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Kamogawa Evening Walk
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 Shimogamo Shrine there are lots of green shady areas...
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Visiting Shibuya: Tokyoite Favourite!
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 painted lines on the road. Shibuya is also just as...
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City Contrasts
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 reminded me of just how difficult it is to...
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Shinagawa Station – Morning Rush
My morning meeting gave me a birds eye view of the rush hour traffic at Shinagawa Station a few weeks back. Related posts: Shinagawa Birds I spotted these birds moving in a group around the......
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Evening Streets
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 night in this shot. It was handheld so...
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Shimogamo Shrine
Can you see the magic ray of light passing through the gate? Heading up to the entrance way There are many great buildings in the Shimogamo complex Beautiful blue skies in the morning Looking through...
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Kyoto Streets
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 the side of the road? the abundant use of...
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Kamogawa River Jumping
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 new tricks, but this dog has been watching and got his...
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Autumn City
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 Oike Dori in Kyoto. I captured a few Autumn scenes...
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Tanba Park Cosmos
I visited the Tanba Park area on the weekend and snapped a few photos of the cosmos there. Related posts: Japan Park Dance I came across their dance scene in Yoyogi Park when... Tokyo Midtown Park The...
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Getting Cold
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 has a lot of charm about it. Nice restaurant on...
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Eikando in Autumn
Entry to Eikando 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. The colors were so bright in real...
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Biwako Morning
A calm view of Biwako lake in the early morning Related posts: Shinagawa Station – Morning Rush My morning meeting gave me a birds eye view of... Early Morning Ebisu Walk I was up early and decided to...
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New Years Day 2013
Kiyomizudera crowded on New Years Day today. Entrance to Kiyomizudera The crowds were out Related posts: Yamanote 100 Years The Yamanote Line is currently celebrating 100 years since its... Akita...
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Yasaka Jinja
Even deciding to visit after lunch the crowds were still big I visited a number of Temples and Shrines on New Years Day just to have a walk around and see the crowds. I started in the center of Kyoto...
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Lunch Out
A nice lunch out with plenty of healthy dishes to choose from at this organic restaurant in Kyoto Some nice Autumn colors Trying to catch a bus Related posts: Kyoto Lunch, Zakkoku Rice I have been in...
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Kyoto City Fire Department Parade
Each year the Kyoto City Fire Department have a small parade and demonstration of their fire fighting skills. They show the assembled crowd near Okazaki Park their fire fighting equipment and their...
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Heron on Kamogawa
Heron on Kamogawa 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 alive. Heron in flight Related...
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Morning Walk in the snow
Looking down Sanjo as the wind blows and the snow starts 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...
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Snow on Mt Fuji
Always nice to catch a glimpse of Mt. Fuji when traveling on the Shinkansen. Everyone on the left side of the train had their cameras and phones pointed at the window. I didn’t want to be left out so...
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