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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. […]
Gojo Shinmachi – yet another old street
2023-9-29 There are multiple places that retain atmosphere of Edo era in Nara prefecture, and Gojo Shinmachi is one of them. It was a beautiful autumn day, then visited the place. The street was full of nostalgic atmosphere. (photos are all taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H) It looked like a Japanese sweets shop, but […]
Cluster amaryllis in Asuka village and streets of Takatori-cho
2023-9-24 As it is the season for cluster amaryllis, visited Asuka village, Nara. Around Asuka-dera Temple, the contrast of red cluster amaryllis and green rice fields was beautiful. On the way back, dropped by Takatori-cho, known for medicinal herb industry preserving atmosphere from the Edo period over 150 years ago. There were few visitors and […]
Morino medicinal herb garden and streets of Uda Matsuyama
2023-9-9 After visiting Gose-machi, I learned that there are multiple historical places in Nara prefecture where old buildings of Edo era (over 150 years ago) are preserved. I visited Uda Matsuyama, one of these districts. In a Saturday morning, it was very quiet with few visitors. First, I visited the Morino medicinal herb garden which […]