Gyudon in Osaka

Posted on March 24th, 2024 under Japan. Tags: food, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, osaka. Comments Off on いただきます

太宰府天満宮 (June 2013)

Throwing it back to that day more than 10 years ago that took me on an unexpected adventure with a stranger to a place more than 400 years old.

Posted on February 29th, 2024 under Japan. Tags: Dazaifu Tenman-gu 太宰府天満宮, fukuoka, lanterns, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, shinto. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

黒田家墓所 – Kuroda Family Graves (June 2013)

Throwing it back to the 17th Century today.

To the victor belong the spoils! Back in the early 17th Century, Japan was going through some changes. The Kurodas backed Tokugawa and were rewarded with Fukuoka. Three Kurodas were buried here on the Tochoji grounds, and a little over 300 years later a giant cube of an office building was built to look down at their graves.

Kuroda family grave sign

Posted on January 25th, 2024 under Japan. Tags: cemetery, fukuoka, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Tochoji 東長寺. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

Japanese Maple

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Today’s photo comes from a rainy day in June of 2022. The rain wasn’t fun in some ways, but it did lessen the crowds and brighten the greenery–especially when the sun occasionally popped through.

Posted on January 4th, 2024 under Japan, Oregon. Tags: japanese maple, moss, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera, portland japanese garden. Comments Off on Portland Japanese Garden

Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Japan (September 2009)

14 years ago or 1,400 years ago? Nobody knows.

Posted on December 6th, 2023 under Japan. Tags: kamakura, shinto. Comments Off on Way Back Wednesday