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 nostalgic for the old entrance where I had to jump up flights of stairs, squeeze past the...
Travel
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 carriage or...
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 the long...
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 up the day...
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 Japan), the...
Autumn colors on the street in Kyoto
As the sun sets to the west in Kyoto another summers day comes to an end. A little bit more of a cooler breeze out tonight. Thinking of some cooler days coming...
I have been cycling around Lake Biwa in Shiga-ken for the last 3 days. The trip covered 160km and passed through some wonderful scenery. I didn’t manage...
Taking a look at the Biwako Ohashi bridge from Kome Plaza
〒891-4402 Kagoshima Prefecture, Kumage District, Yakushima, Mugio モスオーシャンハウス I stayed at Moss Ocean House on Yakushima recently for 3 days and enjoyed a...
I took a 3 day trip to Yakushima and came back with a few nice photos. Here are some rocks on the beach with a nice sunrise at Yakushima on my birthday.
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 left at...
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 between day and...
Teramachi dori is one of the older well known streets in Kyoto. Its current image is one of a covered mall stretching from Shijo dori up to Oike dori, and then...
Transportation in Japan is known for generally being on time, clean and smooth. The highways are no exception to this and if you choose to drive in Japan you...
Sometimes you just have to sit back and take in the view as you are traveling by
I have been traveling a bit for work recently. It is always nice to arrive at the station for your train and to have it leave exactly on time. It is even nicer...
Thinking about the next train to catch
On my way from Kyoto to Tokyo the other day, I captured this HD video with the new Sony NEX-7. I am not sure how to edit or mix in some music, so here it is...
