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Seira - Love letter no kawari ni kono uta wo:

Generally, the Japanese Zen gardens are small, covering just dozens of square meters. The reason is that the viewer must be able to see the entire garden, to understand the symbolic meanings. Some of them are very small, just a few square meters… but...

The Scanty - I ♥ U:

Gashapon (or gachapon) is a brand, owned by the famous company Bandai, referring to capsule toys, but also to the capsule vending machines. The name comes from two onomatopoeia, gasha and pon, sounds made by the capsule while going through the vendin...

Taja - Love Today:

Prince Shōtoku is known in the history of Japan as the father of Japanese Buddhism. He established the Shitennoji Temple from Osaka, which is known as the oldest officially administered temple in Japan. Prince Shōtoku is also the author of the Sevent...

My most recent discovery, the singer and songwriter cellen a.k.a Takuya Murase. Enjoy!

In Japan, Setsubun is the day before risshun, the beginning of spring in the Japanese lunar calendar. In this day (February 3rd in 2012) takes place the tradition of Mamemaki (bean throwing), a ritual to chase away bad spirits and bad luck. Like many...

One of my favorite subjects for long exposure night time photography is the Ferris wheel. While the wheel is moving, the colors are often changing and its quite hard to choose the right moment to start the exposure. It’s like a game, sitting with the...

B’z - Love Phantom:

The Itsukushima Shrine’s Otorii (Grand Gate) from the Miyajima Island is probably the most famous torii from Japan. It is so famous that there is a high probability that an image featuring this torii was among the very first Japanese pictures you eve...

Nanase Aikawa - Shock of Love:

I have to confess that until now I planned all my trips to Japan to avoid the rainy seasons. However, from time to time I still got caught in the rain and… I always enjoyed it. The rain is often a great opportunity for photos, sometimes the colors lo...

D - Love Means Sacrifice:

I learned a long time ago about the survivor trees from Hiroshima (called hibaku jumoku in Japanese), the trees that survived the atomic explosion, holly trees, silent witnesses of a horrific event that should never repeat… Here is one of the hibaku...

Koda Kumi - This is not a love song:

T.M.Revolution - Love Saver:

The Japanese traditional culture is extremely rich in stories and legends passed from generation to generation. When you visit the Japanese temples, shrines or monuments, look for the explanatory plaques, some of them are also in English and you will...

Aqua5 - Aqua Feel, Aqua Soul:

Zojo-ji Temple, one of the most important temples from Tokyo, was established in 1393, but it was moved to its present location only in 1598, at the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu. After Tokugawa became a shogun, Zojo-ji became the temple of the Tokugawa...

Miyavi - Selfish love:

It would be wrong for me to recommend for the first time visitors in Japan some unknown temple or shrine, located far from the main routes. During your first visit you should go to famous places, because there are so many great things to see in the...

Yutaka Ozaki - I Love You:

Built at the orders of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Nagoya Castle was located in a strategic place, to stop the attacks coming from Osaka. The castle was finished in 1612 while the adjacent Hommaru Palace was completed three years later, in 1615. In 1...