Posted on February 19th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, rice paddy. Comments Off on 稲田

中央線

I took today’s photo out the window of the train I was on somewhere between Kofu and Tokyo.

Posted on November 18th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, rice paddy. Comments Off on Chuo Line view

Terraced rice fields of Shugakuin Imperial Villa (Kyoto, Japan)

Posted on October 21st, 2015 under Japan. Tags: kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, rice paddy, Shugaku-in Imperial Villa 修学院離宮. Comments Off on 棚田

rice paddies near Kofu

Summers in Japan can be brutally hot and humid. When the sun drops the temperature doesn’t decrease much, but not being in the sun anymore is a welcome relief. Such was the case when I was heading towards Kofu 甲府市 from Kai 甲斐 on this evening. I ended up eating at this udon place nearby before making it to Kofu.

Posted on January 14th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: dusk, kofu, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, photomerge, rice paddy, sunset. Comments Off on Biking around Yamanashi Ken

Shugakuin Imperial Villa (修学院離宮, Shugakuin Rikyu – Kyoto, Japan)

The Shugakuin Imperial Villa tour (must be booked in advance) includes views beyond the original villa. In the 1960s the Imperial Household Agency purchased the surrounding rice paddies to save the neighborhood from possible development. Locals lease the property from the agency and grow the rice for their own business ventures.

Posted on October 20th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, rice paddy, Shugaku-in Imperial Villa 修学院離宮. Comments Off on Farmer in the rice paddies