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Chubu Sangaku, Japan
A view from a bridge, Chubu Sangaku National Park in Japan. Site of the Kamikochi resort in the northern Japan Alps in the Nagano Prefecture. Hotaka Mountain Range in the background.
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Museum Rest Area
View from a rest area at the Tokyo National Museum.
Waiting in Line, Tokyo
These young men were waiting in line to get first dibs at their favorite pachinko machine. They seemed engrossed in smart phone activities, with the exception of the puzzled guy on the left. It looks like he may have left his phone at home.
Shinto Temizuya Water Pavilion
This is for a ritual to purify the body and mind with water.
・First, scoop up water in a ladle with your right hand and pour water over your left hand.
・Next, hold the ladle with your left hand and pour water over your right hand.
・In your left hand, take some water that you have scooped with the ladle and rinse your mouth. Never touch the ladle directly to your mouth.
・Lastly, using the remaining water, tip the ladle to rinse it off.JapanTokyotemizuyawater pavilionladleswaterpurification ritual
Lacquerware
Lacquerware plates at the home of master lacquer craftsman, Suyama-san.
Blue Hour at Matsumoto Castle
The blue hour occurs after sunset, but before the sky turns black. It's a good time to take photos of buildings because the lights are on, yet there is still some natural light in the background.
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Chubu Sangaku
National Park in the Nagano Prefecture of Japan.
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View from the Top
Inside a thatched roof cottage in Shirakawago
Shirakawago Scarecrows
Playful scarecrows.
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Drying Rice Straw
After the rice harvest in Shirakawago.
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Autumn in Shirakawago
Fall color in the thatched roof village.
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Peace
A woman selling vegetables greets me at the morning market in Wajima.
Wedding Procession, Kanazawa
Is that advice for the newlyweds in the lower left? Courage and Be Special.
Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa
The famous two-legged lantern at Kenrokuen Garden.
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