Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!
You cataracts and hurricanoes
—King Lear, Act III, Scene II

Well, maybe they were angry, maybe not, I don't know. This was taken during rainy season, so there was no storm, it was just days and days of rain. As I have mentioned before, I like rainy season and am often out taking photos during it.

This is one of my favorite places in my city to visit when I'm feeling the urge to photograph the sky. It's really wide open!

If you look closely, you have see some crosses on that building slightly to the right of the middle. Don't be fooled—it's not a church. Christian weddings are very popular, not because Japanese are Christians, but because they want the same kind of weddings they see in Hollywood films. These weddings will involve a priest (usually a low-paid English teacher, not a real priest), translated Christian hymns, the whole works. The churches look pretty real too, with Christian statues, stained glass, crucifixes everywhere, etc. But it's all fake. The first time I went to a Christian-style wedding in Japan it was a very odd experience for me. I've now been to enough that I'm used to it.

If you zoom in on the left side you can get an idea of what modern middle-class Japanese homes look like. They bear little resemblance to the traditional houses you may have in mind, and they often have little to no yard. They are nice enough on the inside, so don't get the wrong idea, but they are quite different from the stereotypical image.

	David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku.