path to shrine lit by paper lanterns and a vending machine

Posted on August 31st, 2013 under Japan. Tags: fukuoka, jidohanbaiki, kushida jinja, lanterns, night photography, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, shinto, torii. Comments Off on Approaching Kushida-jinja (櫛田神社) after dark

Taking shelter @ 高野山

I got off at the wrong bus stop (Okunoin-mae or 奥の院前) on Koyasan. Turns out that was a good thing as 30 seconds later the skies went crazy, and I would have been stuck in a 20-minute downpour with nothing but the trees to take cover under had I gotten off at Ichinohashiguchi (一の橋口).

The thunder I heard, just after taking this photo, was like nothing I have ever heard before. The sound seemed to originate from just a few feet away rather than the normal, somewhat distant sound.

Posted on August 28th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: koyasan 高野山, lanterns, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, okunoin japanese cemetery 奥の院, rain. Comments Off on Koyasan (高野山) in the rain

Moss-covered stone lantern surrounded by Japanese maples

Posted on June 30th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: japanese maple, lanterns, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Momijidani Park (紅葉谷公園)

Kenchoji (建長寺)

Posted on November 29th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, kamakura, kenchoji, lanterns. Comments Off on Kenchoji (建長寺)

Posted on October 22nd, 2012 under Japan. Tags: lanterns, nikko, snow, toshogu. Comments Off on Snowy Toshogu in Nikko