Analog film / Nanmoku (南牧村 Nanmoku-mura) , Gunma, Japan
Analog film, Zeiss Ikon Tenax 1, Tessar 37.5mm F/3.5, Kodak TRI-X 400, Location: Nanmoku, Gunma, Japan, November 24, 2018 / Scanned by Epson GT-X980
The Tenax 1 is a 24x24 mm fixed lens camera by Zeiss Ikon launched in 1939. After the war, the East German Zeiss Ikon company continued the model. My Tenax is a latest model produced in 1953.
Nanmoku (南牧村 Nanmoku-mura) is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2015, the town had an estimated population of 2,025, and a population density of 17 persons per km2. Its total area is 118.83 km2. Nanmoku, like many rural areas in Japan, is seeing a significant amount of population decline; in 1955 there were more than 10,000 inhabitants. The majority of the remaining villagers are over 60 years in age (57.1% in 2012), with a median age of 62.5 for the total population – the oldest in Japan.
九十九谷 at Mt. Kurotakiyama, Nanmoku-mura, Gunma, Japan
九十九谷 at Mt. Kurotakiyama, Nanmoku-mura, Gunma, Japan
because I took it from there this place is called 99 villages (九十九谷) Probably because you can see the world from up here but I was by myself so I didn't climb all the way out on this snowy narrow path.
Travel to Japan 7: skiing, eating and shopping in Nigata.