Amazing post - your photography is really great. Are you shooting all of these on the a6300? Not to make this about the camera and not the artists - I know that art isn't about the gear, but the reason I ask is that I'm in the market for a new camera and am considering the a6500. I bought Nikon 20 years ago based on my favourite photographer on Flickr and loved Nikon ever since, but I just sold my Nikon gear and am not sure where to go!

As for Japan, I've been fascinated by the culture ever since I started reading Haruki Murakami - his novels really move me and have got me really interested in the culture. Your post was well written and inspiring!