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Snapshooting Tokyo Sky Tree
With only six weeks until the grand opening of Tokyo Sky Tree (on May 22), I noticed on the Internet a growing interest in this new symbol of Tokyo, which is now the tallest self supporting tower and the second tallest structure in the world.
I vis...
A Japanese Song per Day: Noriko Sakai - Happy Again
Noriko Sakai - Happy Again:
Tokyo Architecture, Riverside Yomiuri Building
On the shores of the Sumida river, close to Kiyosu Bridge, you will notice a slightly unusual building, shaped like a giant square archway: the Riverside Yomiuri Building.
Finished in 1994, Riverside Yomiuri is a high-rise building, approx. 100 mete...
A Japanese Song per Day: Aya Kamiki - Are You Happy Now?
Aya Kamiki - Are You Happy Now?
Japanese spiritual architecture, Yashamon Gate
The complex of temples and shrines from Nikko constitutes one of the most representative places of Japanese spiritual architecture and a testimony of Tokugawa family’s power. Several dozens of buildings, scattered in a lush forest, are creating a pla...
A Japanese Song per Day: Rie Tanaka - Happy-go-lucky
Rie Tanaka - Happy-go-lucky:
Roppongi Hills Arena wide-angle and some musings on photography
As you know, I love photographing buildings and architecture. But many times during my first trips to Japan, I visited beautiful architectural complexes without being able to take the photos I wanted, because of the small space available around them....
A Japanese Song per Day: Ai Otsuka - Happy Days
Ai Otsuka - Happy Days:
The torii that survived the atomic bomb
After you visit the Hiroshima Castle, you can also visit the Gokoku Shrine, located right on the castle grounds. In 1945, when the atomic blast struck Hiroshima, the Gokoku Shrine was located less that 1 kilometer away from the explosion hypocenter....
A Japanese Song per Day: Himitsu Kessha Codomo A - Sakura Techou
Himitsu Kessha Codomo A - Sakura Techou:
Simply beautiful in Meiji Jingu
Ever since I started this series, 30 months ago, I always selected the photos to convey the spirit of the places or the feeling I got at the time. And I wanted to include some explanations about the place, the event or the object presented…
Today, I...
A Japanese Song per Day: Deathgaze - Shi Sakura
Deathgaze - Shi Sakura:
Japanese traditions - Fujin, The God of Wind
An old Buddhist legend tells the story of two demons who once opposed Buddha. One of them is Raijin, the Japanese god of thunder and lightning, while the other is Fujin, the Japanese god of wind. The story goes that Buddha ordered the capturing of th...
A Japanese Song per Day: Ayabie - Sakura Mau Kisetsu ni
Ayabie - Sakura Mau Kisetsu ni :
Okayama Koraku-en, Japanese garden panoramic view
Okayama Koraku-en is one of the most beautiful strolling gardens from Japan and I loved it because of its wide spaces. The garden’s elements are spaced from each other, so on a green meadow you will relax your gaze on a group of rocks or shrubs, on a...
A Japanese Song per Day: Yuumu Hamaguchi - Sakura
Yuumu Hamaguchi - Sakura:
Defining Images of Japan - Torii
I was recently asked by a friend to select a defining image of Japan. My first thought was that this is a difficult question to answer - Japan is such a complex country, with a unique culture, with traditions either preserved since ancient times or i...
A Japanese Song per Day: xTRiPx - Sakura Iro
xTRiPx - Sakura Iro:
Japanese traditions - the origin of Kappabashi
Kappabashi is an old street from Asakusa, which once was connecting the two important local temples, the Senso-ji and the Kan’ei-ji from Ueno. Today, Kappabashi is famous for its stores specialized in kitchenware.
Its story starts during the Edo per...
A Japanese Song per Day: Yoshida Brothers - Fuyu no Sakura
Yoshida Brothers - Fuyu no Sakura:
Japanese architecture, Castle style bookstore
There are many types of travelers, some like exploring wild areas, mountains or natural reservations, others enjoy exploring the gastronomy, or the fashion, etc.
I am a “city explorer” and one of my preferred subjects is the architecture… I love wand...
A Japanese Song per Day: Kawabe Chieco - Sakura Kiss
Kawabe Chieco - Sakura Kiss:
Visiting Japan, Omiya Hachiman Shrine
If you’re looking for a typical Japanese experience, but something a little less common that the usual must see in Japan list, and if you enjoy exploring the Japanese spirituality, you may like a day of “circuit pilgrimage".
A circuit pilgrimage in...
A Japanese Song per Day: Kagrra - Sakura Zukiyo
Kagrra - Sakura Zukiyo:
Harajuku Station Long Exposure Night Photo
I like taking long exposure photos and when the area is in perpetual motion, taking such a photo is quite challenging. Basically, you never know what will happen and how the picture will turn out… It takes luck and patience and also ability to evalua...
A Japanese Song per Day: An Cafe - Cherry Saku Yuki
An Cafe - Cherry Saku Yūki:
Kaguraden at Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto
A stage like this, a kaguraden, can be found only in the most important, large and old Shinto shrines. They are used for kagura dances, a type of Shinto rituals performed by shrine maidens (miko). The kaguraden stages first appeared at the end of the...
A Japanese Song per Day: Hime Ichigo - Haru no Koi Sakura
Hime Ichigo - Haru no Koi Sakura:
Japanese traditions - Raijin, the Thunder God
Visiting Japanese temples, eventually you will wonder who are the characters represented so often by larger-than-life sculptures placed inside many temple gates… One of them is Raijin, the Japanese god of thunder and lightning (his name comes from ra...
A Japanese Song per Day: Unsraw - Sakura no Namida
Unsraw - Sakura no Namida:
The charm of Ikebukuro
Right on the place where I was standing when I took this photo, 30 years ago was located the infamous Sugamo Prison, built during the 1920s for political prisoners… But the whole neighborhood changed drastically in 1978, when on this place was built...
A Japanese Song per Day: Rythem - Sakura Uta
Rythem - Sakura Uta:
Tokyo Tocho travel tip
I was writing in 2010 that after visiting Tokyo for 4 years in a row, strolling through Nishi-Shinjuku was one of my favorite activities. Now, after 2 years and 4 more visits to Tokyo, I have to say that Nishi-Shinjuku is still a place where I return...
A Japanese Song per Day: Mai Hoshimura - Sakura Biyori
Mai Hoshimura - Sakura Biyori:
Yume-Kyobashi Castle Road and a travel tip
There are many areas in Japan where you can experience the traditional Japan, streets “conserved” to look like in the old times. But besides them, there are also streets especially rebuilt to look like the old ones… That’s the case of a splendid stre...
A Japanese Song per Day: Remioromen - Sakura
Remioromen - Sakura:




