The Publc Domain: street photographs from Japan 1976-78
![December evening, walking from the train station after work, Zushi-shi, Kanazawa-ken, 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602718606898-OMK5B97J7G72GPV6U5MU/%2801%29+76.12_CJ4.12_umbrelaman.lrg..jpg)
December evening, walking from the train station after work, Zushi-shi, Kanazawa-ken, 1976.
![Commuter train to Tokyo, December, 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602718570013-4N7DLFWBSYHUQ95VA9NB/%2802%29+76.12_CJ4.30_grippedpaper.jpg)
Commuter train to Tokyo, December, 1976.
![Taking the alley, October morning, Tokyo, 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602718606182-0GGMS25JPYM80A2DEDD0/%2803%29+76.10_CJ-1.19.jpg)
Taking the alley, October morning, Tokyo, 1976.
![School kids, Ogikubo, Suginami ward, Tokyo, January, 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602718798142-9GEPCEEPSE65FECGUQQ5/%2804%29+76.1_KJ1.4_Ogikubo.jpg)
School kids, Ogikubo, Suginami ward, Tokyo, January, 1976.
![Visiting graves of ancestors, Ogikubo, Suginami district, Tokyo, March 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602718980405-LSMWWGG6O1V19F5RJMQ4/%2807%29+76.3_KJ8.5_Ogikubo.jpg)
Visiting graves of ancestors, Ogikubo, Suginami district, Tokyo, March 1976.
![Shichi-go-san, children's festival, Meiji Shrine, Shibuya, Tokyo, November 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602718965466-9ZHYC9ATU56Q53WFX2DT/%2808%29+77.11.15_CJ333.25a_Meiji.jpg)
Shichi-go-san, children's festival, Meiji Shrine, Shibuya, Tokyo, November 1977.
![Cherry Blossom viewing with granddaughter, Yokosuka, April, 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602718991419-T2SQNYPXHM3Z1DB4FOID/%2809%29+77.4_KJ87.8_Yokosuka.jpg)
Cherry Blossom viewing with granddaughter, Yokosuka, April, 1977.
![Dancers resting on float, Obon Festival, Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, July 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602719153637-ERNZ9D33NSWX6F59NOJJ/%2810%29+76.girls+on+float.jpg)
Dancers resting on float, Obon Festival, Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, July 1977.
![Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hatsumoude, (New Years holiday visit), January 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602719107621-PYQAQFI48AHQTNHJBRPK/%2812%29+77.01_CJ259.21a_Hachimanju.jpg)
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Hatsumoude, (New Years holiday visit), January 1977.
![Reading manga at the bookstore, Izu, April 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1605892984344-FTBNB60F02RO4DR3IJQ6/76.4_KJ20.11_IzuOzaki.fnlprnt.jpg)
Reading manga at the bookstore, Izu, April 1976.
![Collegiate with notebook, waiting for a friend, Shibuya Station, Tokyo 1978.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602719384238-ANUSUL44IBCLPJMIC9KJ/%2813%29+girl+w+notebook.jpg)
Collegiate with notebook, waiting for a friend, Shibuya Station, Tokyo 1978.
![Office women lunch hour, Otemachi Subway Station, Tokyo, June 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602719378989-MVQ7Z2HVV09JCJ614WNH/%2814%29+77.06_CJ299.16a_Otemachi.jpg)
Office women lunch hour, Otemachi Subway Station, Tokyo, June 1977.
![Distressed mother, Ogikubo, Tokyo, June 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602719381680-QRDN94MOVPQBC7GB3B7L/%2815%29+76.06_CJ236.24a_Ogikubo.jpg)
Distressed mother, Ogikubo, Tokyo, June 1976.
![Watching traffic in the shade, Tokyo, 1978.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602721855073-4GK12KQ0HLOBFVTY8C76/%2816%29+15_kneelingstreetside.jpg)
Watching traffic in the shade, Tokyo, 1978.
![Shopping weekend, closed to cars, Ginza, Tokyo, April, 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602721827349-S4XGLAITOW8J74LBKVHJ/%2817%29+76.04_CJ207.15a_Ginzaonfoot.jpg)
Shopping weekend, closed to cars, Ginza, Tokyo, April, 1976.
![Shooting the Daibutsu (Great Buddha), Shōjōsen-ji Temple, Kamakura, September 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602722071967-7YVZ9FJVDQSHD4837YEK/%2818%29+77.9_KJ120.7_Kamakura.jpg)
Shooting the Daibutsu (Great Buddha), Shōjōsen-ji Temple, Kamakura, September 1977.
![Celebrant, Ueno Park, Tokyo, April, 1976](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602722091338-XOAGOYCV122B401GMQW7/%2819%29+76.4_KJ26.7_Ueno.jpg)
Celebrant, Ueno Park, Tokyo, April, 1976
![Local Obon festivities Zushi, July 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1605892995206-RGRL5EBP01FM9AIG27TA/77.8_KJ108.2_Zushi.Newprint.jpg)
Local Obon festivities Zushi, July 1977.
![Sharing with little brother, Engaku-ji temple, Kamakura, April 1978.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602722457364-60S1UD8DNSYA4K877EG7/%2820%29+78.4_CJ355.4a_girlgreetsboy.jpg)
Sharing with little brother, Engaku-ji temple, Kamakura, April 1978.
![After the onsen (bath), waiting for the river ferry near Gokoyama, Toyama prefecture, July 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602722847388-LA37DHZQ8OPLQE85JJ4A/%2824%29+77.07_CJ301.3_Gokayama.jpg)
After the onsen (bath), waiting for the river ferry near Gokoyama, Toyama prefecture, July 1977.
![Family outing, Yokosuka, April 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1603263178914-X3FYCKJRO7ZC0OWE9ISN/KX-J-109.5_sprigfamiy.ws.jpg)
Family outing, Yokosuka, April 1977.
![Waiting for the bus near Gokoyama, Toyama prefecture, July 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602722469879-NLNUPPRXNZO86GFB8NP7/%2822%29+07.77_33_GokayamaStation.mirrored.jpg)
Waiting for the bus near Gokoyama, Toyama prefecture, July 1977.
![Housewives rapt attention, Ogikubo, Tokyo, May 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602722847385-L4OYPBJTDENDFT2WLDJT/%2825%29+76.5_KJ31.7_Ogikubo.jpg)
Housewives rapt attention, Ogikubo, Tokyo, May 1976.
![Contrasting generations, Tsurugaoka Hachimangū shrine, Kamakura, September 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602722464072-TSEAFFKS1UF7STSEQV2G/%2821%29+77.09_CJ316.13_Hachimanju.jpg)
Contrasting generations, Tsurugaoka Hachimangū shrine, Kamakura, September 1977.
![Old Friends on the steps of Kichijoji station, Musashino, Tokyo, April 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724019477-Z0WI4ILO9NLLPFOLTVH2/%2825%29+76.4_KJ24.2_KichijojiEki.jpg)
Old Friends on the steps of Kichijoji station, Musashino, Tokyo, April 1976.
![Photo shop window, Tokyo, November 1978.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724023516-6I9K4A82WKA84Y4KIF2G/%2826%29+11.78_photosamplewindow.jpg)
Photo shop window, Tokyo, November 1978.
![Shop display window, Shinbashi, Tokyo, 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1605725472401-E53E527TOT7XXXFEJB4M/window+mask1.jpg)
Shop display window, Shinbashi, Tokyo, 1976.
![Futon shop delivery, Ogikubo, Tokyo, June 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602723995852-K2XEN3LNK7BREXO2DSMD/%2827%29+76.06_CJ235.5a_Ogikubo.jpg)
Futon shop delivery, Ogikubo, Tokyo, June 1976.
![Late afternoon stroll in the business district, Kamiyacho, Tokyo, July 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724195278-6VBMSBWNPHMJKD7J1DBN/%2828%29+76.07_CJ244.21_Kamiyacho.jpg)
Late afternoon stroll in the business district, Kamiyacho, Tokyo, July 1976.
![Mothers and daughters on the subway, February 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724194294-G21DMYNJHF2BFZV6XQLS/%2829%29+77.02_CJ18.34_mothers%26kids.jpg)
Mothers and daughters on the subway, February 1977.
![Pouring tea, Kichijoji Park, Tokyo, April 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724191628-RK7AKU546HEV95D1TO8V/%2830%29+76.4_KJ23.7_Kichijoji.dad%26babe.jpg)
Pouring tea, Kichijoji Park, Tokyo, April 1976.
![Mother and daughter Cherry Blossom viewing, Kamakura, April 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1603263174234-1WRV0H2ZQTZX8UEO05MJ/Fujicolor77.ws.jpg)
Mother and daughter Cherry Blossom viewing, Kamakura, April 1977.
![Kamakura shrine, 1976](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/2c8d7417-3d5e-4e2d-9f8c-af02bd6bab30/77.04_CJ45.2_oneleafshade.croprnt.jpg)
Kamakura shrine, 1976
![Counting change, Ogikubo, Tokyo, April 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724364197-W398UT6E6MALGE6UBKBG/%2831%29+76.04_CJ202.9a_Ogikubo.jpg)
Counting change, Ogikubo, Tokyo, April 1976.
![Fishmonger taking a break, Zushi, Kanagawa-ken, January 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724346306-GDX5XORKPODOI0TEDHGQ/%2832%29+77.01_CJ10.33.fishmngrsmoke.jpg)
Fishmonger taking a break, Zushi, Kanagawa-ken, January 1977.
![Napping salaryman, Hibiya Park, Tokyo, 1978](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724378003-XSFFUL61XCYFMMCVQ93L/%2833%29+HibiyaParkSalaryman.jpg)
Napping salaryman, Hibiya Park, Tokyo, 1978
![Cosmetics girls taking shade, Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, May 1976.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724546435-LTDBBM680RNM3I3HPMHZ/%2834%29+76.05_CJ218.20_Meiji.girlsundertree.jpg)
Cosmetics girls taking shade, Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, May 1976.
![Seaside laundry, Noto, July 1977.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4ffac3eb1f5f288480cf05/1602724529680-G1363HOGSRTV12ZPYQ7A/%2835%29+07.77_2a_clothesdryline.jpg)
Seaside laundry, Noto, July 1977.