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Azabu Juban Shotengai Matsuri (麻布十番商店街祭り)

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Japanese float @ 麻布十番商店街祭り

The wonderful thing about wandering the streets of Tokyo in the summer is you never know what you will run into. One day I stumbled upon a festival featuring this festival float (舞車) which looked like it could have been from a much earlier era (were it not motorized). The Japanese kids playing the instruments on the float could have looked a bit happier, but I suppose after a hot day of playing the same thing for hours on end they had lost much of the gusto I imagine they had earlier in the day.

Tenso Jinja Otsuka (天祖神社大塚)

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天祖神社

On this bike ride I happened upon another Tenso Jinja (ancestral Sun Goddess shrine). I didn’t realize until then that the one by my apartment in Nishi Waseda wasn’t unique. Are they all over the place in Japan, or are there only the two (Shinjuku and Otsuka)?

Nikko in the snow

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Nikko's Rinnoji (輪王寺) in the snow

Few places on the planet are as nice as Nikko on a snowy day. While this photo isn’t yet seasonal, it won’t be too long now.

Paragliding in Hakuba

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Paragliding in Hakuba, Japan

Hakuba is a beautiful place to enjoy nature in Japan. If you can’t find something to do on the valley floor you can always turn to the lakes, mountains, or sky.

The birds of Jogashima

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Birds flying over Jogashima, Japan

A nice, little, day trip from Tokyo (or Yokohama) is Castle Island or Jogashima (城ヶ島). You won’t find any Japanese castles here, but you will likely encounter many birds.

Shirakawa (白川)

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The Village of Shirakawa (白川村)

One of my favorite places on the planet, when a photo of Shirakawa shows up as my random desktop image of the day, you can count on me to share it with you.