Hello, and welcome to another issue of your favorite random look at Japan, Random Japan.

Today we’ll look at a neighborhood in the mountains, some fast growth by the railroad tracks, and a winking pig.

Sound interesting? You bet! Let’s get started. Let’s enter into…

Random Japan!

_{Exploring Up the Stairs}

Plenty of mountains and hills around Japan and neighborhoods built on them. This can make getting around by bicycle challenging, but it makes exploring on foot more interesting. I wonder what’s up those stairs…

_{Lost in the Weeds}

There is plenty of rain in Japan. As a result, nature grows very quickly. The city will mow all of this (it’s actually less mowing, and more cutting to the ground with weed-whackers) and just a few days later it will look like this again.

_{Did You Ever See a Winking Pig?}

Ok, it’s not a real pig. But still, he is winking. So that’s something.

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That’s all, folks. Another issue of this random series come and gone. Thank you for reading and be sure to tune in tomorrow for another Random Japan.

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