Tokyo (looking north) from Ebisu Garden Place Tower

One of the best free views of Tokyo is just a few minutes from the Ebisu Station on the Yamanote Line. For best results, go between storms or just after a typhoon.

Posted on January 10th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: aerial photography, ebisu, Tokyo. Comments Off on View of Tokyo from Ebisu

Fudoin (Koyasan, Japan)

Today’s photo doesn’t show the garden I looked out on very well. For a better view of it, click here.

Posted on January 7th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: beer, food, fudoin, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments: 2

What show was this old Tokyoite smiling about? This one.

Posted on January 5th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, people, Tokyo, 西久保八幡神社例大祭 夏祭り2013. Comments Off on Enjoying the show

5-photo photomerge of the bamboo enclosed stairs at Nenbutsuji (Kyoto, Japan)

Posted on January 3rd, 2016 under Japan. Tags: bamboo, kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, photomerge, sagano, 化野念仏寺. Comments Off on Stairway through bamboo

Year of the Tiger (2010)

Hatsumode (初詣) is the first shrine visit of the New Year in Japan. Today’s photo comes from January of 2010 when it was the Year of the Tiger. 2016 is the Year of the Monkey.

Posted on January 1st, 2016 under Japan. Tags: shinto, shogatsu, Tokyo, yasukuni. Comments Off on Yasukuni Hatsumode