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Tag: japan
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I have long had a habit of getting lost in the hills around Yugawara. On occasion, this can be partly my fault. I have a tendency to just blast on through using my natural sense of direction and not fully double checking where I actually am. On the other hand, the trails tend to be…
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A surfer heads into the waves with Enoshima in the background. Nobody ever came to claim the surfboard above, which was a bit surprising. It’s perhaps not surprising that nobody came to claim any of the other objects below, although I feel like they all have a unique charm. Perhaps not enough of a charm…
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Lady Shizuka was a famous dancer in 12th century Japan. She was also romantically involved with Minamoto no Yoshitsune. If you know your Kamakura period history, you will probably recognise this name – he was the younger brother of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japan’s first shogun. Yoritomo and Yoshitsune had something of a falling out and…
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As you may have surmised from the previous post, I took a trip back to Japan over Easter. Expect continued photo dumps for the next few Sundays. This week, it’s the turn of Meigetsuin, 明月院 – a little haven of peace set back aways from the trains that thunder through the temple grounds of Engaku-ji…
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Fuji from the viewing platform at the Shonan Monorail terminal, Enoshima. I’d recommend making your way here at sunset – it’s oddly deserted, almost as if nobody knows it’s there. The views are spectacular. A little candid through-the-railings-peek at the best looking volcano in the world. A lone surfer at sunset, just down the road…
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There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…
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There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…
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There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…
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There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…
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There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…
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There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…
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There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement. I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short. A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project…