Category : Photo-Post
Japanese Food
On my recent trip to Shikoku I had some wonderful food, particularly produce from the Setonaikai. The taste of everything was fresh and the service...
Otsuka International Art Museum
Ostuka Pharmaceutical have built a wonderful art museum in Naruto which holds over 1,000 pieces of Western masterpieces reproduced on ceramic boards. The museum building...
Seto Ohashi Bridge
I traveled to Shikoku recently, catching the Shinkansen to Okayama and then the train to Takamatsu, crossing the Seto Ohashi Bridge. This is a stunning...
Shibuya Fesitval, Konnou Hachimangu
The Konnou Hachimangu Shrine in Shibuya dates back to 1092. This weekend there was a festival held in the grounds of the Shrine to celebrate...
Seijogakuenmae
Seijogakuenmae (Seijo) is a family orientated station on the Odakyu Line, running to Shinjuku. It is a very relaxed and green area of Tokyo with...
Jishu Shrine, Kyoto
Jishu Shrine is located in the Kiyomizu Temple area of Kyoto. It is a Shrine for those praying for good fortune in love. There are...
Shimokitazawa
Shimokitazawa is a popular area on the Odakyu and Inokashira Lines. On the weekend, the narrow streets around the station are full of people checking...
Yobuko, Live Squid
Yobuko in Sagaken is a well known harbor town famous for its fresh squid. Many tourists come here to eat squid, ika, that has been...
Okayama, Korakuen
Okayama's Korakuen has been in existence since the Edo Period and has entertained many important guests through the years. It is considered one of the...
Ise Jingu, Naiku
Ise Jingu is made up of a large number of sites around Ise. The most well known are the Gekku and Naiku sites. You can...
Hiroshima Genbaku Dome
Hiroshima Genbaku Dome, the well known scene of the destruction caused by the first Atomic bomb dropped on Japan at the end of World War...
Midtown Water Works
Midtown Water Works at Roppongi is a show that has been put on for the summer months, starting July 17 to August 23, 2010. I...
Summer Matsuri
Summer is a time of festivals in Japan and also the time of Obon. I took these photos at a local matsuri in Chiba which...
Tokyo Daijingu
Tokyo Daijingu is located near Iidabashi Station in Tokyo. The Shrine is descended from the famous Ise Jingu Shrine in Mie-ken. Tokyo Daijingu is said...
Yoyogi
I took a trip out to Yoyogi on the weekend to capture some photos of this area which is located very close to Shinjuku. It...
Capsule Inn, Shibuya
Capsule Inns or hotels are well known in Japan for providing a place to stay the night at low cost, without taking up a lot...
Ryoanji Temple
There are 2 sets of gardens at Ryoanji Temple, the dry rock garden and the wet gardens. There are fifteen rocks in the dry garden...
Ginza Cats
On the weekends you can walk down the main street in the Ginza without any traffic. These cats took advantage of the quiet roads to...
Kofu, Yamanashi-ken
Kofu is located about 2 hours West of Tokyo in Yamanashi-ken. You can catch an express train from Shinjuku that makes it an easy day...
Yamashita Koen, Yokohama
Yamashita Koen in Yokohama is a popular place for people to relax and enjoy. Couples stroll up and down the waterfront, families picnic on the...
Kabukiza Theater, Ginza
Kabukiza, located in Higashi Ginza, has been home to Japan's traditional theater art of kabuki for many years. In a few days the last performance...
Imperial Palace Outer Grounds
The Imperial Palace is located in the center of Tokyo. It is surrounded by a moat and has many wonderful traditional structures and gardens to...
Hamarikyu Gardens
Hamarikyu is a public garden in Tokyo that is within waking distance of Shinbashi or Hamamatscho Station on the Yamanote Line. Inside the gardens you...
Ueno Park, Sakura
Ueno Park was Japan's first public park, opened in 1873. It has many attractions including a zoo, museums, a lake, temples and every year in...
Toshogu Shrine, Ueno
Toshogu Shrine, erected in 1651, is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Edo shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867, making Tokyo the...
Kabukicho, Shinjuku
I took a walk around Kabukicho, Shinjuku in the evening. Shinjuku Station is always packed with people coming and going, and the kabukicho area picks...