{"id":2556,"date":"2015-04-17T10:37:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T01:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-04-17\/2556"},"modified":"2015-04-17T10:37:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T01:37:44","slug":"lunch-in-a-small-mountain-farming-hamlet-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-04-17\/2556","title":{"rendered":"Lunch in a Small Mountain Farming Hamlet in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'>\n<table align='center'>\n<tr valign='middle'>\n<td>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" noindex='1' src=\"\/i\/s\/faded-arrow-left.png\" width=\"31\" height=\"85\"\nclass=\"raw\"\nid=\"ifaded_arrow_left\"\nonclick='alert(\"You can scroll the image side to side directly with your mouse.\\n\u30de\u30a6\u30b9\u3067\u6c34\u5e73\u306b\u30b9\u30af\u30ed\u30fc\u30eb\u51fa\u6765\u307e\u3059\u3002\")'\nstyle=\"display:inline\"\/><\/td>\n  <td width='750'>\n     <div id='p74792_801' style='overflow:auto; width:750px'>\n       <a name=\"i801\" href='\/i\/JF4_074792-801.jpg' itemprop='image'>\n           <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074792-801_sm.jpg\" width=\"1646\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074792_801\"\ntitle=\"Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/>\n       <\/a>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n  <\/td>\n  <td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" noindex='1' src=\"\/i\/s\/faded-arrow-right.png\" width=\"31\" height=\"85\"\nclass=\"raw\"\nid=\"ifaded_arrow_right\"\nonclick='alert(\"You can scroll the image side to side directly with your mouse.\\n\u30de\u30a6\u30b9\u3067\u6c34\u5e73\u306b\u30b9\u30af\u30ed\u30fc\u30eb\u51fa\u6765\u307e\u3059\u3002\")'\/><\/td>\n<\/tr><\/table>\n<span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 31mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 1250 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074792-801.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074792-801.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>The Lower Quarter<\/span>\n<br\/>the lower &frac14; of the hamlet of Hata (Takashima City, Shiga, Japan)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074792-801.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<center style='color:yellow'>&mdash; scroll side-to-side &mdash; <span class='nobr'>\u6c34\u5e73<\/span>\u306b\u30b9\u30af\u30ed\u30fc\u30eb\u3057\u3066\u306d &mdash;\n<br\/>or click through to a 7,900-pixel-wide version<\/center>\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  document.getElementById('p74792_801').scrollLeft = 320;\n<\/script>\n\n<p>In my previous post, I wrote how <span class='nobr'>I spent<\/span> <span class='nobr'>a wonderful<\/span> afternoon <a\nclass='pt' href='\/blog\/2015-04-12\/2555'>making tofu in\njapan with an 80-year-old farmer's wife<\/a>. This post is about the rest of\nthe visit, the experience that would normally be part of <a\nhref='http:\/\/www.lacbiwa.com\/find-a-trip-1\/coastal-cycle-ride-rice-terrace-view-tour\/'><span class='nobr'>a\ntour<\/span><\/a> one can take on <span class='nobr'>a day<\/span> trip out of Kyoto.<\/p>\n\n<p>The tofu\/meal part of the tour takes place in the hamlet of Hata (\u7551,\nliterally <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>field<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>) tucked in the mountains of north-western Shiga\nprefecture. <span class='nobr'>The terraced<\/span> rice paddies, tended by hand for generations,\ncan be quite photogenic, though my visit, two or three weeks before\nthe planting, found them at perhaps their least photogenic.<\/p>\n\n<p>Still, I was there, so I took some photos amidst <span class='nobr'>a drizzle.<\/span> <span class='nobr'>The president<\/span> of <a href='http:\/\/www.lacbiwa.com\/'>the tour company<\/a> was my\nphotography assistant. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i1895\" href='\/i\/EY_IMG_1895.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/EY_IMG_1895_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\"\nalt=\"Taking the Panorama Above photo by Emi Yoshida -- Copyright 2015 Emi Yoshida\"\nid=\"iIMG_1895\"\ntitle=\"Taking the Panorama Above photo by Emi Yoshida -- Copyright 2015 Emi Yoshida\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">iPhone 6 + iPhone 6 back camera 4.15mm f\/2.2 at an effective 70mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>240 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 32 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FEY_IMG_1895.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/EY_IMG_1895.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Taking the Panorama Above<\/span>\n<br\/><span class='photo-by'>photo by Emi Yoshida<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/EY_IMG_1895.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Emi Yoshida'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Emi Yoshida'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Taking the Panorama Above photo by Emi Yoshida -- Copyright 2015 Emi Yoshida\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074803\" href='\/i\/JF4_074803.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074803_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Irregular Shape these terraces have not been modernized for heavy equipment -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074803\"\ntitle=\"Irregular Shape these terraces have not been modernized for heavy equipment -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>8000 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 1250 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074803.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074803.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Irregular Shape<\/span>\n<br\/>these terraces have not been modernized for heavy equipment\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074803.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Irregular Shape these terraces have not been modernized for heavy equipment -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i1903\" href='\/i\/EY_IMG_1903.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/EY_IMG_1903_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\"\nalt=\"Another of Me and My Assistant just because I can ;-) photo by Emi Yoshida -- Copyright 2015 Emi Yoshida\"\nid=\"iIMG_1903\"\ntitle=\"Another of Me and My Assistant just because I can ;-) photo by Emi Yoshida -- Copyright 2015 Emi Yoshida\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">iPhone 6 + iPhone 6 back camera 4.15mm f\/2.2 at an effective 37mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>120 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 40 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FEY_IMG_1903.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/EY_IMG_1903.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Another of Me and My Assistant<\/span>\n<br\/>just because I can \ud83d\ude09\n<br\/><span class='photo-by'>photo by Emi Yoshida<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/EY_IMG_1903.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Emi Yoshida'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Emi Yoshida'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Another of Me and My Assistant just because I can ;-) photo by Emi Yoshida -- Copyright 2015 Emi Yoshida\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074807\" href='\/i\/JF4_074807.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074807_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Photo I Was Taking Above -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074807\"\ntitle=\"Photo I Was Taking Above -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>8000 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 1250 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074807.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074807.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Photo <span class='nobr'>I Was<\/span> Taking Above<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074807.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Photo I Was Taking Above -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074813\" href='\/i\/JF4_074813.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074813_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Robust Farm House -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074813\"\ntitle=\"Robust Farm House -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>800 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 1250 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074813.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074813.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Robust Farm House<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074813.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Robust Farm House -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>At the end of <a href='\/blog\/2015-04-12\/2555'>the tofu\nstory<\/a> <span class='nobr'>I mentioned<\/span> that the left over <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>soy pulp<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> is normally discarded\nbecause it has such <span class='nobr'>a short<\/span> shelf life, but that we made <span class='nobr'>a dessert<\/span> with it.\nDoughnuts!<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074934\" href='\/i\/JF4_074934.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074934_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Adding a bit of Pancake Mix perhaps 1 part pancake mix to three parts soy pulp \u304a\u304b\u3089&amp;frac34;\u3001\u30db\u30c3\u30c8\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30b9&amp;frac14 ;\u3001\u5375\u4e00\u500b -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074934\"\ntitle=\"Adding a bit of Pancake Mix perhaps 1 part pancake mix to three parts soy pulp \u304a\u304b\u3089&amp;frac34;\u3001\u30db\u30c3\u30c8\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30b9&amp;frac14 ;\u3001\u5375\u4e00\u500b -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 38mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 5000 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074934.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074934.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Adding <span class='nobr'>a bit<\/span> of Pancake Mix<\/span>\n<br\/>perhaps 1 part pancake mix to three parts soy pulp\n<br\/>\u304a\u304b\u3089&frac34;\u3001\u30db\u30c3\u30c8\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30b9&frac14<span class='nobr'>;\u3001\u5375\u4e00\u500b<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074934.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Adding a bit of Pancake Mix perhaps 1 part pancake mix to three parts soy pulp \u304a\u304b\u3089&amp;frac34;\u3001\u30db\u30c3\u30c8\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30b9&amp;frac14 ;\u3001\u5375\u4e00\u500b -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074936\" href='\/i\/JF4_074936.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074936_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Mixing with Digital Technology after having added an egg -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074936\"\ntitle=\"Mixing with Digital Technology after having added an egg -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 48mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>200 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 3600 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074936.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074936.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Mixing with Digital Technology<\/span>\n<br\/>after having added an egg<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074936.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Mixing with Digital Technology after having added an egg -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074958\" href='\/i\/JF4_074958.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074958_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Raw Doughnut Holes ready for frying -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074958\"\ntitle=\"Raw Doughnut Holes ready for frying -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 2000 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074958.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074958.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Raw Doughnut Holes<\/span>\n<br\/>ready for frying\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074958.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Raw Doughnut Holes ready for frying -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The main dish for lunch was going to be <a\nhref='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tempura'><i>tenpura<\/i><\/a>, an\nassortment of light batter-fried veggies. The tour-company staff asked\nwhether such-and-such <span class='nobr'>a vegetable<\/span> would be included, and the answer was\nessentially \"wasn't planning on it, but there's plenty growing outside\nanywhere you look... go grab some\". <span class='nobr'>So we did<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074952\" href='\/i\/JF4_074952.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074952_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"433\"\nalt=\"Foraging for Lunch -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074952\"\ntitle=\"Foraging for Lunch -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 35mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 140 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074952.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074952.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Foraging for Lunch<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074952.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Foraging for Lunch -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074955\" href='\/i\/JF4_074955.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074955_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Found Some! tour-company executive getting her hands dirty (whatever it was looked like weeds to me, but it turned out quite tasty) -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074955\"\ntitle=\"Found Some! tour-company executive getting her hands dirty (whatever it was looked like weeds to me, but it turned out quite tasty) -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 110 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074955.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074955.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Found Some!<\/span>\n<br\/>tour-company executive getting her hands dirty\n<br\/>(whatever it was looked like weeds to me, but it turned out quite tasty)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074955.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Found Some! tour-company executive getting her hands dirty (whatever it was looked like weeds to me, but it turned out quite tasty) -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Much farther up the hill than the outside shots I'd taken before, <span class='nobr'>I took the<\/span> opportunity for more pictures...<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074951\" href='\/i\/JF4_074951.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074951_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"433\"\nalt=\"Flooding the Paddies -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074951\"\ntitle=\"Flooding the Paddies -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 62mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/9, ISO 1100 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074951.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074951.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Flooding the Paddies<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074951.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Flooding the Paddies -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>In preparation for early-May planting, the paddies are slowly being\nflooded. <span class='nobr'>It appears<\/span> that water is diverted from mountain streams to fill\nthe top paddy in any section; when it overflows, it starts to fill the one\nbelow, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074956\" href='\/i\/JF4_074956.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074956_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Back of the House in a spot carved out of the hill -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074956\"\ntitle=\"Back of the House in a spot carved out of the hill -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 180 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074956.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074956.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Back of the House<\/span>\n<br\/>in a spot carved out of the hill\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074956.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Back of the House in a spot carved out of the hill -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074957\" href='\/i\/JF4_074957.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074957_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"in Front of the House small little garden area -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074957\"\ntitle=\"in Front of the House small little garden area -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 250 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074957.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074957.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>in Front of the House<\/span>\n<br\/>small little garden area\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074957.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"in Front of the House small little garden area -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Back inside, the veggies we brought in were washed...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074959\" href='\/i\/JF4_074959.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074959_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074959\"\ntitle=\"Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 58mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 5000 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074959.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074959.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074959.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074961\" href='\/i\/JF4_074961.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074961_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Pre-Prepared Veggies including eggplant, bamboo sprouts, mushrooms, some giant beans, etc. -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074961\"\ntitle=\"Pre-Prepared Veggies including eggplant, bamboo sprouts, mushrooms, some giant beans, etc. -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>640 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 2500 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074961.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074961.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Pre-Prepared Veggies<\/span>\n<br\/>including eggplant, bamboo sprouts, mushrooms, some giant beans, etc.\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074961.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Pre-Prepared Veggies including eggplant, bamboo sprouts, mushrooms, some giant beans, etc. -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074963\" href='\/i\/JF4_074963.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074963_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Batter Up! -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074963\"\ntitle=\"Batter Up! -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074963.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074963.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Batter Up!<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074963.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Batter Up! -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074964\" href='\/i\/JF4_074964.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074964_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Deep Fry in a shallow pan -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074964\"\ntitle=\"Deep Fry in a shallow pan -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074964.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074964.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Deep Fry<\/span>\n<br\/>in a shallow pan\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074964.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Deep Fry in a shallow pan -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074974\" href='\/i\/JF4_074974.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074974_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Ingenious you learn some tricks over 60 years -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074974\"\ntitle=\"Ingenious you learn some tricks over 60 years -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>50 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074974.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074974.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Ingenious<\/span>\n<br\/>you learn some tricks over 60 years\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074974.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Ingenious you learn some tricks over 60 years -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>I loved how she made more space in her tiny kitchen. <span class='nobr'>She put a<\/span> glass pot lid upside down\nover <span class='nobr'>a gas<\/span>-stove burner... it fit perfectly. <span class='nobr'>On top of<\/span> that <span class='nobr'>a metal<\/span> rack, and on top of that\nwhatever had just come out of the fryer to drip and cool.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i074982\" href='\/i\/JF4_074982.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_074982_sm.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Assembly Line -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i074982\"\ntitle=\"Assembly Line -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 27mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_074982.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_074982.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Assembly Line<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_074982.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Assembly Line -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075013\" href='\/i\/JF4_075013.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075013_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Beans and Shrimp glopped in all at once, the combo fused together in frying -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075013\"\ntitle=\"Beans and Shrimp glopped in all at once, the combo fused together in frying -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075013.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075013.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Beans and Shrimp<\/span>\n<br\/>glopped in all at once, the combo fused together in frying\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075013.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Beans and Shrimp glopped in all at once, the combo fused together in frying -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075017\" href='\/i\/JF4_075017.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075017_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Bean and Shrimp Combo -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075017\"\ntitle=\"Bean and Shrimp Combo -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>200 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075017.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075017.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Bean and Shrimp Combo<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075017.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Bean and Shrimp Combo -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075025\" href='\/i\/JF4_075025.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075025_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Savory Garnish adding a savory miso-based garnish she made herself, to the tofu she made herself -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075025\"\ntitle=\"Savory Garnish adding a savory miso-based garnish she made herself, to the tofu she made herself -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>400 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075025.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075025.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Savory Garnish<\/span>\n<br\/>adding a savory miso-based garnish she made herself, to the tofu she made herself\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075025.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Savory Garnish adding a savory miso-based garnish she made herself, to the tofu she made herself -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075031\" href='\/i\/JF4_075031.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075031_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Meal prior to rice and soup being added -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075031\"\ntitle=\"Meal prior to rice and soup being added -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 38mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 2800 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075031.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075031.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Meal<\/span>\n<br\/>prior to rice and soup being added\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075031.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Meal prior to rice and soup being added -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075037\" href='\/i\/JF4_075037.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075037_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Receiving Rice -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075037\"\ntitle=\"Receiving Rice -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>80 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075037.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075037.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Receiving Rice<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075037.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Receiving Rice -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075050\" href='\/i\/JF4_075050.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075050_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"First Taste of Our Tofu it was delicious, and could stand on its own without garnish -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075050\"\ntitle=\"First Taste of Our Tofu it was delicious, and could stand on its own without garnish -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 31mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075050.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075050.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>First Taste of Our Tofu<\/span>\n<br\/>it was delicious, and could stand on its own without garnish\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075050.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"First Taste of Our Tofu it was delicious, and could stand on its own without garnish -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>As I mentioned before, I was asked to join on this adventure to take\nphotos for the tour company, but in the past I'd been on <span class='nobr'>a variety<\/span> of other tours with\nthe same company as a <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>test customer<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>, to provide feedback on how to make\ntheir tours <span class='nobr'>a better<\/span> experience for their target audience (English-speaking\ntourists looking for something more than the popular tourist spots). For example,\nas part of one tour <span class='nobr'>I visited<\/span>\n<a href='\/blog\/2014-09-05\/2454'>this gargoyle-tile workshop<\/a>. I've had some amazing experiences\nwith them.<\/p>\n\n<p>Anyway, along the lines of offering feedback, <span class='nobr'>I suggested<\/span> that the\nforeign tourist might want the option to sample some sak&eacute; with such\n<span class='nobr'>a fine<\/span> meal, and somehow this lead to the lady bringing out some of her\nhome-made spirits for us to sample.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075052\" href='\/i\/JF4_075052.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075052_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"In High Spirits -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075052\"\ntitle=\"In High Spirits -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 36mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075052.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075052.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>In High Spirits<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075052.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"In High Spirits -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075069\" href='\/i\/JF4_075069.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075069_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"476\"\nalt=\"Very Home Made the &amp;#8220; label &amp;#8221; says that it dates from 2000, 15 years old -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075069\"\ntitle=\"Very Home Made the &amp;#8220; label &amp;#8221; says that it dates from 2000, 15 years old -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 42mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>60 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075069.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075069.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Very Home Made<\/span>\n<br\/>the <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>label<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> says that it dates from 2000, 15 years old\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075069.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Very Home Made the &amp;#8220; label &amp;#8221; says that it dates from 2000, 15 years old -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>These kind of things are fairly simple to make... you fill <span class='nobr'>a jar<\/span> with\nsomething to provide flavor, say, plums, then top it off with some kind of\nspirit... perhaps vodka, <a\nhref='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sh%C5%8Dch%C5%AB'>shochu<\/a>, or wine.\nThen wait enough years for the flavor to transfer, and voil&agrave;, you've\ngot <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>plum wine<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> or the like.<\/p>\n\n<p>Based on how one goes about doing it, the results can vary wildly. <span class='nobr'>It's always<\/span> fun to order <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>plum wine<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> at <span class='nobr'>a restaurant<\/span> without knowing the\nspecific maker because the flavor can range from as sweet as Kool-Aid to as\nbitter as orange juice just after brushing your teeth, and the alcoholic\nstrength can range from <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>essentially water<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> to <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>this will not only grow\nhair on your chest, but will simultaneously burn it off<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075056\" href='\/i\/JF4_075056.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075056_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Receiving a Glass -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075056\"\ntitle=\"Receiving a Glass -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075056.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075056.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Receiving <span class='nobr'>a Glass<\/span><\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075056.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Receiving a Glass -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075063\" href='\/i\/JF4_075063.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075063_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Bottom's Up -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075063\"\ntitle=\"Bottom's Up -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 4500 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075063.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075063.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Bottom's Up<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075063.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Bottom's Up -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>It turns out that this was at the extreme end of both, and it was too strong\/bitter for\nme to enjoy. <span class='nobr'>I have photos<\/span> of the two tour-company ladies giving it <span class='nobr'>a try,<\/span> with their\nface scrunched up in an <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>oh my gosh this is horrible<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> anguished cringe. They looked\nlike <a href='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shar_Pei'>shar pei<\/a> dogs. <span class='nobr'>I will hold<\/span> these\nphotos for possible blackmail at <span class='nobr'>a later<\/span> date. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n<p>As a side note, I've (finally) discovered <span class='nobr'>a way<\/span> to get better photos\nwhen asking random folks to take <span class='nobr'>a photo<\/span> of me with my camera. Most folks are\nintimidated by <span class='nobr'>a big<\/span> SLR, and are not used to <span class='nobr'>a viewfinder<\/span> (they're used to\nlooking at the back of their phone). <span class='nobr'>In the past<\/span> I'd set everything\nup, pre-set the focus point to some easy-to-notice location in the scene such as my eye, then tell them\nto place the little red square on my eye and press the button. Results have\nbeen very mixed, with most photos completely out of focus.<\/p>\n\n<p>This time I had the bright idea to put my camera in live-view mode (<span class='nobr'>a\nmode<\/span> that <span class='nobr'>I personally<\/span> don't care for... <span class='nobr'>I can't<\/span> see the screen that close\nwithout my glasses) and focus in face-recognition mode. Then all they have\nto do is point and press, and hopefully it works out. <span class='nobr'>It seems<\/span> to have in the photo\nabove.<\/p>\n\n<p>To say that lunch was <i>filling<\/i> would be quit the understatement,\nso it was with some dread that we realized we'd still not had the\ndoughnuts.<\/p>\n\n<p>At least in my case, hot coffee does wonders to settle <span class='nobr'>a full<\/span> tummy...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075111\" href='\/i\/JF4_075111.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075111_sm.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Always the Gracious Host -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075111\"\ntitle=\"Always the Gracious Host -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 34mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 3600 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075111.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075111.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Always the Gracious Host<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075111.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Always the Gracious Host -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075107\" href='\/i\/JF4_075107.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075107_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"459\"\nalt=\"Homemade Doughnuts -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075107\"\ntitle=\"Homemade Doughnuts -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 6400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075107.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075107.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Homemade Doughnuts<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075107.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Homemade Doughnuts -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The doughnuts were slightly sweet, but not overly so, so Americans used to really sweet stuff would\nlikely want to have these with honey, powered sugar, or perhaps marmalade. Personally, <span class='nobr'>I liked<\/span> them just\nas they were.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i075115\" href='\/i\/JF4_075115.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF4_075115_sm.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\nalt=\"Warm Doughnuts, Warm Conversation -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i075115\"\ntitle=\"Warm Doughnuts, Warm Conversation -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 60mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 4500 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF4_075115.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF4_075115.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Warm Doughnuts, Warm Conversation<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF4_075115.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-04-10'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Warm Doughnuts, Warm Conversation -- Takashima, Shiga, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>All in all it was a wonderful experience, just as all those I've had the\npleasure to enjoy with <a href='http:\/\/lacbiwa.com\/'>Tour du Lac Biwa<\/a>. <span class='nobr'>On this photo<\/span>-taking visit there was no one to translate (which is fine,\nsince <span class='nobr'>I can<\/span> speak Japanese well enough), but on the full tour,\nEnglish-speaking staff is there to explain and translate. 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