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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.

About James Rainsford

Photographer and writer based near Tokyo, Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ“ธ

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