My random wallpaper of the day is this image I took on my way from the Torisawa Station (about 70 kilometers from central Tokyo) to the start of the hiking trail I took to get to the top of Mt. Kuratake. The house next door looked like a new home in any suburban neighborhood in the USA, but the owner of this place went with a more traditional Japanese look.

Posted on September 14th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: buildings, otsuki. Comments: 1

More photos from this day can be found here.

Posted on September 12th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: archery, harajuku, meiji jingu. Comments Off on Archery in Japan

For the next few months we are hosting a Rotary exchange student from Japan. This past weekend we watched his soccer game. One of the fun things about sports photography is I don’t know what I am going to end up with. When the action happens I just fire off a bunch of shots and hope for some good photos in the end. I thought this pic was particularly fun.

Posted on September 10th, 2012 under Japan, Oregon. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, nikon d7000, sports photography. Comments Off on Soccer or karate?

Taken from the same location as this prior photo, today’s pic shows a few more buildings on a moonless night.

Posted on September 5th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: buildings, night photography, shinjuku, Tokyo. Comments: 1

Today’s photo is of the location from which I took yesterday’s pic. After taking these photos we went in for a really good hamburger.

Posted on September 4th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: night photography, odaiba, signs, Tokyo. Comments: 2