and Audi RS4 and it was amazing but so fast that I didn't think I could even safely control it on the streets of Tokyo. I can't imagine how unbelievably fast a TT RS must be as the car is so light.

I want to get another S4 again in the future. That was the best car I ever owned.