{"id":11450,"date":"2015-06-21T03:25:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T07:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=11450"},"modified":"2015-06-21T16:19:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T20:19:46","slug":"tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light Father\u2019s Day Special-Part 1."},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>In April 1997, I traveled with my father to Japan for an intensive few days of photography and railway exploration. In that time I managed to expose 85 rolls of film. (Not all of railways).To my shock, it turned out that bringing Fujichrome to Japan, was akin to bringing \u2018coal to Newcastle\u2019. Not only was slide film plentiful, but it was substantially cheaper than in the USA. However, just to make my mark, I also brought some Kodachrome.<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11444\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/streetcar_okayama_japan_apr24_1997briansolomon_268396\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11444\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11444\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/streetcar_okayama_japan_apr24_1997briansolomon_268396\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396.jpg?fit=740%2C488\" data-orig-size=\"740,488\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Streetcar in Okayama exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon N90s. April 1997.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396.jpg?fit=709%2C468\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396.jpg?fit=474%2C313\" class=\"wp-image-11444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396.jpg?resize=474%2C313\" alt=\"Streetcar in Okayama exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon N90s. April 1997.\" width=\"474\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396.jpg?resize=205%2C135 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396.jpg?resize=709%2C468 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Streetcar_Okayama_Japan_Apr24_1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268396.jpg?resize=455%2C300 455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Streetcar in Okayama exposed on Fujichrome with a Nikon N90s. April 1997.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11439\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/pop_and_asao_with-asaos_jaguar_japan_april19_1997_brian_solomon_268349\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11439\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11439\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/pop_and_asao_with-asaos_jaguar_japan_april19_1997_brian_solomon_268349\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?fit=740%2C1138\" data-orig-size=\"740,1138\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pop_and_Asao_with Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Richard J. Solomon with our friend Asao in the mountains southwest of Tokyo, April 1997. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?fit=349%2C537\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?fit=471%2C724\" class=\"wp-image-11439 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?resize=471%2C724\" alt=\"Richard J. Solomon with our friend Asao in the mountains southwest of Tokyo, April 1997. \" width=\"471\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?resize=471%2C724 471w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?resize=98%2C150 98w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?resize=349%2C537 349w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?resize=195%2C300 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pop_and_Asao_with-Asaos_Jaguar_Japan_April19_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268349.jpg?w=740 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard J. Solomon with our friend Asao in the mountains southwest of Tokyo, April 1997.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11445\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/shinjuku_tokyo_japan_april1997briansolomon_268398\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11445\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11445\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/shinjuku_tokyo_japan_april1997briansolomon_268398\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398.jpg?fit=740%2C490\" data-orig-size=\"740,490\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shinjuku, Tokyo on April 19, 1997, exposed on Fujichrome using a Nikon N90S with 28mm lens fitted on a Bogen tripod. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398.jpg?fit=709%2C469\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398.jpg?fit=474%2C314\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398.jpg?resize=474%2C314\" alt=\"Shinjuku, Tokyo on April 19, 1997, exposed on Fujichrome using a Nikon N90S with 28mm lens fitted on a Bogen tripod. \" width=\"474\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398.jpg?resize=709%2C469 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Shinjuku_Tokyo_Japan_April1997\u00a9BrianSolomon_268398.jpg?resize=453%2C300 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shinjuku, Tokyo on April 19, 1997, exposed on Fujichrome using a Nikon N90S with 28mm lens fitted on a Bogen tripod.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11454\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/tokyo_streetcar_apr22_1997_kmbriansolomon_268402\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11454\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11454\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/tokyo_streetcar_apr22_1997_kmbriansolomon_268402\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402.jpg?fit=740%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"740,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Kodachrome 25 slide exposed in Tokyo, Japan. Streetcars are not common in Tokyo, but there is one long line, and I spent a morning documenting this. Buying a ticket wasn&#8217;t as easy as I hoped!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402.jpg?fit=709%2C479\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402.jpg?fit=474%2C320\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402.jpg?resize=474%2C320\" alt=\"A Kodachrome 25 slide exposed in Tokyo, Japan. Streetcars are not common in Tokyo, but there is one long line, and I spent a morning documenting this. Buying a ticket wasn't as easy as I hoped!\" width=\"474\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402.jpg?resize=205%2C139 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402.jpg?resize=709%2C479 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_Apr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268402.jpg?resize=444%2C300 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Kodachrome 25 slide exposed in Tokyo, Japan. Streetcars are not common in Tokyo, but there is one long line, and I spent a morning documenting this. Buying a ticket wasn&#8217;t as easy as I hoped!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_11453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11453\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/tokyo_streetcar_apr22_1997_kmbriansolomon_268401\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11453\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/tokyo_streetcar_apr22_1997_kmbriansolomon_268401\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?fit=740%2C1129\" data-orig-size=\"740,1129\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Kodachrome 25 slide exposed in Tokyo, Japan. Streetcars are not common in Tokyo, but there is one long line, and I spent a morning documenting this. Buying a ticket wasn&#8217;t as easy as I hoped!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?fit=352%2C537\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?fit=474%2C722\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?resize=474%2C723\" alt=\"A Kodachrome 25 slide exposed in Tokyo, Japan. Streetcars are not common in Tokyo, but there is one long line, and I spent a morning documenting this. Buying a ticket wasn't as easy as I hoped!\" width=\"474\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?resize=98%2C150 98w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?resize=352%2C537 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?resize=475%2C724 475w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_streetcar_APr22_1997_KM\u00a9BrianSolomon_268401.jpg?resize=197%2C300 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hiroshima.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>This has been among my father\u2019s favorite railway trips and he\u2019s always asking me to post the Japanese photographs on Tracking the Light.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Happy Father\u2019s Day Pop!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_11457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11457\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_400_series_at_fukushima_japan_apr19_1997_richard_solomon_on_platformbriansolomon_268423\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11457\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11457\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_400_series_at_fukushima_japan_apr19_1997_richard_solomon_on_platformbriansolomon_268423\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423.jpg?fit=740%2C502\" data-orig-size=\"740,502\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Richard Jay Solomon makes a photograph of a Series 400 Shinkansen train on the platform at Fukushima, Japan on April 19, 1997. Exposed on Fujichrome film.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423.jpg?fit=709%2C481\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423.jpg?fit=474%2C322\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11457\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423.jpg?resize=474%2C322\" alt=\"Richard Jay Solomon makes a photograph of a Series 400 Shinkansen train on the platform at Fukushima, Japan on April 19, 1997. Exposed on Fujichrome film.\" width=\"474\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423.jpg?resize=205%2C139 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423.jpg?resize=709%2C481 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_Richard_Solomon_on_platform\u00a9BrianSolomon_268423.jpg?resize=442%2C300 442w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Jay Solomon makes a photograph of a Series 400 Shinkansen train on the platform at Fukushima, Japan on April 19, 1997. Exposed on Fujichrome film.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_11447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11447\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_400_series_at_fukushima_japan_apr19_1997_briansolomon_268390\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11447\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11447\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_400_series_at_fukushima_japan_apr19_1997_briansolomon_268390\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390.jpg?fit=740%2C491\" data-orig-size=\"740,491\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;One of the 400-Series Shinkansen trains at Fukushima, Japan. Exposed on Fujichrome. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390.jpg?fit=709%2C470\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"One of the 400-Series Shinkansen trains at Fukushima, Japan. Exposed on Fujichrome. \" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390.jpg?resize=709%2C470 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_400_Series_at_Fukushima_Japan_Apr19_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268390.jpg?resize=452%2C300 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the 400-Series Shinkansen trains at Fukushima, Japan. Exposed on Fujichrome.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11443\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/tokyo_april_18_1997_briansolomon_268388\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11443\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/tokyo_april_18_1997_briansolomon_268388\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388.jpg?fit=740%2C491\" data-orig-size=\"740,491\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Quiet morning in Tokyo on April 18, 1997. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388.jpg?fit=709%2C470\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"Quiet morning in Tokyo on April 18, 1997. \" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388.jpg?resize=709%2C470 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tokyo_April_18_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268388.jpg?resize=452%2C300 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quiet morning in Tokyo on April 18, 1997.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11441\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_signal_osaka_april_1997_brian_solomon_268339\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11441\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11441\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_signal_osaka_april_1997_brian_solomon_268339\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339.jpg?fit=740%2C493\" data-orig-size=\"740,493\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;JR signal at Osaka, April 1997.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"JR signal at Osaka, April 1997.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_signal_Osaka_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268339.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JR signal at Osaka, April 1997.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11442\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_bozo_view_at-shinjuku_tokyo_apr23_1997_brian_solomon_268338\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11442\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_bozo_view_at-shinjuku_tokyo_apr23_1997_brian_solomon_268338\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338.jpg?fit=740%2C485\" data-orig-size=\"740,485\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bozo View at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo on April 23, 1997. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338.jpg?fit=709%2C465\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338.jpg?fit=474%2C311\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11442\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338.jpg?resize=474%2C311\" alt=\"Bozo View at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo on April 23, 1997. \" width=\"474\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338.jpg?resize=205%2C134 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338.jpg?resize=709%2C465 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Bozo_View_at-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Apr23_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268338.jpg?resize=458%2C300 458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bozo View at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo on April 23, 1997.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11440\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_signal_tokyo_apr18_1997_brian_solomon_268346\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11440\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11440\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_signal_tokyo_apr18_1997_brian_solomon_268346\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?fit=740%2C462\" data-orig-size=\"740,462\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;JR suburban train in Tokyo on April 18, 1997. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?fit=709%2C443\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?fit=474%2C296\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?resize=474%2C296\" alt=\"JR suburban train in Tokyo on April 18, 1997. \" width=\"474\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?resize=205%2C128 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?resize=709%2C443 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?resize=481%2C300 481w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Signal_Tokyo_Apr18_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268346.jpg?resize=200%2C125 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JR suburban train in Tokyo on April 18, 1997.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11456\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_osaka_apr24_1997_briansolomon_268418\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11456\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/jr_osaka_apr24_1997_briansolomon_268418\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418.jpg?fit=740%2C491\" data-orig-size=\"740,491\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Osaka, Japan on April 24, 1997.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418.jpg?fit=709%2C470\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11456\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"Osaka, Japan on April 24, 1997.\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418.jpg?resize=709%2C470 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/JR_Osaka_Apr24_1997_\u00a9BrianSolomon_268418.jpg?resize=452%2C300 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osaka, Japan on April 24, 1997.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_11481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11481\" style=\"width: 358px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2015\/06\/21\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/richard_j_solomon_in_tokyo_japan_23_april_1997_brian_solomon_268341-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11481\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11481\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-fathers-day-special-part-1\/richard_j_solomon_in_tokyo_japan_23_april_1997_brian_solomon_268341-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?fit=740%2C1109\" data-orig-size=\"740,1109\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_268341\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Richard J. Solomon with newspaper waiting on a railway platform in Tokyo on April 23, 1997.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?fit=358%2C537\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?fit=474%2C711\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?resize=358%2C537\" alt=\"Richard J. Solomon with newspaper waiting on a railway platform in Tokyo on April 23, 1997.\" width=\"358\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?resize=358%2C537 358w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?resize=483%2C724 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Richard_J_Solomon_in_Tokyo_Japan_23_April_1997_Brian_Solomon\u00a9_2683411.jpg?w=740 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard J. 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