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