Noodle Canibalism

Another in the series of things eating themselves and trying to convince others of how tasty they are..

Ocean Tori

A tori on a rock in Katsuura Bay.

Katsuura Shrine

Of course with so many rice paddies (and frogs and toads) in the area, snakes are abundant..
This Gloydius_blomhoffiil was one of two pit vipers of the same species found at the side of the road, probably killed by residents for their own safety.