Something Necessary for Regeneration / 再生に必要なもの

Caption: Something Necessary for Regeneration / 再生に必要なもの

この街と　あなたの　傷跡が癒されていくには
この街と　あなたの　創造にかけられたのと同じぐらい
この街と　あなたへの　想いが　必要なのだ

ならば僕は　この街と　あなたの　再生を想い続けよう
あなたと共に　その日を迎えられるまで

For this city and  you, to be healed,

As much as offered for the creation of this city and you, 

The thoughts to this city and you are necessary.

Then, I will keep thinking for regeneration of this city and you,

Until we can reach the day together. 

＊

十数年前に，とてもお世話になった大切な人から
今日，待ちわびた知らせが届きました．
皆，無事だと．

ただ，住み慣れた家は壊れ，子供達の住居も壊滅的だとも．

Christ Church の一日も早い復興を，心から願っています．

I wish the reconstruction of Christ Church as soon as possible with my whole heart.

Date: 11/1/92 1:08:46 PM GMT+09:00
Image City: Timaru
State/Province: South Canterbury
Image Country: New Zealand

Praying for your safety / 無事を．．．

Praying for your safety / 無事を．．．

記憶の中の風景は崩れ去ったとしても

あなたとの思い出が消え去ることはない

私の若き日に　無償の愛をくれた

あなたの無事を　祈ります

***2011年2月22日，ニュージーランド，クライストチャーチで発生した地震による震災被害者の方々へ捧げる***

Even if, the scenery in my memory has been collapsed,

The memory with you will never last.

I pray for safety of you,
who gave selfless love to me in my youth. 
***Tribute to the victims of the earthquake at Christ Church in New Zealand on February 22nd in 2011***

Unsaturated Blue / 不飽和の青

Caption: Unsaturated Blue / 不飽和の青

光と影の間にあり
他の色を混ぜず
満たされることの無い

不飽和の青

光を含み　深く　静かに
ただ　そこにある

不飽和の青

私はそんな青になり
あなたを見守っていたい


Between the light and the shadow,
Without being mixed with other colors,
Never being satisfied,

Unsaturated blue.

Containing the light, deep and sound,
Just being there,

Unsaturated blue.

I would adore to be such a blue,
And watching over you.

Aperture: ƒ/29
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 100
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 33mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Custom
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 12/9/10 5:17:04 PM GMT+09:00
Image City: Matsumoto
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

Caption: Unsaturated Sky / 不飽和の空
Aperture: ƒ/22
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 100
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 18mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Custom
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 12/9/10 5:16:40 PM GMT+09:00
Image City: Matsumoto
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

The Blue Sky in the Night / 夜の青空

Caption: The Blue Sky in the Night / 夜の青空

暗き夜に　心を開け

たとえ目の前の世界が　色を失って見えたとしても
そこにはいつもと変わらない　青空がある

暗き夜に　心を開き
暗き心の　夜を開け


Open your heart, in the darkest night.

Even if, the world in front of you, seems to be colorless,
There can be a blue sky, as usual.

Open your heart, in the darkest night.
Break the night, of the darkest heart.

Aperture: ƒ/3.5
Shutter Speed: 5.0s
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 1600
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 18mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 2/12/11 9:04:10 PM GMT+09:00
Image City: Yamagata
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

Caption: The Daybreak / 夜明け
Aperture: ƒ/16
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 100
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 18mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 2/13/11 8:12:50 AM GMT+09:00
Image City: Yamagata
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

The Red Line / 赤い糸

Caption: The Red Line / 赤い糸

迷うことはない

進んでゆけばいい

光の導く所へ

まっすぐに


You don't have to be at a loss.

Only you shuld do is going ahead,

where the light leads,

straightly.

Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 13.0s
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 200
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 55mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 2/12/11 9:11:58 PM GMT+09:00

Waiting for Spring / 春を待ちわびて

Caption: Waiting for Spring / 春を待ちわびて

やがて　雪は　花となる
春を待ちわびて

Waiting for spring,
Before long, snow will become flowers.

Aperture: ƒ/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/500
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 100
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 55mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 2/13/11 10:37:42 AM GMT+09:00

A Light of the Hope / 希望の灯火

Caption: A light of the hope / 希望の灯火

その光が眩しいのは　その強さ故ではない
その光が暖かいのは　その炎の故ではない

その光を希望の光たらしめるのは　白く冷たき　雪の故

風も無く　音も無く
独り雪の舞い降りる　心と夜に　　

希望の灯火は　燃えているか

深き雪を溶かすには　弱き光であるとも
暗き心を照らすには過分無き　希望の灯火は

その心に　燃えているか

その光を希望の光たらしめるのは　黒く深き　闇の故

この光無ければ　我が心にも　暗闇のみぞ　ありけるを


It is not for its strength that the light is shinng.
It is not for its flame that the light is warm.

It is for the white and cold snow that the light could be a light of the hope.

Without a wind, without a sound,
In the lonely heart and night with snowing,

Is a light of the hope burning?

Even if the light is too weak to melt the deep snow,
It is enough to light the dark heart up.

Is a light of the hope burning?

It is for the black and deep darkness that the light could be a light of the hope.

If the light could not be seen, there can be only the darkness in my heart, too.

Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Focal Length: 55mm
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 2/11/11 10:12:52 PM GMT+09:00
Image City: Yamagata
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

A Path / 道

Caption: A Path / 道

「道は逆らわず，切り開いていくもの」

"A Path should be cleared, without going against"

Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/80
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 100
Exposure Bias: -1 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 28mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 6/13/06 11:37:22 PM GMT+09:00
Image Location: Cape Final Trail
State/Province: Arizona
Image Country: United States

immatured seeds / 未熟な種子

Caption: immatured seeds / 未熟な種子

刹那的な邂逅から生まれた果実を　ひとつ　口にして
幾万の未熟な種子から　伸びゆく芽を感じてみる

刹那的な邂逅から生まれた果実を　ひとつ　口にして
もういちどこの世界と　恋をしてみたいと　思った


Taking a fruit produced by an accidental meeting,
I feel the buds growing from milions of immatured seeds.

Taking a fruit produced by an accidental meeting,
I feel like falling love with this world, once again.

Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/800
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 800
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 48mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 2/5/11 12:47:02 PM GMT+09:00
Image Location: Miharashi-en
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

Caption: An Accidental Meeting / 邂逅
Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/800
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 800
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 55mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 2/5/11 12:44:16 PM GMT+09:00
Image Location: Miharashi-en
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

On the Day Before the Beginning of Spring / 節分の日に

Caption: On the Day Before the Beginning of Spring / 節分の日に

詩人は春を蒔いて歩く
だから
あの人の足元は　いつも　雪


歩いて行こう
今日の日を　始まりと決められるのは
誰でもない

あなたなのだから


A Poet walks seeding spring.
Therefore,
There is always a snow under his foot.


Keep on walking.
Because, you are the one who can determine that,

Today is the beginning.

Date: 2/3/95 1:11:18 PM GMT+09:00
Image Location: Utsukushi-ga-hara
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

Caption: A Poet / 或る詩人
Date: 2/3/95 5:07:34 PM GMT+09:00
Image Location: Utsukushi-ga-hara
State/Province: Nagano
Image Country: Japan

A Distant View / 遠望

Caption: A Distant View / 遠望

遠くから差しくる光を　美しく思うことと

遠くはなれた　あなたを想うこと

この悲しい相似性に気づきながらも

僕に一番近い空は　優しい希望の色を浮かべてくれていた

あなたに一番近い空も　そうなのであれば

僕はそれ以上　何も　望まない


To feel the beauty of the light from the distance,

To think of you in the distance,

Being aware of this miserable similarity,

The colors of the hope was floating in the nearest sky from me.

If the nearest sky from you is so,

I don't want anything more than that.

Aperture: ƒ/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/50
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 100
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 18mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 10/2/09 7:50:24 PM CDT
Image Location: Lake Yellowstone
State/Province: Wyoming
Image Country: United States

Caption: A Light from the Distance / 遠き光
Aperture: ƒ/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/80
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 100
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 18mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 10/2/09 7:50:54 PM CDT
Image Location: Lake Yellowstone
State/Province: Wyoming
Image Country: United States

Caption: The Nearest Sky / 一番近い空
Aperture: ƒ/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/400
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: ISO 100
Exposure Bias: 0 ev
Camera Model: Canon EOS Kiss Digital
Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm
Focal Length: 18mm
Focus Mode: Auto Focus
White Balance: Auto White Balance
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date: 10/2/09 7:50:26 PM CDT
Image Location: Lake Yellowstone
State/Province: Wyoming
Image Country: United States