A couple of peasants heading back to work on the field, after the break time. The work is hard, the sun is strong, most likely the salary is pretty low, but the mood seems to be good.

During the visit of a village close to Mae Hong Son, we met this old lady making spices in her hut. At the sight of foreigners she was very surprised and she didn't know what to do.. didn't know a word in English but she seemed to say: What are you doing here?

Nowadays the most of Japanese people are not very religious and they go to the temple for praying very few times during the year.. perhaps just once at the last day of the year. The most common religions are the Shinto and the Buddhism that are actually quite similar.

During a festival in southern Japan, I saw an old Japanese summer tradition. It is a cold dish, called NAGASHISOUMEN, which in the past was often served in a particular way. Basically they cut long canes of Bamboo which are used as a slide.

Another "branch" of Otaku are the famous "Idols". The fashion of the Idols can be very sensational and often also older people are very attracted. The Idols are bands, groups of girls or boys that the media turn into real media phenomena that are venerated almost as gods.

The Akihabara electronic town is an important meeting point for the Otaku people. The roads are completely full of stores dedicated to manga, anime, idols, video games, etc.. Therefore dedicated strictly to the "Otaku world".

A shearer of a small gipsy village in the middle of the Thar Desert. During the night the temperature of the desert drop drastically, especially in winter you need to keep yourself warm thanks to the Goats wool.