Japan
A gallery of images from my years living in Japan.
Golden Gai, Tokyo
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
Hokokuji in early autumn
Bamboo culms in the grove at Hokokuji
And again
Ginza at night
Framed by gingko leaves
Stairs leading to skyscrapers in Shinjuku
Engakuji, Kamakura
View from the top story of the castle
The famous Shibuya crossing
The weather was quite different this year…
New Year at Engakuji temple in Kita Kamakura
Another view of Fuji
Near Ochanomizu in Tokyo
Another autumn with Daibutsu
Reflections in Yokohama
The Enoden train running down main street of Katase Enoshima
Love at Miyakejima
Yokohama abstract
The bamboo grove at Hokokuji
Rush hour train pusher
For me, the statue is sublime, matched perhaps only by the Sokkuram Buddha in South Korea
Engakuji, Kita-Kamakura
The entrace to Hokokuji temple in Kamakura
Tokyo city hall
An old film image from a temple near Lake Biwa
Sunset from Shonan beach, with Mt. Fuji in the distance
Winter in Gifu Prefecture
Street crossing in Shinjuku
Shibuya district by night
Meganebashi, Nagasaki
A Japanese castle in Aichi
Another autumn view
Rush hour Tokyo train
Hokokuji temple, Kamakura
Late summer at Meigetsu-in
At my local pond
At Asakusa Sensoji temple
warming up in -15C weather in Hokkaido for the Ombasira races
Historic house in my local park
Free The Poppies
From the airplane
And in early spring (Meigetsu-in)
Some images of the Asakusa Sanja Matsuri
Ginza abstract
Meanwhile, back in Tokyo…
I love the Great Buddha at Kamakura, and make no apologies for the great number of images of it offered here
Memories captured at Shonan beach
The masted schooner “Nippon Maru” moored in Yokohama
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
Shibuya crossing by night
Hachiman jingu, Kamakura
After that day, I tried for three years to get a real shot of the sun setting over the mountain, and finally succeeded
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.