Japan
A gallery of images from my years living in Japan.
The statue, built more than 800 years ago, was originally housed in a temple that was destroyed by either a great storm or a tsunami in 1495. It has sat outdoors since
For me, the statue is sublime, matched perhaps only by the Sokkuram Buddha in South Korea
warming up in -15C weather in Hokkaido for the Ombasira races
Late summer at Meigetsu-in
New Year at Engakuji temple in Kita Kamakura
Meanwhile, back in Tokyo…
Hachiman jingu, Kamakura
Hokokuji in early autumn
Winter in Gifu Prefecture
Tokyo city hall
Street crossing in Shinjuku
Free The Poppies
Near Ochanomizu in Tokyo
Rush hour Tokyo train
The entrace to Hokokuji temple in Kamakura
Bamboo culms in the grove at Hokokuji
Stairs leading to skyscrapers in Shinjuku
An old film image from a temple near Lake Biwa
And again
Love at Miyakejima
The Enoden train running down main street of Katase Enoshima
The famous Shibuya crossing
I love the Great Buddha at Kamakura, and make no apologies for the great number of images of it offered here
The bamboo grove at Hokokuji
A Japanese castle in Aichi
Meganebashi, Nagasaki
This was a “diamond Fuji” day, in which the sun set directly over the top of the mountain. The shadow of the mountain can be seen projected forward on the haze
From the airplane
Another autumn view
Framed by gingko leaves
Ginza abstract
After that day, I tried for three years to get a real shot of the sun setting over the mountain, and finally succeeded
Reflections in Yokohama
Engakuji, Kita-Kamakura
At Asakusa Sensoji temple
View from the top story of the castle
Shibuya crossing by night
Shibuya district by night
Golden Gai, Tokyo
The weather was quite different this year…
Memories captured at Shonan beach
At my local pond
The masted schooner “Nippon Maru” moored in Yokohama
And in early spring (Meigetsu-in)
Engakuji, Kamakura
Rush hour train pusher
Another autumn with Daibutsu
Yokohama abstract
Ginza at night
Sunset from Shonan beach, with Mt. Fuji in the distance
Some images of the Asakusa Sanja Matsuri
Another view of Fuji
Hokokuji temple, Kamakura
Historic house in my local park
Sue Harvey
2013/05/02 @ 11:02
Wonderful photographs and beautiful fractals. I enjoyed my journey through your site. Thanks for posting this in the UF list.
David
2014/09/02 @ 12:16
Incredible photography. Many WOWs came out of my mouth while looking.
I also liked your Europe section a lot. It’s not just excellent technique but you expressed the atmosphere of Europe.
Thank you, I really enjoyed it.