Project Report : Osaka

Second day of shooting. Osaka Castle.

“How’s the takoyaki?” team members ask with a smile the way the Osakans do, learned directly from Kogei High School photography club members.

Yossan, the team photographer, an unsung heroine.

Shooting in Amerika-mura. The two participants from overseas go wild taking pictures of the young people in the area.

The Namba area is swept up in IAAF World Championship fever.

The team runs into a teacher from Kogei High School by coincidence.

Osakans are happy to please and entertain. The team barely has to seek out their subjects.

Osaka exuberance, take 1.

Osaka exuberance, take 2.

At an okonomiyaki restaurant near the high school. Phew, what a long day!

The team takes a shot at making takoyaki.

Playing with sparklers in the field at Kogei High School. “We had to make lots of attempts, but in the end when we were able to create something as one as a result of our efforts, I felt we bonded. I think this is what the program is about,” says Polly. Everyone agrees.

Dotonbori at night. What’s everyone looking at?