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- Power To Japan
- April 5th, 2012Category: Photography, Play
- The 'Hayate' Shinkansen is one bullet train which services the Tohoku (North Eastern) regions of Japan, which was heavily damaged by the March 11 quake and tsunami just over a year ago. How unfortunate, as I still remember at the time, the Tohoku region had only just la ... » Continue Reading
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- The Floating Gateway
- March 26th, 2012Category: Photography, Play
- A lot has been covered about this majestic gate that seemingly floats in the sea in front of one of the most renowned shrines in all of Japan and possibly the world. This is, of course, the gateway, or 'torii' of Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on the ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo Compression
- February 17th, 2012Category: Photography
- When you ask anyone to name one thing about Japan that impresses them the most, in most likelihood, one of the responses will be it's transportation system. Responsible for transporting millions of people everyday, Japan's transportation is one, if not, the most effici ... » Continue Reading
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- Summer Festivals
- August 11th, 2011Category: Photography
- There's an abundance of festivities during Summer in Japan most famous and popular of all are the summer fireworks which draws thousands of spectators to the more local festivals of traditional street parade performances. One such is Awaodori, a 400 year old traditio ... » Continue Reading
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- Snowing in Spring
- April 12th, 2011Category: Photography
- Sakura season seems to have only begun in Tokyo but last weekend was probably the last time to see them in full bloom before the strong Spring wind and rain sweeps them away. Even though the events of March 11 has cast a gloom over the festivities and with the govern ... » Continue Reading
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- Creative Ways To Donate
- April 1st, 2011Category: Photography
- More and more people around the world are trying to find ways of how to help the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. Japanese sporting stars, actors, musicians and other celebrities are all contributing to help hasten the recovery efforts and rebuild people's l ... » Continue Reading
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- During The Quake
- March 28th, 2011Category: Photography
- It's the start of the third week since the earthquake and tsunami of March 11 hit Northern Japan. Most of the attention, now though, is being diverted to the ongoing nuclear crisis in the Fukushima power plant and the future impact it poses on the environment, agricultu ... » Continue Reading
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- Skin Deep
- August 11th, 2010Category: Photography
- Tattoos have been in existence as far back in time than many of us can remember. Despite their obvious negative connotations in the modern world today, it remains an esoteric art form throughout the world, most intriguing of all, in Japan and other regions of Asia where ... » Continue Reading
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- Shibuya Nights
- August 2nd, 2010Category: Photography
- This year's summer continues to hit record highs with week after week of temperatures in the mid 30's, unusual compared to historical trends. If you find yourself unable to sleep at night, confined in the comforts of a tiny Tokyo apartment, taking a stroll outside in th ... » Continue Reading
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- It’s all in the details
- July 23rd, 2010Category: Photography
- One of the fascinations about Japan for me is the meticulous precision and detail that exists throughout their culture, from everyday products to their hospitality and services. Expect to be greeted humbly, with a twist of sophistication, when you enter a department ... » Continue Reading