low tide in the rain on Miyajima

Posted on January 24th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: lanterns, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, rain, shinto, torii. Comments Off on Low Tide

Kushida-jinja (櫛田神社)

Posted on January 21st, 2014 under Japan. Tags: fukuoka, kushida jinja, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinto. Comments Off on Kushida-jinja (櫛田神社) – Fukuoka, Japan

Almost four years have passed since this festival took place at Tenso Jinja (天祖神社).

Posted on January 8th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: lanterns, matsuri, nishi-waseda, shinto, torii. Comments Off on Festival procession

Kamo Shrine (賀茂神社) gate

I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again, but some things are best experienced alone, at a time when the tourists are gone. Such was the case on this evening in Kyoto. Other than myself, there was no one around except a high school couple (probably waiting for me to leave so they could make out). There were also crows, and they were the ultimate reason I left. Japanese crows don’t like me. I have been attacked by them before.

Moments after I took this photo, a thunder cracked so loud that when I glanced at the young couple, they looked at me as if to say, “the three of us aren’t long for this world.” I smiled and headed for my bike. That’s when the crows started doing their thing, and I split before the rain came down in buckets.

Posted on October 21st, 2013 under Japan. Tags: kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Shimogamo-jinja 下鴨神社, shinto. Comments Off on The Tower Gate (Ro Mon or 楼門)

Mt. Mitake in Autumn

The fall colors (紅葉) aren’t ripe on Mt. Mitake, near Tokyo, yet, but if you are in or near Tokyo, be sure to head up the mountain in about a month (November 15-30 time frame) for some of nature’s beauty.

Posted on October 20th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: autumn, mt. mitake, shinto, 紅葉. Comments Off on Fall colors near Tokyo