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