I took a quick morning walk to catch some sun and was surprised it had started snowing. Just a few scenes here of nothing much. My hands started to...
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Went for a short walk in the winter wind and spotted this heron strolling around. The birdlife on the Kamogawa always gives the river a flow of being...
Each year the Kyoto City Fire Department have a small parade and demonstration of their fire fighting skills. They show the assembled crowd near...
Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 605-0073, Japan I visited a number of Temples and Shrines on New Years Day just to have...
Kiyomizudera crowded on New Years Day today.
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A calm view of Biwako lake in the early morning
Wanting to take some photos of the Autumn colors, I visited Nanzenji and Eikando at the beginning of the week. The orange and red colors were amazing...
It is getting cold out at the moment but Autumn is always a nice time to hit the streets and take a few photos. This is an old building in Kyoto that...
〒622-0232 Kyoto Prefecture, Funai District, Kyotanba, Sone, Kuzureshimodai１１０−７ 丹波自然運動公園 I visited the Tanba Park area on the weekend and snapped a...
The weather has been beautiful recently with blue skies and fresh air breezes. The leaves are just starting to turn orange and brown in patches along...
A nice lunch out with plenty of healthy dishes to choose from at this organic restaurant in Kyoto
I showed a photo a few weeks back of a child jumping the stones on the Kamogawa River in the late evening. They say you can’t teach an old dog...
Just a regular snap of a regular street, but somehow mistakenly Japan. What are the things that identify this as Japan to you? the bicycles casually...
Shimogamo Shrine is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan. Located in Kyoto next to the Kamogawa river it is a short walk from the centre of the...
I missed catching the setting sun but was able to just get a glimpse of the reflection as it disappeared over the horizon. I liked the contrast...
My morning meeting gave me a birds eye view of the rush hour traffic at Shinagawa Station a few weeks back.
In a modern city it is always interesting to see how the older style architecture and culture is incorporated into new plans. Looking at this scene...
Shibuya is perhaps most famous as the iconic image of the crazy Japanese road crossings, a bustle of hundreds of people crossing five ways across...
Inspired by a desire to keep modern urbanites in touch with their tradition, this handsome tote incorporates iconic elements like Sasicco`s signature...
Heading North this evening from the City I walked up to KitaOji Bridge. The northern reaches of the Kamogawa river open up quite a bit and around...
As the breeze starts to get cooler in the middle of the day as well as late in the evening, there is a keen sense of a season change upon us. It may...
It’s getting a little cooler recently thanks to some gentle breezes blowing through. It’s still nice to head to the river in the evenings...
There is a special Kyoto Tanabata festival being held on the Horikawa and Kamogawa rivers. I went for an evening walk at the Horikawa river event.
〒699-0701 Shimane Prefecture, Izumo, Taishacho Kizukihigashi, １９５ Izumo-taisha How do you cool down in the summer? One idea is to visit some temples...
Its a fine day in the city. This photo was taken before the earthquake in Tohoku. You can see the top of Tokyo Tower is not bent here. After the...
It is hot in Japan at the moment. Summer can be a time to head for the beach or try to find some shade in natural surroundings. Where do you go in...
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