Hanami is a Japanese tradition of enjoying the view of flowers especially the sakura or cherry blossoms during spring season. The word ‘hanami’ is almost synonymous to outdoor picnicking or partying.
(Hanami was first used as a term analogous to cherry blossom viewing in the Heian era novel Tale of Genji. Whilst a wisteria viewing party [...]
Categories: Feature, Japan, Photowalk
Tagged: Feature, flower, hanami, Japan, Photowalk, sakura, season, spring, tokyo
The Flickr Tokyo Photo Session (FTPS) group had last month’s photo walk in Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park in Minami-Azabu, Tokyo. [Map]
History
Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park was originally the urban villa of a feudal lord, Minonokami Nambu. In 1896 it was acquired by the noble Arisugawa-no-miya family. However, as Japan modernized, more and more importance began to be [...]
Japan, as a non-Christian country, does not celebrate Christmas. December 25th is not a national holiday. But Japanese people, as great lovers of festivals and celebrations, try to celebrate it in a commercial way. Local government and big companies decorate parks and buildings with colorful illumination.
Last Saturday, I went to Tokyo Midtown, Shiodome, and [...]
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Tagged: christmas, Feature, illumination, Japan, Photowalk, roppongi, shiodome, tokyo, tokyo midtown, tokyo tower
Rikugien Garden, in Bunyo-ku, Tokyo, is one of the best-preserved Japanese landscape gardens of the Edo period. The name, Rikugi-en, came from “six elements of Waka poems” that had been derived from “six styles of poems” written in the old Chinese poetry book “Mao-shi”.
The garden is most beautiful in the autumn season because trees are [...]
Tagged: autumn, garden, illumination, Japan, Photowalk, rikugien, tokyo
Two weekends ago, I, with 3 photo buddies, had an early morning photowalk again. This time in Kabukicho at around 5:30 in the morning.
Kabukichō is an entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō is the location of many hostess bars, host bars, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the [...]
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Tagged: black-and-white, Feature, Japan, kabukicho, kalandrakas, Photowalk, red-light district, shinjuku, tokyo
