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In part 1 I wrote about how rainy weather dampened my visit to Japan’s iconic Fushimi Inari shrine. This bad weather persisted throughout the rest of that trip. The evening after the Fushimi episode, I arrived in Kanazawa in the midst of another heavy downpour. The temperature had also dropped to near zero.
My disposition wasn’t too affected however, I very much expected the bad weather to last. I was also determined not to let the rain get to me again and so after dinner at the ryokan, I geared up and ventured out. My destination was Kanazawa’s famous Higashi Chaya District and after twenty minutes of tedious walking in the rain, I reached it with my legs and feet wet, my hands freezing, and not a single other person in sight. In short, this was what I saw.
Picture 1.
Dang. But … …
I’ve read articles on how wet conditions could have unexpected effects on photography. Deciding there was no better opportunity to experiment, I wiped out my stuff and snapped away. While doing so, I realised that I was not as alone as I thought I was. At the end of the street, there were other photographers at work too, several being venerable old gentlemen with wispy white hair. We didn’t talk to each other though, just concentrated on our business and left when done. In all, I spent slightly less than an hour at the district. The photos, while not as breath taking as I hoped they would be, didn’t turn out too disappointing either.
Picture 2.
Picture 3.
Anyway, rainy days and nights became my constant companion for the rest of that Japan trip. It was a huge nuisance, but at the same time, not without pleasant surprises too. For example, I got to see Shirakawa-Go covered with snow. It being April, I had expected sparse fields, not a wintry Christmas scene. At Nagai, I again had whole stretches of the main street to myself. No tourists straggling past my camera or knocking into me, everyone was indoors because of the minus ten degrees snowy weather. The consolidated experience led me to the conclusion that this is how nature operates. It insists on its way but it compensates too. We could go against nature and be miserable, or we could be on the lookout for its surprises and be rewarded. In the same way, perhaps that is how life is as well. It will incessantly plummet us with fails and downturns, but as long as we remain standing, as long as we remain on the lookout, there is always joy to be found. One way or another, there is always joy to be found. We just need to look carefully.
Shirakawa-go, Japan, covered in snow. Farmers here once braved harsh winters year after year. Today, the town is a renowned UNESCO world heritage site, and a tourism magnet.
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