faces of japan - number 1...

Travelling around Japan we were anxious to photograph rice harvesting. We took some pictures in the south but it was not until we were with Misao, near Hamamatsu, that we stumbled across a family tying up the rice for drying. Of course we stopped to take a look. The family invited us to help, which was fun. This dear lady, all of 88 years, was only too happy to pose for photographs before getting back to work...