I need to move back to gunma.

Every time I go back it's like I never left. I have real friendships that have stood the test of separation while I've been away. The beauty of the surroundings. Drivers on the road that don't suck. The strait-talking zero-BS way of life. I miss it so much. I'll give up everything in a heartbeat for any job that pays halfway decently back in Gunma.

Outside the local Autobacs

iPhone 7 Plus -  Lightroom app - raw DNG.

Grind Chaos 刺 vol.2

Finally finished editing the Photos from the latest Grind Chaos (2017-03-11) So far, I've put the best colour shots in the gallery here: http://bit.ly/GC-17-311

Here are a few teasers... I'm not gonna lie, It's some of my best work yet. If you're squeamish, it may be NSFL, Possibly NSFW too.

There's plenty more in  the gallery here: http://bit.ly/GC-17-311

Mountain hairpins, Tokyo Expressways, Monkey Business #7Days7Minutes (2016-02-06)

The only place I feel sane these days is when I drive. I need to get as much of that in as possible because I'm likely not going to be able to afford to drive soon. So till I have to sell my camera, computer and car, You're going to be getting a lot more driving too.



Music:
*Olivaw - EVIDENCE
 - https://soundcloud.com/olivaw/evidence

*kulimu - Amari wakaranai kedo (feat. irish4t, Tsurutin)
 - http://ccmixter.org/files/kulimu/13575
 - licensed under a Creative Commons license:
 - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/

*Aoki 1
 - Into Infinity
 - http://intoinfinity.org/

*Different Heaven - Nekozilla
 - Distributed by NoCopyrightSounds
 - https://youtu.be/6FNHe3kf8_s
 - Download: http://nocopyrightsounds.co.uk/video/different-heaven-nekozilla/

*The Living - Fe Agite
 - http://www.bullafey.com/

*iakwardlobster - Laser Armageddon
 - Liquidata Royalty Free Music Pack


Camera:
 - Apple iPhone 7 Plus
 - Sony a7S

Social:
 - https://www.instagram.com/darcnoodles/
 - https://twitter.com/darcnoodles

Passion:
 - http://darc.jp
 - http://bit.ly/darcjp666
 - https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
 - https://twitter.com/darcjp666

The company that inspires loyalty in me by paying me less than minimum wage and working me ragged:
 - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDYQ

Kegon Falls 華厳の滝

Kegon Falls, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan. At the heart of winter.

Frozen

Looking like a Black metal album cover.

Deep.

Flashback to 2010 - Flowers for the Broken Spirits Live.

I miss this band.

Click image for a gallery of my flashbacks (facebook)

Follow these social accounts for more of my live music photography and the Japanese underground.

YouTube - http://bit.ly/darcjp666

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/

Twitter  - https://twitter.com/darcjp666

Catching Zs

Randomly, where I happened to be on Sunday morning, was where A bunch of Fatlady Z enthusiasts were having a meet. 

Yes FATlady. That wasn't a typo. Back in the 240 days she may have been slender and fair but in her old age she's filled out quite a bit. 

 That probably explains the immense popularity of the 350Z and 370Z in the States. 

Just the briefest glance at any piece of pop culture from The Empire reveals an un-natural love for, overly rotund behinds...
usually being gyrated vigorously at the camera. 

Basically, drifting Zs

Hakosuka GT-R because... I don't need a reason.

Is and always will be one of the best proportioned cars ever made. (Shot at Daikoku Parking Area in 2016/12)

Driver Portraits - Daikoku Parking Area Dec 2016

Those of you who follow my Japanese underground instagram account or follow my facebook page will have seen these, and my previous portraits like them. If it's your first time seeing my [driver portraits] series, the basic concept is that all the cool cars are nothing without the people who build their hearts and souls into them. Everyone shoots the cars, which are just secondary representations. The true creativity, beauty, passion and soul of a vehicle is the person behind the wheel.

If you want to see more of the people that mainstream Japanese society shuns, and the amazing things they do, check out my instagram account or follow my facebook page.

Tokyo Auto Salon 2017 Wallpapers

Of the 400 odd pics that I whittled the Auto Salon shoot to, These lent themselves well to the 16:9 resolution that most monitors are rocking. It's not the sharpest or best  quality work I've ever taken but considering I was shooting on an iPhone this year. I think the results are pretty good.

Use them or don't use them, It's up to you. 

All images are 4K UHD (3840x2160p) click through the link and save or right-click "save link to".

If you do, I'd appreciate a small comment to say so, but you don't have to if you'd rather not.

If you guys want mobile walls, let me know. I may be able to hook a few up.

Otaku prayers, pimped rides, night drives and more... #7days7Minutes (2016-07-18)

Work is busy, therefore things here are slow. For what it's worth, this one is pretty damn good.

Follow Yuki on Instagram: @mira.l700v


Music:
Angry Ophelia's Song by DonnieDrost http://ccmixter.org/

grind 11 (it's CC, I found it on soundcloud, but I can't find the link again... sorry)




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Kitamoto Matsuri

A tiny local Nebuta matsuri that nobody besides residents and participants know/care about. Those are usually the best kind of matsuri.

Sunset and the mountan 「富士山日没」

I really need to post here more. To make up for it, here's a nice picture that says "JAPAN!" all over it.