Ikigai | A Reason for being
Ikigai (生き甲斐) is a Japanese concept that means "a reason for being." The word "ikigai" is usually used to indicate the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's life worthwhile.
A selection of images taken over a three year period showing the nuances and insight to the Japanese way of life.
A selection of images taken over a three year period showing the nuances and insight to the Japanese way of life.
Tokyo
Honten dori, Shibuya, Tokyo
Tokyo amotosando crossng
Tokyo Harajuku art museum
Harajuko
A japanese graveyard
Tokyo Yogogi
Shibuya on a Sunday.
Amotosando games.
Kimono parade.
"I dreamt of being a tennis player" The van says "C'est la vie" Soaplands-Hiroshima
Shibuya girls
Shibuya girls
Yogogi koen
A typical sunday crossing
Otsu
Asami tea fields
The last building standing, Hiroshima
Iwakuni river bank
Miyajima
Miyajima
Oyster fishing boats, Hiroshima
Oyster factory
Sekitei Ryoken
Iwakuni bridge
Miho Museum, Shibaraki
UkimidoTemple, Otsu, 600yr old pine tree
UkimidoTemple, Otsu, Haiku stone
Golf range,Otsu
Gokurakuji Temple
ex-yakusa
