Japan Photos 2014

[WonkoTheSane]

Kids Performing in Mihama



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[thomas]

Nice one!

"Trailer park", Oi-futo, Shinagawa

 

[WonkoTheSane]

Hmm, what is that thing?


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[thomas]

Hmm, what is that thing?

That contraption is some sort of gigantic elevator storage facility for flatbed trailers close to Shinagawa wharf.



Our neighbourhood temple this afternoon.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

I need to get up to mainland to see some of these thing!


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[WonkoTheSane]

Couple of pics from the hike today:

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[thomas]

Not mine, but taken by a member of our bicycle club who lives nearby: Sekiyado Castle in Noda, Chiba (thanks Pete).

 

[WonkoTheSane]

Tell Pete I love his work!


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[WonkoTheSane]

Some more hike pics:








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[WonkoTheSane]

Random Shisa:

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[thomas]

Wonderful photos, love the beach shot! As a "Kantoite" I had to look up what a "shisa" was. Discovered a new shrine in our neighbourhood dedicated to Daikoku (窶佚･ﾂ坂?｢窶弖), the God of Fortune:

 

[zoomingjapan]

Shibazakura in Kawaguchiko (Yamanashi Prefecture) - with Mt. Fuji in the background.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

Gorgeous! What kind of flowers are those?


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[zoomingjapan]

Glad you like the photo!

I thought I wrote their name: Shibazakura (芝桜)
I think in English they're called "pink moss".

 

[thomas]

Found this gem by chance today: the Kyu-Yasuda Teien Gardens; formerly a daimyo residence, then taken over by the Yasuda family, now a public garden, located in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, just north of the Sumo Kokugikan and the Edo-Tokyo Museum.

 

[Wardie1993]

some nice photos! unfortunatly i dont have any photos to share because i havent been (yet)

 

[WonkoTheSane]

Thomas, the reflection in that first one is amazing!

Wardie, come visit, it's a great place to be.

A couple of the sunset over the East China Sea from my new apartment balcony last night:

 

[zoomingjapan]

Nishi no Hama Beach on Hateruma Island (Okinawa ) - the southernmost island of Japan!

 

[WonkoTheSane]

For a professional development day my work took us all to a make your own Shisa place. This was the guard:

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[thomas]

First heavy snowfalls in the Kanto region today.

Natsumikan tree in our garden.

The "neighbourhood graveyard".

 

[zoomingjapan]

It's snowing here in Kansai, too.
Actually the first time ever since I moved here!!

At least the monkeys in Nagano can soak in the hot spring to stay warm.

 

[WonkoTheSane]

Ok, so not culturally very Japanese, but still a lovely Sunday morning for me here in Okinawa.

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[nahadef]

This year's Snow Festival

 

[zoomingjapan]

Ohhh! I went to the Yuki Matsuri in Sapporo earlier this month as well.
It was great!

Takeda Castle in Hyogo Prefecture is also known as "The Castle in the Sky" or "Machu Picchu of Japan".

 

[thomas]

ZJ, Wonko, ND, great photos! Thanks for sharing.

Nothing special today, just a harbinger of spring, on my commute somewhere in Yokohama. And snowfall the same afternoon!