Posted on December 3rd, 2015 under Japan. Tags: koyasan 高野山, moss, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, okunoin japanese cemetery 奥の院. Comments Off on Okunoin

안녕하세요

Before going to Korea a few summers ago, I tried to learn some Korean. Nothing was sticking in my old brain. One of the few things I did pick up while there was this basic greeting. The day I mastered it was the day I took this photo. Along my ascent and descent of Mount Mudeung, everyone said it to me so I started saying it back. By the end of the day I had said it hundreds of times and it finally permanently stuck. That was all I could communicate to the man resting in today’s picture as I came upon him at this rest stop.

Posted on December 2nd, 2015 under Korea. Tags: Mount Mudeung National Park, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Anyong-haseyo

東京タワーフラワー

Posted on November 30th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: flowers, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, tokyo tower. Comments Off on Tokyo Tower and a flower

Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden or 広電)

Getting around Hiroshima isn’t difficult on the more than 100-year old electric bus system. They aren’t nearly as fast as Tokyo’s subway system, but Hiroshima isn’t nearly as large either.

The Sukiya (すき家) in the right of today’s photo is one of my favorite fast food joints in Japan. A bowl of gyudon (牛丼) for under $5 hits the spot every time.

Posted on November 24th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: hiroshima, night photography, Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D nikkor lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Hiroshima after dark

金閣寺の観光客 (Kyoto, Japan)

Posted on November 20th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, people, 金閣寺. Comments Off on Strolling around the Temple of the Golden Pavilion