井の頭池

Posted on July 18th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: cherry blossoms, inokashira, sakura. Comments Off on Inokashira cherry blossom shower

Nothing is more cheery than Japanese cherry blossoms this time of year, nothing that is except sakura AND a couple dozen kindergartners.

Posted on March 30th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: cherry blossoms, kids, sakura, Tokyo, 桜. Comments: 1

Posted on June 3rd, 2013 under Japan, Oregon. Tags: cherry blossoms, Nikon 18-200mm VR II, nikon d7000, sakura, 桜. Comments Off on pink sakura

人力車

More than a hundred years ago, the jinrikisha was a popular form of transportation in Japan. Now it is more of a tourist attraction than anything else. Shortly before this one was parked on the side of this famous street (in front of Kodaiji) in Kyoto, it was transporting a couple of tourists dressed as Maiko or Geisha or Geiko.

Posted on May 23rd, 2013 under Japan. Tags: cherry blossoms, jinrikisha, kyoto, sakura, 桜. Comments Off on 人力車 or jinrikisha or rickshaw

天王寺の桜

One of my favorite places in the world during any season, Yanaka’s Tennoji can be an oasis like no other on a blue sky day in early April.

Posted on April 29th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, cherry blossoms, sakura, temples, Tokyo, yanaka, 桜. Comments Off on Tennoji (天王寺) during sakura season