Scenes like today’s photo are not hard to find in Japan, but they are especially easy to discover in Kamakura where I took this picture.

Posted on April 2nd, 2012 under Japan. Tags: ema, kamakura. Comments Off on Ema and Colorful Cushions

Posted on March 17th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: autumn, engakuji, kamakura, 紅葉. Comments: 1

From the beach in Kamakura, Japan I spotted this guy who I thought was about to take up his sail in order to windsurf like the guys in the distance behind him.

Instead…

… he picked up his fishing pole and proceeded to engage in, perhaps, Japan’s favorite pastime.

Posted on March 9th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: fishing, kamakura, people. Comments Off on Kamakura multitasking

Underneath this photo/sign of Mt. Fuji it says, “On a day with good weather, this is what Mt. Fuji looks like.” The reason for such a sign is that 95%+ of the time, you can’t see Mt. Fuji from this location. Mt. Fuji is usually covered in clouds. Even when it isn’t, there is usually enough haze and humidity in the air that you can’t see Mt. Fuji from Kamakura. To improve your odds, arrive at this location just before the sun sets and you may be able to see the haze magically dissipate before your eyes and the sun set majestically behind Mt. Fuji.

Here is an earlier post of mine showing some disappointed females at this same location. That post also includes directions to finding this Mt. Fuji Viewing Platform (富士見台).

Posted on February 21st, 2012 under Japan. Tags: kamakura, kenchoji, mt. fuji, signs. Comments Off on Mt. Fuji (sort of)

A head shot of the Kamakura Daibutsu doesn’t look that impressive unless a pigeon (or two or four) is on his head to show just how enormous he is.

Posted on January 17th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, kamakura. Comments: 2