新潟

Niigata. Niigata.

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Niigata, pronounced [niːɡata], is the capital city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Winters here are famously snowy, wet, and gray. Personally, I’ve had about enough. Here are some photos meant to showcase the mostly sunless dregs of this season.

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Fuck.

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Slush.

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Chopsticks.

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Snow.

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Temporary salvation.

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That said...

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(Thanks for stopping by! If you missed the last Japan Photo Blog, Vol. 78, “In Tokyo Color ・色な色な東京,” you can find it here.)

~KafkA

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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DTube and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)