Kyoto’s Ryoanji’s Kyoyochi (鏡容池) obscured by Japanese Maples

Ryoanji is best known for having perhaps the world’s most famous Zen rock garden, but Ryoanji’s pond, if you can see it through all the maples, can be quite lovely as well.

Posted on March 13th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: japanese maple, kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Ryoanji 龍安寺. Comments Off on 鏡容池

Hiroshima Carp and Yakult Swallows fans ready for the game

Slyly, by the way, refers not to a player. Instead, Slyly is the Hiroshima Carp mascot. He looks a lot like the Phillie Phanatic, although he is a different color and has a wacky mullet/mohawk of yet another color. Slyly’s hair is not red and white like this guy’s.

Posted on March 11th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: baseball, hiroshima, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, yakult swallows. Comments Off on Japanese baseball fans

Lucy Walker @ AIFF

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You can watch Lucy Walker’s amazing film for free on the anniversary of the Tohoku tsunami earthquake disaster by clicking here.

Posted on March 10th, 2015 under Japan, Oregon. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, ashland oregon, Nikon D600, people. Comments Off on The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Posted on March 9th, 2015 under Japan, Oregon. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, ashland oregon, Nikon D750, sports photography. Comments Off on Japanese dancer

Yukiko’s (由起子) sakura haiku (俳句) about the Kanda River (神田川)

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Five years ago this happened. I have shown other haikus before. This one I don’t get. Read literally it says something like “Kanda River, even read from the bottom, reads Kanda River”, but that isn’t true. Kanda River read from the bottom is River Dakan so what am I missing?

Posted on March 7th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: kandagawa, sakura, signs, Tokyo, 桜. Comments Off on Sakura haiku