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Bitchu Kokubunji, Okayama (岡山県・備中国分寺)

English version This is Bitchu Kokubunji-temple in Soja City, Okayama Prefecture. Given a tilt-shift effect, this photo looks like a miniature model, doesn't it? Oh, you are more concerned about the photo being overexposed? Yes, I can't ag…

UMEDA SKY BUILDING, Osaka (大阪・梅田スカイビル)

English version This is a view from KUCHU TEIEN OBSERVATORY, literally meaning "garden in the air", of UMEDA SKY BUILDING in Osaka, Japan. KUCHU TEIEN OBSERVATORY is open from 9:30 to 22:30. The entrance fees are 1,500 yen for adults, 750 …

Akashi Channel Bridge, Hyogo (兵庫県・明石海峡大橋)

Click to enlarge (クリックすると大きくなります) English version The Akashi Channel Bridge, officially known as Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, is one of the world's longest suspension bridges according to the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Compan…

Hannya-ji Temple, Nara (奈良県般若寺)

English version Hannya-ji Temple, which is famous for cosmos, is in Nara. I used to visit Nara when I lived in the Kansai region. I like seeing Buddha statues. Not that I'm a spiritual person, but that I appreciate them as art works. By th…

Your eyes give you away (目は口程に物を言う)

English version Yes, it's true that sometimes the eyes tell more than words could ever say. Photo info.Camera: PENTAX K100DPhoto editor: Lightroom 6 日本語版 目は口ほどにものを言うことも確かにありますね。 写真情報カメラ: PENTAX K100D写真編…

Kikuseidai, Kobe (神戸掬星台)

English version Kikuseidai, Mt. Maya, Kobe, is one of the three greatest nightscapes of Japan. Although "very accessible" may not be the best word to describe the place, you can at least go there by public transportation (a bus, a cable ca…