I had heard about a photo contest going on in town, so I went into the busy part of the old section of Nagaokakyo in order to try to capture a slice of life photo. Well I didn't actually end up choosing this photo for the competition and I decided to hunt for the perfect sunrise/sunset shot instead. Anyway I still like this shot because I feel it captures the atmosphere of the place quite well. The shop has two openings at right angles to one another and so I stood at one and pointed the lens at the other and waited for some customers to come along. This shop sells "Mochi" which is a sticky rice cake eaten mostly as a dessert, especially around New Years time.