As mentioned yesterday, we lucked out and happened to catch an unexpected fireworks display. Our original plan for the day was to hang out on the beach near Enoshima, head in to Kamakura to see the Daibutsu (as the kids had yet to see him), and then head back to Enoshima for the sunset. We stuck with the original plan but hoped to get back to Kamakura in time for the fireworks. We didn’t have enough time to get back so we ended up watching the show from Enoshima. The view wasn’t bad and there were no crowds, but the show would have been far more spectacular from Kamakura.

Posted on August 18th, 2010 under Japan. Tags: enoshima, fireworks, kamakura, night photography. Comments: None

As this posts we are hopefully on a plane bound for our home in the U.S.A. It has been a wonderful year, but now it is over.

I took over 20,000 pictures, of which less than 5% have appeared on the blog so far. In other words, if you’re still interested, I’ll keep sharing them.

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 under Japan. Tags: night photography, takadanobaba. Comments: 8

After watching the Sumida River Fireworks Festival (隅田川花火大会) on TV last night I realized the old lady in the restaurant I ate at before the Adachi Fireworks Festival was correct. She said the Adachi fireworks are better because the fireworks are centralized for better viewing. Sure enough, while Adachi has “only” 12,000 fireworks compared to Sumida’s 20,000, they all are shot from the same spot. You won’t see more than 10,000 from the Sumida River due to the mulitple firing locations.

At Adachi I sat near marker 14 which was a great seat. For an even closer seat try marker 11 or 12. However, if the wind is blowing south, you’ll be better off at marker 14, where you can see them well without having to feel them too.

Posted on July 31st, 2010 under Japan. Tags: fireworks, night photography. Comments: 1

The third, and last, in the series. This time the camera is pointed to the west.

Posted on July 22nd, 2010 under Japan. Tags: night photography. Comments: 4

The previously mentioned chanpon restaurant near our apartment has recently become popular. The seats are usually full now, and sometimes there is even a line out the door. There was no line at Chanpon Taro on this evening, but some bike riders appear to have been enjoying a meal inside.

Posted on July 21st, 2010 under Japan. Tags: bikes, buildings, food, night photography. Comments: None