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explore photograph james rainsford substack explore photograph subscribe sign in home notes archive about the streetlife archive a sampling from my archive of street and documentary photography sep 22 2025 james rainsford 9 2 one of tokyo s strangest festivals kanamara matsuri kanamara matsuri a fertility festival in kawasaki city held annually on the first sunday of april at kanayama shrine and kawasaki daishi temple may 9 2025 james rainsford 12 1 4 apocalyptic scenes from an abandoned inn hotel memoir captured in katori city chiba feb 2025 mar 15 2025 james rainsford 10 5 5 most popular view all a unique adventure into the japanese countryside apr 12 2025 james rainsford 66 1 3 slow walking in the rain around asakusa may 24 2025 james rainsford 61 22 5 photos from a forgotten place may 30 james rainsford 37 18 5 the things i ve learned to see jun 27 james rainsford 29 6 7 a different kind of challenge film photography mar 13 james rainsford 30 4 6 a few days in osaka oct 26 2025 james rainsford 27 6 5 latest top discussions photos from a forgotten place the danchi film photography in a forgotten place in rural chiba all photos shot with kodak ultramax 400 and ilford xp2 400 aug 21 james rainsford 10 7 1 places that won t last forever film photography from across the greater tokyo area over the past few months jul 31 james rainsford 24 13 5 the things i ve learned to see a collection of photos and thoughts from my photo walks in chiba over the last few months photos shot on kodak ultramax colorplus gold and ilford jun 27 james rainsford 29 6 7 photos from a forgotten place film photos shot around kawasaki station from several years ago using kodak ultramax 400 may 30 james rainsford 37 18 5 surprise and delight film photos from around tokyo and nagano that i shot over the last few months shot on kodak ultramax 400 apr 25 james rainsford 20 3 a different kind of challenge film photography reflections from practicing film photography after a few months away from taking photos mar 13 james rainsford 30 4 6 looking back on 2025 a compilation of all my work over the course of 2025 all in one place dec 22 2025 james rainsford 9 3 1 winding down towards the end of the year some final thoughts and photos to wrap of my first full year on substack photos from q3 4 2025 dec 5 2025 james rainsford 18 6 2 a few days in osaka photos and reflections from a summer excursion to kansai in august 2025 oct 26 2025 james rainsford 27 6 5 see all explore photograph travel documentary and street photography and stories from around japan this newsletter is part of my ongoing effort to build a photo archive as i share my adventures research and thoughts subscribe recommendations view all 7 grooving with kami toukyo momoko old photos of japan kjeld duits tending gardens by kana kana chan letters from japan burcu basar naptime novelist bridget riley explore photograph subscribe about archive recommendations sitemap 2026 james rainsford privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts