Every morning in the mountain town of Takayama, they have a market with food and kitchenware for sale, even in the snow.
These children were at risk from one car, driving excrutiatingly slowly and about a block away. They stood like that for about five minutes before the car passed.
The best part about that morning for me was the free "amesake" at the market. It is a hot buttered rum for the Japenese; a thick, hot and sweet drink made from the rice lees, a byproduct of sake production. Sake is a good reason to visit Takayama in the winter, when all the producers have tastings and tours.