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Muro-ji Temple, Nara Prefecture
2024-05-11 Muro-ji Temple stands deep in the mountains near the boundary of Nara and Mie prefectures. I heard that rhododendron flowers are famous in spring, but the season was just over and right now fresh green is beautiful. It was nice day today, so visited the temple in the morning by my motorcycle. Tow colorful […]
Katsuragi Road Hashimoto-in
2024-04-07 Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in my neighborhood, but avoiding busy people, visited a small temple called Hashimoto-in located in the south of Nara Basin. There were very few tourists at the temple in the morning and was able to enjoy taking photos of many kinds of wildflowers or blossoms surrounded by quiet […]
Yuasa Town, Wakayama Prefecture
2024-3-16 I could have some off time this week finally, so visited Yuasa Town in Wakayama Prefecture. It is a histrical town that started manufacturing soy sauce in Japan for the first time. As visited, I came to know it is a famous fishing port for glassfish also. I saw a few tourists, but the […]
Kataoka Bairin, plum tree street
2024-2-24 It is still cold in late February, but for plum trees, it is the season of blossoms, so visited Kataoka Bairin near the approach to Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara city. There were very few people early in the morning and very quiet. After rain for several days, water droplets shined in the sunlight […]
Mt. Wakakusa Yamayaki
2024-1-27 At Mt. Wakakusa in Nara City, a religious event called Yamayaki is held in late January every year. Fireworks are launched firstly, and the grass covering the mountain are burned next. I heard that it is done to appease the spirits sleeping in the deep mountain. (All photos taken with DP3 Merrill) The FOVEON […]
From Tobihino to Nara-machi area
2023-12-2 The weather was not very good when going out to take photos recently. The FOVEON sensor does not produce clear colors without sufficient light, so cloudy skies don't carry any good results for my photography. It was a beautiful sunny day today, so I walked form Nara Park to Nara-machi area via Ukimi-do in […]
Metasequoia Avenue in Makino-cho in Shiga prefecture
2023-11-24 Makino-cho in Shiga prefecture is famous for its rows of giant metasequoia trees along the long straight road, then visited the place to see its autumn leaves. Unfortunately, due to the rain and the large number of tourists, unable to take good photos. However, the trees was beautiful and I thought it was worth […]
Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture
2023-10-26 No particular reason, but wanted to see the Sea of Japan, then visited Tsuruga city, Fukui prefecture. The first place visited was a popular fish market with a lot of seafood shops. I wanted to take photos of fresh fish, but their main line-up was crabs and dried fish. Interesting enough including its nostalgic […]
Ise Jingu Shrine, Mie prefecture
2023-10-21 On a beautiful autumn day, visited Ise Jingu Shrine to pray. Ise Jingu is one of the Shinto's holiest and most important sites in Japan. Taking photos was prohibited in many places, but some were available. Many worshipers were visiting there. (all photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H) The approaching street to the […]
Odaigahara
2023-10-12 Odaigahara is the mountain on the border of Mie and Nara prefectures. The highest peak is 1,695m. The annual rainfall is approximately 5,000 mm: one of the most rainfall region in Japan. This was my first time visit. It was very sunny at the foot of the mountain, but cloudy around the summit unfortunately. […]