#047 Papillons （シジミ蝶）

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Insect photographer Kazuo Unno says, " Tokyo is a pradise of insect. Almost
of capitals are now anti-pested so much as not to survive insect. If they
could see a few creatures there, the variation would be limitted. But in Tokyo
they can watch and take photo the richness of nature. "
I think so.

#046 Mikoshi (神輿）

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I was suprised to find a big mikosi ( portable miniature shrine ) in a
sewer system constraction site in Monday morning.
There are three mikosis. The biggest one is to be carried by adult men.
A bigger one is by women or highschool boys. The smallest is by little
children under 12.
The previous day they held a local shrine's festival. The weather was rain
all day long. They need a big house for these mikosis from rainwater.
We must carry them back to park. It is my first experience in my life to carry
Omikosi. As the workers are taller than me, I can only support lightly
one of the bars on my shoulder.