Kiyosumi Teien Garden
Located in Tokyo’s Koto ward, the Kiyosumi Teien Garden is a Japanese style garden set out in the sukiya style (a pond inhabited by birds ....
2 Sep 2:36 am  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Little street near Golden Gai, Tokyo (Japan)
Shinjuku Golden Gai (新宿ゴールデン街) is a small but reputable area of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It is composed of tiny shanty-sty....
12 May 3:01 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura almost gone from the Kanda river banks, Tokyo (Japan)
Construction began in the 1980s of a diversion tunnel which could temporarily store excess water which historically has been a big proble....
13 Apr 10:43 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ueno park for Hanami, Tokyo (Japan)
The practice of hanami is many centuries old. The custom is said to have started during the Nara Period (710–794) when it was ume bloss....
5 Apr 10:08 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Ueno park, Tokyo (Japan)
Cherry blossoms and leaves are edible and both are used as food ingredients in Japan. The blossoms are pickled in salt and umezu and used....
4 Apr 9:34 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hanami in Ueno park, Tokyo (Japan)
Hanami (花見, lit. “flower viewing”) is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, “flower” in this cas....
2 Apr 10:05 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo (Japan)
In Japan cherry blossoms also symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse, besides being an enduring metaphor for the ephem....
29 Mar 10:51 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura, Tokyo (Japan)
During World War II, the cherry blossom was used to motivate the Japanese people, to stoke nationalism and militarism among the populace.....
27 Mar 10:52 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Flowerpots gardens, Tokyo (Japan)
With no grassy spaces to use as gardens, Tokyoites often decorate their doorways, stoops and walkways with loads upon loads of flowerpots....
24 Mar 9:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cherry blossoms of Zenshoan temple, Tokyo (Japan)
During the Heian Period (794–1191), Japanese sought to emulate many practices from China,[citation needed] including the social phenome....
22 Mar 9:36 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura in Zenshoan temple, Tokyo (Japan)
A cherry blossom is the name for the flower of cherry trees known as Sakura (Japanese kanji : 桜 or 櫻; hiragana: さくら) in Japanes....
20 Mar 11:05 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Orange house in Taito-ku, Tokyo (Japan)
Talk to a Tokyoite about “downtown” (下町 shitamachi), and he will think of the Taito district: the train station of Ueno, where mi....
19 Mar 11:10 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yanaka, Tokyo (Japan)
Yanaka has been famous for its large concentration of temples since the Edo Period, when most temples and shrines were removed from the i....
14 Mar 12:03 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mikan tree, Tokyo (Japan)
Its fruit is sweet and usually seedless, about the size of other mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata), smaller than an orange. One of the....
12 Mar 11:12 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Working in Chion-in, Kyoto (Japan)
The original temple was built in 1234 by Hōnen’s disciple, Genchi (1183-1238) in memory of his master and was named Chion-in. While th....
21 Feb 9:43 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sōzu, Kyoto (Japan)
Sōzu is a type of water fountain used in Japanese gardens. Usually made of bamboo, it consists of a hollow pivoting arm attached to upri....
13 Feb 12:46 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fountain of Honen-in, Kyoto (Japan)
Hōnen (法然 1133-1212) is the religious reformer and founder of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism called Jō....
11 Feb 10:42 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Waterfall in Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto (Japan)
Like Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji was originally built to serve as a place of rest and solitude for the Shogun. During his reign as Shogun, Ash....
10 Feb 8:07 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Snow
Last night, just as I was thinking winter would sneak by undetected this year, Hideaki came home from work with rosy cheeks and a head ado....
2 Feb 4:10 pm  from  Blue Lotus   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bamboo forest, Kyoto (Japan)
Available in the Wallpapers section. In Japanese architecture, bamboo is used primarily as a supplemental and/or decorative element in bui....
20 Jan 8:58 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Autumn in Rinnoji temple, Nikko (Japan)
The temple also administers the Taiyū-in Reibyō (大猷院霊廟), which is the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogu....
27 Dec 11:35 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tea house in Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien, Tokyo (Japan)
This picture is available in the Wallpapers section. Camera: NIKON D60 Mode: Aperture Priority ISO: 100 Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure: 1/50 sec....
23 Dec 11:18 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien, Tokyo (Japan)
Camera: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure: 1/20 sec Focal Length: 18 mm Related posts:Minato-ku from Tokyo Tower, Tokyo (Jap....
17 Dec 10:21 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jigokudani Valley, Nagano (Japan)
Model: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/3.5 Exposure: 1/50 sec Focal Length: 18 mm Related posts:Steep hills in Jigokudani forest, Nagan....
13 Dec 4:02 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Steep hills in Jigokudani forest, Nagano (Japan)
Model: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/1.4 Exposure: 1/40 sec Focal Length: 50 mm Related posts:Snow monkey in Jigokudani Onsen, Nagano....
12 Dec 2:18 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Autumn in Zenkōji, Nagano (Japan)
Model: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/1.4 Exposure: 1/2000 sec Focal Length: 50 mm Related posts:Around Zenkōji, Nagano (Japan) ...La....
9 Dec 8:50 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lantern in Zenkōji, Nagano (Japan)
Model: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/1.4 Exposure: 1/2500 sec Focal Length: 50 mm Related posts:Around Zenkōji, Nagano (Japan) ...Pr....
6 Dec 4:22 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tree in Shinjukukoen, Tokyo (Japan)
Model: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/1.4 Exposure: 1/200 sec Focal Length: 50 mm Related posts:Weird Tree in Gojoten Shrine, Ueno Par....
2 Dec 10:29 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hokkaido
In September Hideaki and I were invited back to Kushiro, Hokkaido to visit his brother Hidetoshi. We had really wanted to go in the summer b....
21 Nov 9:04 pm  from  Blue Lotus   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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