Just joined the forum today and came across your photos as I was browsing through the various posts. Where were these photos taken (city, prefecture?) they are beautiful. You have a good artistic eye and I like the graininess of the black and white. Good choice.
I was in Nagano recently and captured these shots on my digital. It wasn't a very good quality camera unfortunately. I have recently upgraded to a Nikon which I would love to take for a test drive next time I am in Japan.
Hope you enjoy the photos!