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Todaiji Temple on a snowy day, Nara City, NaraNew!!
2026-02-08 Walked around Todaiji Temple on a snowy day. Early in the morning, able to take a photo of the temple without any tourists (that's surprising). On the way back, took photos of plum blossoms. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro) I could rotate mp4 video by very short Python code. I love Python! […]
Taga Taisha Shrine, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture
2026-02-01 Visited Taga Taisha Shrine in Shiga. It is a magnificent shrine, and looks attracting a lot of worshippers nearby. Many people visited there even in early morning. The snow-covered scenery was so beautiful. (All photos taken with the SIGMA sd Quattro.) Street view near the shrine Omi railway Taga line Map
Winter peonies and cherry blossoms at Hasedera Temple, Sakurai City, Nara
2026-01-12 Even though I want to take photos when have time, I cannot find many candidate locations during winter season. As a result, I was checking out Hasedera Temple's website to see what's going on. It was a beautiful sunny winter day today, so visited the temple accepting risks that there is nothing photogenic. But […]
Kinomoto, Nagahama-city, Shiga prefecture
2025-12-13 Visited Kinomoto, Nagahama-city, Shiga prefecture. Kinomoto is located in northern Shiga, and should have been a flourishing stop of a major trading road during the Edo period (more than 350 years ago). I felt it was a large trading center, and the town strongly remains the atmosphere at that time. (all photos taken with […]
The Ise-Okitsu Station, Mie prefecture
2025-11-16 Looking at a map, notice a local railway is stretching from Matsusaka city (sea side) in Mie prefecture to the border between Mie and Nara prefectures (in deep mountains). I had wanted to visit the place someday. It was a beautiful autumn day today, so decided to visit Ise-okitsu that is the terminal and […]
Chrysanthemum Corridor at Hasedera Temple, Sakurai City, Nara
2025-11-09 Visited Hasedera Temple as I learned that chrysanthemum flowers are displayed at the stairs in the temple. Many visitors there. Various chrysanthemums bloomed beautifully and quetly in the rain. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro.) Nostalgic shops on the street connected to the temple. Map
Moss carpet at Toshodai-ji Temple, Nara City
2025-10-04 On a rainy day, walked to Toshodai-ji Temple from the nearest station. Both wildflowers along the roadside and the plants of the temple got wet by rain and were standing quietly. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro) Toshodai-ji Temple Map
Shimagahara, Iga City, Mie
2025-09-07 Visited Shogatsu-do Hall related to Nigatsu-do Hall of Todaiji Temple in Nara. Shogatsu-do Hall is located near the JR Shimagahara Station and it was a quiet nice place. The atmosphere is as shown in the photos itself. (All photos taken with the SIGMA sd Quattro.) Shogatsu-do Hall Map
Tateri Kojin Shrine, Nosegawa, Yoshino, Nara
2025-08-30 Visited Tateri Kojin Shrine, located deep in the forest of 1,000m class mountains. Its long stone steps leading up to the main shrine are lined with large plain (not painted) wooden torii gates, a rare sight even in Japan. On the way back, stopped by Hashimoto-in Temple in Gose City to see the Rengeshoma […]
Lotus flowers at Fujiwara Palace ruins, 2025
2025-07-12 Visited Fujiwara Palace ruins again this year to take photos of lotus flowers even on a very hot summer day. It seemed in the peak, and the flowers and leaves shining through the sunlight were so beautiful. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H and sd Quattro) Map