Living in Japan
Kyoto City Fire Department Parade
Each year the Kyoto City Fire Department have a small parade and demonstration of their fire fighting skills. They show the assembled crowd near Okazaki…
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Culture
Yasaka Jinja
I visited a number of Temples and Shrines on New Years Day just to have a walk around and see the crowds. I started in the center of Kyoto and walked to…
Outdoors & Sport
Eikando in Autumn
Wanting to take some photos of the Autumn colors, I visited Nanzenji and Eikando at the beginning of the week. The orange and red colors were amazing. The…
Buildings
Getting Cold
It is getting cold out at the moment but Autumn is always a nice time to hit the streets and take a few photos. This is an old building in Kyoto that has…
Outdoors & Sport
Tanba Park Cosmos
I visited the Tanba Park area on the weekend and snapped a few photos of the cosmos there.
Outdoors & Sport
Autumn City
The weather has been beautiful recently with blue skies and fresh air breezes. The leaves are just starting to turn orange and brown in patches along Oike…
Food & Drink
Lunch Out
A nice lunch out with plenty of healthy dishes to choose from at this organic restaurant in Kyoto
Outdoors & Sport
Kamogawa River Jumping
I showed a photo a few weeks back of a child jumping the stones on the Kamogawa River in the late evening. They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks…
Trains & Transport
Kyoto Streets
Just a regular snap of a regular street, but somehow mistakenly Japan. What are the things that identify this as Japan to you? It is often hard to pick…
Photos
Shimogamo Shrine
Shimogamo Shrine is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan. Located in Kyoto next to the Kamogawa river it is a short walk from the centre of the city. The Shrine is set in a natural mini forest that contains many large trees, beautiful pathways and streams. Shimogamao Shrine is designated as a World Cultural Heritages Site.
Trains & Transport
Evening Streets
I missed catching the setting sun but was able to just get a glimpse of the reflection as it disappeared over the horizon. I liked the contrast between…
Living in Japan
Shinagawa Station - Morning Rush
My morning meeting gave me a birds eye view of the rush hour traffic at Shinagawa Station a few weeks back.
Culture
City Contrasts
In a modern city it is always interesting to see how the older style architecture and culture is incorporated into new plans. Looking at this scene…
Living in Japan
Visiting Shibuya: Tokyoite Favourite!
Shibuya is perhaps most famous as the iconic image of the crazy Japanese road crossings, a bustle of hundreds of people crossing five ways across painted…
Goods
Japan Cute Bag - Sasicco
Inspired by a desire to keep modern urbanites in touch with their tradition, this handsome tote incorporates iconic elements like Sasicco`s signature…
Outdoors & Sport
Kamogawa Evening Walk
Heading North this evening from the City I walked up to KitaOji Bridge. The northern reaches of the Kamogawa river open up quite a bit and around…