15 Mar: 12 Sakura Manhole Covers
The main role of the relief drawings from the manhole covers is to prevent wheel slipping and potential accidents, especially when the metallic surface is wet. However, only in Japan, the ... »
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Gotoku-ji Temple, Tokyo Nikon D300 Lens: 35mm F/2D Focal Length: 35mm Aperture: F/2 Shutter Speed: 1/320s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320 Yesterday's Japan Photo: Street Scene in ... »
Read more » 23 comments » 11 Mar: The Sad Story of the Hidden Ginkgo from Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
In order to reach the main building of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, you have to climb 61 steps. On the left side, it was impossible not to notice an impressive 1000-year old ginkgo tree, ... »
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At less than half a kilometer south-east of Kamakura Station, you can visit one of the most beautiful temples from Kamakura, the Hongaku-ji Temple. The Temple belongs to the Nichiren Sect ... »
Read more » 18 comments » 08 Mar: Give a Name to a Shinkansen!
I wrote 3 months ago about the launch of the new Shinkansen E5 series, a new train which will begin commercial operations March next year. E5 Series Shinkansen Image via: Wikipedia I'm ... »
Read more » 20 comments » 06 Mar: A Japan Photo per Day - An Invitation to the Osteria
Human billboard advertising in Ikebukuro, Tokyo Nikon D90 Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G Focal Length: 70mm Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/800 ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320 Yesterday's Japan ... »
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36 years ago, on March 9 1974, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, from the Japanese Imperial Army Intelligence, surrendered after almost 30 years of hiding on a Philippine island. Hiroo Onoda as a young ... »
Read more » 22 comments » 03 Mar: Customs and traditions of Japan - Hina Matsuri: Dolls and Deli
On March 3rd, Japan celebrates Hina Matsuri 「雛祭り」, the Japanese Doll Festival, also known as the "Girl's Day", an important event, especially for families with ... »
Read more » 47 comments » 01 Mar: Sayonara Shinkansen 500 - The Retirement of a Champion
Not long ago, I wrote about the reduced lifespan of Japanese trains, approx. 15 years (7 Reasons Why Japanese Trains Are Different). Perhaps the best illustration of this principle was the ... »
Read more » 31 comments » 26 Feb: A Japan Photo per Day - A Rickshaw Ride and... a Photo
Rickshaw ride in Asakusa, Tokyo Nikon D90 Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G Focal Length: 70mm Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/640s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320 Yesterday's Japan Photo: UFO Catcher ... »
Read more » 14 comments » 25 Feb: 20 Japan Top Lists
Dear friends, welcome to the Japan Blog Matsuri, February 2010 Edition! This month, 20 Japan bloggers united to provide you with an amazing set of Japan Top Lists, covering a great ... »
Read more » 72 comments » 24 Feb: A Photo Visit to Yakumo Shrine
At less than a kilometer from the Kamakura Station you can find the Yakumo Shrine, established in 1082 by Yoshimitsu Minamoto, the grand-grand-grandfather of the Kamakura Shogunate founder, ... »
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Yamanote Pokemon Train, Tokyo Nikon D90 Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G Focal Length: 18mm Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/160s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200 Yesterday's Japan Photo: Walking on ... »
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Even since my first visit to Japan, my attention was attracted by the manhole covers (manhoru in Japanese), many of them unusual decorated: cute characters, plants, castles, buildings... I ... »
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Sanshin Practice, Shinjuku Central Park, Tokyo Nikon D300 Lens: VR 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6G Focal Length: 92mm Aperture: F/4.5 Shutter Speed: 1/160s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 400 Yesterday's Japan ... »
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Japan was and remains a unique place. Whether we talk about traditional festivals or traditional theater, religion or pop culture, architecture or transport, food or clothing, martial arts or ... »
Read more » 80 comments » 13 Feb: A Japan Photo per Day - The Child and the Shinto Priest
Shinto Priest, Meiji Jingu, Tokyo Nikon D300 Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G Focal Length: 70mm Aperture: F/4.5 Shutter Speed: 1/160s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 500 Yesterday's Japan Photo: A Scramble ... »
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Several photos taken in Akihabara, on Chuo-dori, with reflections of Akihabara's landmark buildings Comic Toranoana and Animate. The building on which these reflections are ... »
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Japan's love for Mount Fuji, the most famous place in Japan, remained unchanged over the years. Fuji-san (富士山) is definitely the most represented place from Japan, starting ... »
Read more » 59 comments » 05 Feb: 40 great vintage Geisha Photos
Today we almost cannot think about traveling somewhere without taking photos, with more or less sophisticated cameras or at least with the mobile phone... A hundred years ago however, when the ... »
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Setsubun ( 節分 ) is a Japanese traditional celebration taking place in the last day of a season. From the four annual festivals, the most important is the one taking place today, on ... »
Read more » 20 comments » 02 Feb: 40 Sapporo Yuki Matsuri Photos
Between February 5 and 11, in Sapporo takes place the Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri), one of the biggest winter events in Japan. It is estimated that this year more than 2 million ... »
Read more » 30 comments » 02 Feb: A Japan Photo per Day - Traditional Japanese Interior
Traditional Japanese Interior, Edo Tokyo Open Air Museum, Tokyo Nikon D80 Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G Focal Length: 18mm Aperture: F/3.5 Shutter Speed: 1/50s ISO Sensitivity: ISO ... »
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Dear friends, I will be your host to the February 2010 edition of the Japan Blog Matsuri. Japan Blog Matsuri, if you're not already familiar with it, is a monthly blog carnival founded in February ... »
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Japanese Red Bridge, Hakone Nikon D80 Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G Focal Length: 32mm Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/60s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100 Yesterday's Japan Photo: Shinjuku ... »
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The "robot anime" (ロボット, robotto) (known outside Japan as mecha anime) is a Japanese animation genre featuring walking robots (called mecha), usually bipedal, with ... »
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Akihabara Maid, Tokyo Nikon D90 Lens: VR 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6G Focal Length: 120mm Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/50s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200 Yesterday's Japan Photo: Edo Umbrella ... »
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In Ota-ku, near the Omori Station, in a nice little park I found an interesting fountain: Why interesting? Because the fountain is a scaled up replica of a Jomon period (14,000 - 400 BC) ... »
Read more » 15 comments » 25 Jan: The Great Buddha from Ueno
In the Ueno Park, near the Bells of Time and the Monster Lantern, there's a small hill known since the Edo Period as Daibutsu Yama (the Great Buddha Hill). The first Daibutsu (Great Buddha) ... »
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Today, Twitter got its first Trending Topic in Japanese! The trend lasted about 5 hours (between 11 and 16 GMT) and the message was ... »
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Jizo Rows, Zojo-ji Temple, Tokyo Nikon D80 Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G Focal Length: 18mm Aperture: F/4.5 Shutter Speed: 1/250s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200 Yesterday's Japan Photo: Queen's ... »
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After enjoying the trip with the Hakone pirate ships, from Motohakone-ko to Togendai I took the Hakone Ropeway... ] [/lightbox] Click on photo for higher resolution ... and after a few ... »
Read more » 20 comments » 21 Jan: A Japan Photo per Day - Miko
Miko, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, Kamakura Nikon D90 Lens: VR 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6G Focal Length: 280mm Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/250s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320 Yesterday's Japan Photo: ... »
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If you traveled to Japan, chances are you've seen some unusual looking objects like this one: Kumade, The Shitamachi Museum, Ueno This is a kumade, a wide rake made of bamboo, traditionally ... »
Read more » 21 comments » 18 Jan: A Japan Photo per Day - Scramble crossing in Shibuya
Scramble crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo Nikon D80 Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G Focal Length: 18mm Aperture: F/6.3 Shutter Speed: 1/320s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320 Yesterday's Japan Photo: Taiko ... »
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This is an old building that I like very much, on Asakusa Dori. I passed by it on every trip I made to Tokyo... ... and when I returned home I discovered that I never took a picture with it. ... »
Read more » 21 comments » 15 Jan: The Japanese Soldier
38 years ago, on January 24 1972, two residents from Guam discovered Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier who was hiding in the jungle for... 28 years. Shoichi Yokoi, preparing to return to ... »
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In Kamakura, close to Kamakura Station, you can visit a temple of the Buddhist Nichiren Sect, the Myoryuji Temple. At this temple, in the 15th century, lived the priest Nisshin (1407-1488), a man ... »
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Seijin no hi ( 成人の日 - Coming of Age Day) is a national holiday in Japan since 1948, when it was established on the January 15th. Since 2000, when the Happy Monday ... »
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Rain in Shibuya, Tokyo Nikon D90 Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G Focal Length: 55mm Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/100s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 250 Yesterday's Japan Photo: Bad Luck ... »
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03 Mar: Customs and traditions of Japan - Hina Matsuri: Dolls and Deli 
On March 3rd, Japan celebrates Hina Matsuri 「雛祭り」, the ... »
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25 Feb: 20 Japan Top Lists 
Dear friends, welcome to the Japan Blog Matsuri, February 2010 Edition! This month, 20 ... »
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15 Feb: What to do in Japan? 33 Must See Japanese Scenes 
Japan was and remains a unique place. Whether we talk about traditional festivals or traditional ... »
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08 Feb: 26 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Mount Fuji 
Japan's love for Mount Fuji, the most famous place in Japan, remained unchanged over the years. ... »
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05 Feb: 40 great vintage Geisha Photos 
Today we almost cannot think about traveling somewhere without taking photos, with more or less ... »
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29 Jan: Top 6 'Giant Robots' Japanese Attractions 
The "robot anime" (ロボット, robotto) (known outside Japan as mecha ... »
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15 Jan: The Japanese Soldier 
38 years ago, on January 24 1972, two residents from Guam discovered Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese ... »
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08 Jan: Japanese Giant Tombs 
From time to time, searching for travel destinations, I stumble across interesting things in ... »
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15 Dec: 7 Reasons Why Japanese Trains Are Different 
Anyone who experienced the Japanese trains has a story to tell... There are hundreds of stories ... »
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08 Dec: A Spiritual Look at the Great Buddha of Kamakura 
The Great Buddha from Kamakura (Daibutsu) represents the Amida Buddha (in Japanese Amida Nyorai), ... »
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01 Dec: Top 10 Tokyo Skyscrapers Short Guide 
If we compare the Tokyo's tallest buildings with the skyscrapers from other countries, most ... »
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24 Nov: Children's Mikoshi 
For me, a Mikoshi parade is always a source of joy. I participated at several parades and, every ... »
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15 Nov: Customs and traditions of Japan - Shichi Go San 
Shichi-Go-San ( 七五三 - seven-five-three ) is a festival marking a Japanese ... »
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06 Nov: Japanese Yukata Photo-essay 
In Japan, old and new are joined not only in architecture, but also in the dressing style. One of ... »
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30 Oct: 12 Bird's Eye View Photos of Yokohama 
I think that the best place to admire Yokohama from high above is from the heights of the ... »
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23 Oct: Japanese garden photowalk - Tsurugaoka Hachimangu ponds 
One of the most beautiful places in Kamakura is the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, built in 1180 ... »
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16 Oct: Ema and Lucky Star - From Shinto tradition to Anime 
In the old time in Japan, it was a custom for wealthy families to donate horses to shrines, as ... »
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09 Oct: The pirate ships from Hakone 
As a child, I was fascinated by adventure books with explorers and pirates and I was dreaming of ... »
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25 Sep: Akihabara Maids, candid shots in Akiba 
The first maid cafe (メイドカフェ, Meido kafe) in Akihabara, ... »
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11 Sep: Japanese garden photowalk, Hasedera 
A photowalk through the amazing Japanese garden inside the Hasedera Temple from Kamakura. ... »
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02 Sep: Good Bye, Gundam! 
The time has come to say Good Bye to the life-size Gundam statue from Odaiba! For now, it is ... »
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17 Aug: 30 detailed Gundam photos 
Finally, the time has come to visit Odaiba and, of course, the Gundam. Many photos were published ... »
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06 Jul: Customs and traditions of Japan - Travel impressions from last years Tanabata 
I like Japanese festivals, Buddhist and Shinto alike, they transpose me into their magical world, ... »
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20 Jun: Travel tips for visiting Tokyo 
When I make plans for holiday, in addition to maps and data about the places I wish to ... »
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21 May: My favorite place in Japan, Meiji Jingu 
Not infrequently, events I couldn't control and that messed up my tight schedule, where ... »
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04 May: Customs and traditions of Japan - Tango no Sekku (5th May) 
As the girls have the Hina Matsuri on March 3rd, the boys have their own festival, Tango no ... »
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20 Apr: A Summer Night at Sensoji 
During my first visit in Tokyo, I stayed at a hotel in Asakusa. Arriving early, after I ... »
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