Do you recognise this man?

I can't be the only one who is being stalked by this man - I've seen him several times since I got back, and I remember him from 2006/ 2007 too.

Does anyone know anything about him? Is he a local celebrity like Hello Kitty Scooter Gran in Niseko?

(Apologies for poor photo - iPhone will only take non-blurry pictures if it is embedded in a 23 tonne lump of concrete).