Found a stone statue in a grave. Apron must had been more bright red, but now faded away. The color of the surface has also turned to dark color telling us the time this stone status has been standing here and looking after ancestors with his smiling face.
A view of Satoyama at Hakuba, Nagano like this picture heals many of Japanese people as it make us feel at home. People live in this area lives together with the nature as has been done for hundreds of years.
Like dollar shops? They are very handy to useful things with low prices. Here is an original “ten cents shop” in Japan. These are called “Dagashi-ya” meaning snack shops, and most of sweets only cost some ten cents. So kids go there every day with ten cent coins in their …
Tonnes of water are flashing into the air and turning into a mass of mist at Kurobe Dam. This mist creates a beautiful rainbow with a collaboration with the sunshine. It had been raining quite heavily for few days before the day this picture was taken, and the amount of …
Japan is said to be one of the safest place. Yes, it is true, and even in the place like this in the picture, you can walk without a fear. To be honest, I went into this park to use a toilet, which is a small building with the light …
A view found in a small temple. They are all small statues made of stone. I do not know why they are gathered in this way in this small temple, but looks so mysterious.
Looking down Ueno-Okachimachi area, with several trains running through. A narrow path along the train rail with many people walking is Ameya-yokocho, or just Ameyoko, where you can buy many things with really cheap price. In you follow up the rail, you can see Ueno station and green Ueno park …
After long rainy season, summer has come! The sun is beautiful, the blue sky is high, and the sunflower is tall! With high humidity and the temperature as high as 35 degrees Celsius or 95 degrees Farenheit, it is not very comfortable to live in. But I think the blue …
There are so many temples around where I live, and this is one of them. The leaves of lotus look so fresh and green. These temples are usually very quiet and almost no one visiting at the same time. So you can take a rest in a quiet atmosphere and …
An artistic lift found in a hotel in Matsumoto, Nagano. Although I did not have a chance, the doors on every floors have different pictures of ladies wearing Japanese kimono. I am hoping that I can stay this hotel again so that I can have a complete set of pictures …
A view of Yokohama on a cloudy day. Although it was just before raining, found a point where you could see Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama from a nice angle. In Japanese, the clouds like this can be expressed as “clouds almost crying”. Hope you can feel the sense of …
Japanese the most favorite thing in daily life must be a bath. Many love Onsen or hot spring spa. and spend time and money for them. So, what you expect in Hotel or lodge with Onsen is this open-air bath. It is almost impossible to describe how wonderful it is …
