福井人 | JAPAN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY / by Lindsay Naito

About a month ago we returned to Fukui, our Japanese home. Having spent nine months in Hong Kong's polluted hustle and bustle, our little unassuming prefecture was, quite literally, a breath of fresh air.

There is so much I could write about here, but I'll refrain. All I really need to say is that this was more of a homecoming than a trip, and that it was so wonderful to be surrounded by so many people who love and support us. Fukui is home to the kindest people I've ever encountered, and the friends we made during our time there are nothing short of family.

While this collection is by no means inclusive, I'd like to use it to introduce you to some dear friends of ours. 

-Lindsay

Chikako & Kunihiro at their amazing cafe, Enzo. 

The Sakai family outside Asuwayama Deck.

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Yu-kun & Hina-chan

Hikari at home. 

Kai at home. 

Kaori and the kiddos.

The Gomez family. 

Yuko at Eiheiji. 

Masaaki eating oroshi soba. 

Sisters

Natsumi

Haruka

Family.