Izakaya in Kofu (甲府)

After walking to the top of Shosenkyo (and back down) on the hottest day of the year, I took a bus to downtown Kofu where my long bike ride back to Kaminoyu (甲府温泉) awaited me. With the temperature well over 100 degrees and the humidity at extreme levels (some people died from the heat on this day), I decided to kill time until the sun went down before getting on a bike.

I ducked into Ajimi for some gyoza and a thirst quencher. The proprietor spoke Japanese well, but she had a bit of an accent so I asked where she was from. She is from China–super nice lady and a great cook. Haruna is her name.

Anyway, her customers were lots of fun to talk with. I didn’t intend to stay long, but the other patrons kept buying me food and drinks. Oddly, the guy I was sitting next to knew my boss from way back when I was a Japanese tour guide in San Francisco more than 20 years ago. Small world.

Check this place out if you ever find yourself in Kofu. Here is a map:

Posted on April 13th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: beer, food, kofu, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Ajimi (味魅) in Kofu

日本ライン夏まつり納涼花火大会

Posted on April 9th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: festivals, inuyama, matsuri, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, people. Comments Off on Festival faces

Guanajuato, Mexico after dark

@Guanajuato @anahuacalli @MuseoMural

Sadly, my trip to Guanajuato, Mexico last summer was likely my last as the program I taught in appears to be going away.

Today’s photo is of the intersection where streets “28 de Septiembre”, “Galarza” (to the right), and “Positos” intersect. The hotel on the left has a sign over it (not pictured) which says “Paradon De La Galarza Hotel Diego Rivera”. Head straight down the left fork (Positos) to get to the Museo Diego Rivera.

Posted on April 7th, 2015 under Other. Tags: guanajuato, mexico, night photography, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, signs. Comments Off on Hotel Diego Rivera

Japanese school classroom built in 1888 in Mie prefecture (三重県), now part of Meiji Mura

The school year begins in April in Japan.

Posted on April 6th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: inuyama, meiji mura, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on First day of school

天龍寺

@tenryu_ji

Tenryuji had closed by the time I arrived so I couldn’t enter to see the The Cloud Dragon on the ceiling of Tenryuji’s Hatto. However, there is this dragon in an outer building that can be seen before or after hours.

Posted on April 3rd, 2015 under Japan. Tags: arashiyama, kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Dragon ceiling