Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
Tiled roofs (瓦屋根) are typical view of roofs in Japan. Those tiles have improved in design and quality. They are more colorful and lighter in weight and stronger.
There are many color variation for roof tiles
A tiled roof (瓦屋根)
a tiled roof
A little bit too late for this challenge. It was a theme for last week.
It’s been a busy week for me. I managed to take some photos along my comuting route.
These days, bikes are pushed out to car lanes. It is partly because some accidents happened between human and bikes and unfortunately some lost their lives in those accidents. Bicycles are very popular vehicles in Japan. However, bikes are no safe to ride in some part of this coutry. The elder citizens who give up their driver’s license ride bikes, which is not safe for their age.
I took some photos during my walk in a park.
Looking at the photos, I noticed that I like the geometric patterns like lines, circles and squares. The woods in the photos are fences in the park. There are too many fences in the park. Fences are at first built to protect visitors from some kind of risks. However, fences are never removed even if there is fewer risks than before. It resembles our society rarely update rules and laws.
I am participating in a ‘Which way’ series of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges
At the beginning of May, there is a four national holidays in Japan. When I went to a bridge over Tomei highway, a long traffic moves slowly to their desitnaions.
As many houses are built along the highway, there are many bridges over highways for the people to go to the other side of the highway.
Another bridge I took photos of is a bridge over a railway. It is for people who cross the railway on foot.
I am participating in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge.
This week, the Cee’s Fun Foto theme is about walks indoors or outdoors. I will focus on indoors walk.
These photos are taken around a shopping mall in my neighborhood.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture
From the end of the April to the beginning of May some families with boys display carp streamers (鯉のぼり) in Japan. This Japanese tradition is said to have its origin back to ancient age. May 5th is a national holiday ,Children’s day(こどもの日), and also a traditional day to wish healthy life for boys.
I displayed the small carp streamer for my kid when he was a little child. It was with a wish that he spend everyday healthy and sound. My carps were very small. The size and numbers of carps may vary.
Where I am living now, the area was almost farms and forests many decades ago. Though when I moved to this area, two decades ago, there was no farms, some families whose ancestors were farmers with large farms still owned, and they still owns, large houses with agriculture barns and large gardens. Many of them are now landlords or wealthy families, they follow their tradition of their ancestors. They display big carp streamers in their gardens.
Many houses display smaller ones.
Others living in apartment building manage to display much smaller ones. My carp streamer was about 50 or 60cm long.
Those who wish every child a good luck sometimes use public space for a large carp display. I took this picture in a park near Motegi, Tochigi pref., Japan.
Whether they are big or small, every parents express their love for their children.
From the end of April in Japanese calendar there are three national holidays, it is convenient for young parents with little boys to visits grandparents with grandchildren. The grand parents take care of the grand children and young parent are able to take some rests. 
At the end of last March, I visited Twinring Motegi, a circuit in Tochigi pref. Japan. In the coming April, FIM TRIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP start its season from Motegi.
A few trial riders were doing demonstration to promote the event. It was rainy day and the rock was very slippery, but the riders were jumping up and down on the rocks.
In Twinring Motegi, trial riders were jumping up and down.
This week, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge theme is the next one of the ‘Which Ways’ series.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Which Ways – Featuring Steps or Stairs
The word ‘stairs’ connects with moving upwards. Looking my photos this week, most of the photos are stairs that go upwards. It is interesting. After I go up a stair everyday, I go down. I do as much ‘going down’ as ‘going up’. But somehow in my mind, a stair is something to ‘go up’ or ‘climb’ rather than ‘go down’.
There are advertisement on some stairs in railway stations. Those ads are visible only when people goes upwards. Those ads are very popular in Osaka when I was young These days same kind of ads have spread into other cities. I wonder whether it is cost-effective.
Other photos are taken in Tsukuba circuit (筑波サーキット), Ibaraki Japan. Motor sport circuits have many stairs.
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もてぎロードレース選手権 Motegi road race championship
2013年 第1戦 2013 Round 1
2013/3/10
ツインリンクもてぎ Twinring Motegi
J-GP3 決勝 final race
J-GP3 #8
TGR
藤井 岳
RS125R
藤井 岳
J-GP3 #7
Team TARO PLUS ONE
太田 虎之進
RS125
太田 虎之進
J-GP3 #19
モトアルファ
神永 亀暁
NSF250R
神永 亀暁
J-GP3 #11
kohara Racing
伊藤 和輝
RS125
伊藤 和輝
もてぎロードレース選手権 Motegi road race championship
2013年 第1戦 2013 Round 1
2013/3/10
ツインリンクもてぎ Twinring Motegi
SP #21
Windy＋BEE＋MAX府中
立岡 隆広
GSX-R1000
立岡 隆広
SP #10
リーンウィズRT
服部 大輔
GSX-R1000
服部 大輔
SP #15
リーンウィズ 人馬一体
安藤 一元
YZF R1
安藤 一元
SP #72
リーンウィズRT
佐野 努
GSX-R1000
佐野 努
もてぎロードレース選手権 Motegi road race championship
2013年 第1戦 2013 Round 1
2013/3/10
ツインリンクもてぎ Twinring Motegi
SP #56
Team Unit-F
小池 康嗣
GSX-R1000
7th place. 7位
小池 康嗣
SP #24
星和自動車+リーンウィズ
柴沼 雄一
GSX R1000
8th place. 8位
柴沼 雄一
SP #19
http://www.propman.jp
亀井 将博
YZF-R1
9th place. 9位
亀井 将博
SP #12
リーンウィズRT
相川 拓美
GSX-R1000
10th place. 10位
相川 拓美
もてぎロードレース選手権 Motegi road race championship
2013年 第1戦 2013 Round 1
2013/3/10
ツインリンクもてぎ Twinring Motegi
SP #11
リーンウィズRT
壁田 和也
GSX-R1000
3rd place 3位
壁田 和也
SP #33
オートショップホンマと仲間たち
本間 隆之
GSX-R1000
4th place 4位
本間 隆之
SP #6
MaKao Racing
福井 誠
YZF-R1
fifth place 5位
福井 誠
SP #44
ちぐまや♪金子工務店★TEC
山川 大輔
GSX-R1000K8
6th place 6位
山川 大輔
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