Tag Archives: Japan 2019

Up early to catch the shinkasen to Tokyo.  Arrived at our hotel in time to meet up with Mariko and head to the Nippori the fabric area.  I might be in trouble! We visited a few stores and I came up empty.  Nothing was speaking to me until…. we found a button store.  Oh, how […]

On our final day in Kyoto, Hugh and I got up early for some everyday shooting.  This is one of my very favor parts about vacation!  I get up early and watch the local residents prepare for their day.  I am fascinated by how different people, because of where they live and how they live, […]

I love being with the local people whenever we travel.  It takes sometimes to figure out how to do this.  But this day in Kyoto was filled with local color, people, food and places. Our day started early with a 6AM Buddhist worship service at Chishakuin temple.  We were first introduced to this temple’s at […]

Up early to catch the Shinkansen (bullet) train for Kyoto.  The ride took less than 15 minutes. After arriving in Kyoto and dropping our luggage at the hotel we hurried on to  the Zen Buddhism temple Koinzan Saihoji  also called Kokedera  (moss garden) for the early morning ceremony. Zen Buddhist temples do not have statues […]

This is the oldest temple in Japan dating back to the 6th century.  Obviously this has been rebuild many times throughout the ensuing centuries.    The guards.. one with his mouth open and one  with it closed… Shadow of a worshipper This ended my photo taking in Osaka…we are off to Kyoto tomorrow.  For photography, […]

This tower dates back to the early twentieth century, but the original was destroyed by fire in 1943.  Japan used the steel from disassembling ruins for the war effort.  This tower was rebuilt in the 1950 and opened to the public in 1956. Photos from around the area Our guides have told us about a […]

The merchant’s house was especially interesting.  The common room for eating.. each person had their own small table, and the “tables” converted to a box to store the dishes, when not in use. We experienced eating at our own table at a ryokan in Mount Koyasan in 2016.  Trish, Scott, Hugh and I all had […]

This museum recreates an Osaka housing area from 1830.  The city of Osaka was totally burned in 1829, so the most recent documents are from 1830.  We were very lucky to have our guide and a docent or two to explain all of the exhibit. The recreated area was about 1/8 the normal size of […]

We tend to travel by mass transit where ever we go, as we feel we get closer to the locals.  Sometimes this is a wonderful experience and sometimes I feel like I need a shower afterwards. But I am always amazed by how clean EVERYTHING is in Japan. In 2016 when we visited and spent […]

This area’s photography is best at night with a tripod…after our trip to the waterfalls that wasn’t happening.  We clocked 7.5 miles that day.. After arriving Tim found a Mameshiba cafe… he is angling for me to get a Shiba Inu dog as I fell in love with one in Kyoto in 2016.  These dogs […]