Does this look like me?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by .
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Carl in Longmont, Colorado says this looks like me.

This illustration is from the “winter” collection by artist Yuzuriha Satoshi in Tokyo, Japan. This illustration entitled “Koshu Kaido / Inume” shows a stop along the old “Koshu Highway.”

Satoshi-san is probably a randonneur. Many of his prints illustrate what a long distance cyclist may see while riding.

In his cyclist gallery and his seen gallery, Satoshi follows the Haiku tradition of splitting his illustrations into seasons: Spring 春, Summer 夏, Autumn 秋 and Winter 冬. Go take a look — it’s good stuff.

Chris @ Velo Orange just told me he posted about this also.



See also:

  1. Twitter Contest
  2. Spring bike haiku
  3. Summer rain baiku
  4. Winter bike to work day


  • jamesmallon

    I know this is modern, not ukiyo-e nor manga, but like both of those these have a great sense of line. Something is perfect when there is nothing left to remove.

  • jamesmallon

    I know this is modern, not ukiyo-e nor manga, but like both of those these have a great sense of line. Something is perfect when there is nothing left to remove.

  • Steve Saeedi

    The second picture reminds me of a clueless commuter about to meet Caltrain. Not very safety oriented.

  • Steve Saeedi

    The second picture reminds me of a clueless commuter about to meet Caltrain. Not very safety oriented.

  • Jon

    That gallery is certainly making the rounds. I also posted one of his pieces on my blog today.

  • Jon

    That gallery is certainly making the rounds. I also posted one of his pieces on my blog today.

  • getinlost

    I must apologize to Chris, in that I neglected to give him credit for being the post where I saw them first.

  • getinlost

    I must apologize to Chris, in that I neglected to give him credit for being the post where I saw them first.

  • trisha

    Those are really neat — thanks for sharing!

  • trisha

    Those are really neat — thanks for sharing!

  • Tony Bullard

    Wow, these are really great! Thanks for pointing them out!

  • Tony Bullard

    Wow, these are really great! Thanks for pointing them out!

  • Yokota Fritz

    Thanks for the comments all and I'm glad you like that gallery.

    @Steve: The title (in Japanese) of the rail picture is "Abandoned Rail," so probably safer than it looks.

  • Yokota Fritz

    Thanks for the comments all and I'm glad you like that gallery.@Steve: The title (in Japanese) of the rail picture is "Abandoned Rail," so probably safer than it looks.

  • Ed W

    Yes, it looks like you and when I held the laptop up to my ear, I could hear the faint rumble of your voice, like when you listen to a sea shell and hear the far off rush of the surf. And there was just a whiff of Febreze.

  • Ed W

    Yes, it looks like you and when I held the laptop up to my ear, I could hear the faint rumble of your voice, like when you listen to a sea shell and hear the far off rush of the surf. And there was just a whiff of Febreze.