Never mind that it had just been pouring rain or that the skies were about to open up again, these Buddhist gods needed more water, and this visitor to Okunoin was happy to oblige before crossing the bridge to Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum.

Posted on June 24th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, okunoin japanese cemetery 奥の院. Comments Off on Cleansing the gods

Blue skies over Tokyo

Posted on June 22nd, 2014 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, sakura, yanaka, 桜. Comments Off on Tokyo blue skies

This version of The Thinker was part of Kojiro Matsukata‘s collection and can be seen in Tokyo near the National Museum of Western Art.

Posted on June 21st, 2014 under Japan. Tags: museums, National Museum of Western Art, ueno. Comments Off on Thinking in Ueno

Kenrokuen (Kanazawa, Japan)

Soon after taking today’s photo we found ourselves in the teahouse you can see in the picture.

Posted on June 19th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: kanazawa. Comments Off on Kenrokuen (兼六園)

Posted on June 18th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: hiroshima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, panorama, photomerge. Comments Off on Photomerged panorama from Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima