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18 Oct 09
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Shop on Takeshiti Dori in Harajuku After all these years in Japan, Harajuku is still my favorite place in Tokyo. I don't often go to the downtown area, but if I'm in the neighborhood on a weekend I try to stop by. There's always something to see. Honestly, I don't shop there, except for... |
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13 Oct 09
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Beautiful A Japanese volunteer plays with a Cambodian girl as two other volunteers and a staff from the orphanage are watch. Today I posted a special message giving readers here the opportunity to contribute and make a difference for the children living at this... |
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06 Oct 09
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Japanese boys racing at their school Sports Day Our kids had their annual Sports Day at school last weekend. The running events are the highlights for many kids and parents. Our kids had fun in their events and smiled all day, but some of their friends felt serious pressure to win. Sports Day is mostly... |
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28 Aug 09
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Japanese break dancers at hip-hop festival in Tokyo, Japan I created a video showing some of the best footage from the hip-hop dance competition at the festival I stumbled into last weekend. I don't know the right hip-hop vocabulary, but I would say it was a break dancing competition (but Wikipedia gave me lots... |
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24 Aug 09
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Hip-Hop Dancing and Youth Culture in Japan, Yoyogi Park A young Japanese guy practices his moves at a hip-hop festival/party at Yoyogi Park.
I'll be posting video from this event soon at my other site: Photosensibility.com/blog |
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22 Aug 09
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Japanese Hip-Hop Dancers in Harajuku I stumbled into a big hip-hop dancing event/party in Yoyogi Park today. I've got tons of photos to share from the day, and I think I'll post them here along with my other blog.
I think this is one of my best shots of the day. You can see how seriously... |
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06 Aug 09
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Skyscrapers of Shinjuku with the HAL Building, a new Tokyo icon The skyscrapers on the western side of Shinjuku Station are like a world within a world. They are a side of Japan that few ever see, because it really doesn't exist except in a few carefully planned places. |
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08 Jun 09
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Sumo wrestlers walking outside Ueno Station Sometimes you run into sumo wrestlers in Tokyo. I'm terribly bad at recognizing celebrities, but when you run into a sumo you know it. Not that you're likely to run into a famous sumo dude just walking around -- at least, I haven't. |
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18 May 09
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Young Japanese Women in a Traditional Costume for a Festival Parade I took this a Hojo Godai Matsuri in Odawara earlier this month. |
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14 Apr 09
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Spring in Japan |
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08 Jan 09
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Kamakura Daibutsu (Big Buddha) The *daibutsu* (big Buddha) is a "must see" in Kamakura. You can take a bus or walk (about 20 minutes from Kamakura Station). The entry fee is 200 yen (about $2). |
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05 Jan 09
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New Year's Crowd at Kamakura A crowd of people surge up the steps of the main shrine at Kamakura (Kamakura Hachimangu). An immense line of people were waiting. They were allowed forward in groups of several hundred at a time. Video displays explained that preparations had begun at... |
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25 Dec 08
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Japanese Girl Dancing with Drum (and Spirit) This is from a local festival in Hachioji. Festivals are often a great place to see another side of Japanese culture. At the momment, this girl doesn't fit the usual reserved, shy mold so often associated with Japan. |
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21 Oct 08
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Ramen Shop in Shibuya at 6am I took this at 6am on a Saturday morning. Young people who stayed out all night at clubs in Shibuya dancing to hip-hop, techno, and whatever else is cool. People were gradually emerging in 2's and 3's to go home, and some congregated in shops like this... |
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17 Aug 08
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Tokyo Ramen - Ippudo and Jangara Kakuni Ramen with Extra Garlic, Yum I love ramen. My favorite is Tonkotsu ramen loaded with garlic. The best shops put a bowl of raw garlic cloves on the counter, and I add 2 or 3 to the broth which is usually thick with garlic already. If you're looking for great, strong tasting ramen, I... |
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03 Jun 08
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Bass in the Woods The bass player from Napolitan Cafe Orchestra practicing in Inokashira Park near Kichijouji Station in Tokyo. |
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19 May 08
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Hachiko Crossing in Shibuya at Night Special Announcement! Please take a minute and check out this new gallery:
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25 Mar 08
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Scene in Chinatown, Yokohama As the weather warms up people are walking outside again -- and Chinatown is a great place for it. Walk from Sakuragicho Station to Chinatown for lunch. Pass through to the port and catch the Sea Bass (double entendre: sea bus) over to the Minato Mirai... |
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21 Feb 08
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Going Out |
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26 Jan 08
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Going to the Shrine During the first weeks of January 80 percent of Japanese people visit Shinto Shrines. Overall the people of Japan say they are non-religious, but if you pull back to a distance life seems well marked by religious rituals and places. |
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22 Jan 08
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Dondoyaki Party Just another look at the Dondoyaki in the farming community near our place. The community gathered to burn all their New Year's decorations, plus all the good luck charms they bought the previous year. Then they roasted mochi on sticks over the coals.... |
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16 Jan 08
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Seijin No Hi, Coming of Age Day for Japanese Women I ran into this woman in Kamakura. She was walking up the narrow shopping street on her way to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. On Seijin No Hi, Coming of Age Day, Japanese women who turned 20 in the past year attend civic ceremonies. If their families have... |
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15 Jan 08
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Mari at the Dondoyaki I wrote about this yesterday at [Photosensibility](http://www.photosensibility.com/photoblog/?showimage=295). We had a blast. |
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12 Jan 08
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Japanese Girls at DisneySea My daughter Reia and her cousin at DisneySea. I asked the group of girls to pose with them -- I think it captures one aspect of the Japan Disney experience. |
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05 Jan 08
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Pet Cemetary In the background a couple are cleaning the grave of a deceased pet and preparing to burn incense with a memory and a prayer. You can see details of an individual grave in the foreground. |
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04 Jan 08
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Japanese Emperor's Greeting 2008 On January 2nd I happened to be at Tokyo Station with my camera. I don't know the area well, so I decided to "follow the crowd." It turned out that there WAS a crowd all headed in the same direction, so I joined them. We walked several blocks and arrived... |
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06 Apr 07
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New Beginnings at Photosensibility.com From now on I will be posting images at [www.photosensibility.com/photoblog/](http://www.photosensibility.com/photoblog/).
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<br />Please note the exact URL above. I am going to make Photosensibility.com a landing page with a gallery of... |
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01 Apr 07
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Significant Others Starting today (April 1) anyone in Santa Fe, New Mexico can stop by Starbucks (near the plaza) and see twelve of my prints. Please let me know if you happen to see them. It's a nice location (nice lighting, good wall, lots of art lovers roaming in and out... |
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31 Mar 07
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In the Mirror I posted a similar image awhile back. I've been attracted recently to mirrors and reflections. Maybe I'm influenced by other photographers in Japan who seem to use reflections frequently, or it's just a natural consequence of the urban environment.... |
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30 Mar 07
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Scupture and Artist A young student in art school works on his final project. |
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29 Mar 07
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Train Conductors I posted a similar image a few days ago. I took this shot during a delay on the Chuo Train line. The man on the left is speaking into a microphone giving an update to people waiting on the platform. |
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28 Mar 07
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Inspecting A woman inspects items in a ceramic store. |
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26 Mar 07
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Escape This is one of my favorite photos that I've taken for awhile. I liked the coke machine and light at the bottom of the stairs. While I was standing there this couple showed up and gave the shot a mysterious flavor. I don't know why they took off running as... |
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25 Mar 07
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Sunday Family Photo - Mari's Painting The teachers at the preschool think kids should create art with as little direction as possible. I like the idea. Mari and Maika paint and draw some VERY bizarre pictures. Reia, who spent two years at another preschool, draws a horizontal line at the... |
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24 Mar 07
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Conductor A station worker on the Chuo Line watches after the trains finally get moving again after a delay. |
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23 Mar 07
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Blonde A girl standing in front of Shinjuku Station...not sure why, she was still there when I left. |
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