With Autumn comes a change in weather and a change in foods. Local stores start to serve different vegetables and there is a clear switch in menus...
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As we are now in Autumn and the weather gets a bit cooler I went out to play some golf. The course had a great view of Lake Biwa and although the...
The renovations on the west side of Tokyo Station are largely complete and families on the hot summer weekends get the chance to watch their children...
The new entrance to the Ginza Line subway at Shibuya station gets some nice curvy-wavy overhead lines. Progress as the city moves forward, but I feel...
My friend had an architecture exhibition at Ninnaji Temple. What do you think of this blend between the traditional temple building and this design...
The sun goes down in the West on another day. The colors painted in the sky at this time of year are a light pinkish haze.
After a long flight home, its nice to be greeted with the friendly face of Hello Kitty as you board the train. Instead of contemplating a dirty...
If you arrive early at Narita Airport for your flight, you can get a quick nap and a shower before you board the plane keeping you super fresh for...
This is not my garden of course, but there are some nice flowers around as I took a look at one of the university gardens study areas.
Nice to be out in the sunshine for a bicycle ride on the island of Awajishima near Sumoto. I came across these wonderful sunflowers which brightened...
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I went to take a look at some of the Christmas lights in the Botanical Gardens
Kitano Tenmangu is well known as a shrine dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician who was exiled unfairly by his political rivals...
Autumn is always a nice time of the year for taking photos. Great colors, cooler weather. Lots of action. I have had a cold recently and so...
The Jidai Matsuri event is taking place again right now in Kyoto. The weather seems to have dipped a bit and is providing some rain today. Not too...
Looks what’s hanging out near City Hall I got a tip from @taro3yen about this after I posted it on Twitter @shibuya246 The Torayan baby-bot...
I was asked recently whether I would like to introduce a book detailing the history of Japanese photography from the period 1853-1912. The book is a...
An afternoon out feeling the breeze at Lake Biwako
Walking down the banks of the Kamogawa in summer is always a nice way to cool down. Sitting up on the wooden decks with a cool drink in your hand is...
Heading up the trail on Mount Kongou in Osaka
Such great weather out today. It was nice to see the temperature reach 20 degrees and enjoy the sunshine.
Kurashiki in Okayama-ken was developed as a river port in the 1920's. It is famous for the Ohara Museum of Art (the first Western art gallery in...
Amanohashidate is known as one of the 3 great scenery spots in Japan. It is a sandbar stretching about 3 kilometres covered pine trees.
A quick glimpse of the fields as the sun starts to set
I went for a drive late in the day and caught some snow on Mt Hiei about half way up.
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