INDIAN SUMMER.

The last day of October and temperatures are still pleasantly in the 20s.

SAMURAI.

Artwork from the other school's festival, adorning the entrance.

SCHOOL FESTIVAL.

Another day of cultural performances and exhibitions at one of my schools.

TOPIARY.

Some early-morning pruning, on what looks like a home-made ladder.

CHORUS.

The annual school chorus contest (between classes) at the town hall.

NEW CROP.

As the season turns, the Lone Granger sets about his work again.

TOTALLY TROPICAL.

A colleague of Mai's celebrates his birthday in a southern-style establishment.

PROTESTORS.

A small and heavily-policed group march through Shinjuku, possibly about banks.

STOP!

Some precision street markings, freshly laid.

HOBBIT.

In a land with seemingly no planning permission the possibilities are boundless.

FRAMEWORK.

This went up in one day or less.

SPACE INVADERS.

A beautiful afternoon outside the amusement arcade in Mizonokuchi.

AUTUMNAL.

Bladerunner season approaches in Shibuya after the onslaught of Summer.

PRECISION.

The castings complete, the base-frame is attached amidst much rain.

MANNEQUIN.

A hostage mannequin directs the traffic near the Tama river.