Roof of Senjokaku (千畳閣) on left
5-story pagoda (五重塔) at night in light rain

I intended to use my tripod a lot this past summer in Japan and Korea. However, it was a cheap tripod and a piece broke off in my luggage on the way over. I couldn’t fix it and ended up leaving it in Korea. I did still use it a few times as it still worked if I was very careful. Today’s photo was one such occasion. This image was a 30-second exposure.

Posted on January 7th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: miyajima, night photography, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, pagoda, rain, Senjokaku (千畳閣). Comments Off on Miyajima’s 5-story pagoda (五重塔) at night in the rain

Christmas 2009
Shibuya umbrellas in the rain

Posted on December 23rd, 2013 under Japan. Tags: rain, shibuya, Tokyo. Comments Off on Tokyo Christmas

View from Iwaso (岩惣)

Sorry for all of the rainy Japan pics. Rain fell nearly every day I was in Japan this past June and August. When I looked out the window of my room at Iwaso I saw this. If I walked down the hall and looked out the windows on the other side I saw the scene presented in today’s photo.

Posted on October 31st, 2013 under Japan. Tags: miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, rain. Comments: 1

Rain @ Daisho-in on Miyajima

Daishoin is famous for its maple leaves in autumn. However, I thought they looked pretty good on a rainy day in June.

I have been to many temples all over Japan, but my experience at Daishoin may have been my favorite. Probably because of the rain, I was about the only person there so that may have had a lot to do with the wonderfulness. Kobo Daishi (弘法大師) founded the place so it was interesting to see Daishoin during the same summer in which I spent a night on Koya San.

Posted on October 27th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, Daishoin 大聖院, japanese maple, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, rain. Comments Off on Fall colors during rainy season at Daishoin (大聖院)

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