bonsai
9 photos in this collection.From time to time I come across bonsai trees. I like to view the things, even if I've proven crap at growing them. This is my slowly-growing collection of photos of very slowly-growing dwarf trees.
kagoshima
45 photos in this collection.Miyazaki-ken may be my home-away-from-home, but Kagoshima-ken is an interesting blend of independent history, unique ethnic mix, volcanoes, and inexplicably terrible traffic.
nozawa onsen, 2007
48 photos in this collection.We went to Nozawa Onsen, a resort town in Nagano, for someone's 40th birthday.
nichinan clearcut
26 photos in this collection.It's not too often you come across a clear-cut in a forest.
kamakura
52 photos in this collection.Kamakura is one of the medieval capitals of Japan, and a place studded with interesting cultural sites.
shizuoka
28 photos in this collection.Shizuoka is a district in Japan just west of Yokohama and Mt. Fuji. It\'s a place where the weather is more moderate and the pace a touch more relaxed.
matsushima, 2008
77 photos in this collection.In April, 2008, four of us went on a little trip to Matsushima on the north-east coast of the main Japanese island of Honshu.
We were Mari, my mum, little 建 and me.
miyazaki 2008
96 photos in this collection.Trips to Miyazaki -- the ancestral Kanemaru homeland -- in 2008.
2007 - okutama hike
16 photos in this collection.Four of us went on a hike in the hills south-west of Tokyo. It's called Okutama, and is where Tokyo's drinking water originates.
kyushu
80 photos in this collection.Kyushyu is the south-western member of the four-island main archepelago that makes up Japan. It's got a great climate (warm and pleasant if you don't mind the odd typhoon), great food, and the kind of wacky growing season where the citrus ripen in January.
2009 - kawagoe
28 photos in this collection.I went on a trip to Kawagoe with a friend (and fellow survivor of a bank's implosion). Kawagoe is a town with many of the old clay-built buildings that date to the Edo period. They are big buildings with thick walls that keep the inside temperature steady while also providing proof against fire and water.
2010 - exploring tottori
89 photos in this collection.While in Tottori for a wedding, we did some exploration!
visiting the goddess kannon
17 photos in this collection.We went to Ofuna to visit the shrine of the goddess Kannon.
2010 - kamakura tour
30 photos in this collection.It may be trite but I take people to Kamakura when they visit in Tokyo. On this tour in 2010 we rented bikes, adding greatly to our reach and our appreciation of the town.
2010 - steam train to minakami
39 photos in this collection.We took a two hour trip to Minakami (水上), Japan in September 2010. The trip culminated in a lunch and dip in an onsen, then a return. I highly recommend the trip for anyone interested.
one day in chiba and saitama – barely
19 photos in this collection.One day in September I decided to cycle from Shinagawa to the point on the Edogawa (river) where Saitama, Chiba, and Tokyo prefectures meet. These are the photos.
2010 - miura peninsula
27 photos in this collection.We took a day trip to the Miura peninsula south of Yokohama in September of 2010.
izu peninsula
2 collections in this index.The Izu peninsula in Japan is a lovely little patch of the Filipines plate welded onto the coast of Japan. It's riddled with such delights as hot springs, ryokan, and geological artifacts.
And it's well worth repeat visits.
japan's temples and shrines
186 photos in this collection.Japan is sprinkled liberally with shrines, and has many temples.
exploring miyazaki
344 photos in this collection.I've been to Miyazaki on a number of occasions and thought I'd share the sites I've seen.
cycling in Japan, 2019
33 photos in this collection.Some pics of cycling stuff in Japan, 2019. For the photos in Kameido, the map below shows:
A - Kameido station, where the alley with the bikes is located.
B - The expressway.
C - Where I was staying.
The pics of the busy Akihabara area are about four train stops to the left.
Japan 2019 - 2020
162 photos in this collection.I had a brief trip in Japan in late 2019 and early 2020
miyazaki 2006
28 photos in this collection.We went to Miyazaki in September of 2006. We started the trip as girlfriend and boyfriend, and finished as an engaged couple.
nikko
69 photos in this collection.This is one of my favorite sites in Japan and one I recommend when visitors want suggestions for an overnight trip from Tokyo.
nichinan
18 photos in this collection.Nichinan is a city in southern Miyazaki that has pulp mills, a cedar exports port, commercial fishing, and pleasure boating.
