Photo walk

Landmark

Let off steam in Ueno Park

First, I headed to Tokyo University of the Arts in Ueno one weekend in early February, planning to see their graduation exhibition. On...
City, Street

Yokohama, Chinatown to Rinko Park

One day I went to Yokohama's Chinatown to buy something.Even though it was the dead of winter, it seemed like tons of people had the s...
Landmark

Jochi-ji Temple, Northern Kamakura

Late January 2026. Having missed the winter plums at Chofu's Jindai Botanical Garden, I headed north to Kamakura in search of another ...
Nature, Flora and Fauna

Water Lilies & Begonias

Mid-January at Jindai Botanical Garden. I missed my target of winter jasmine, but unexpectedly encountered a subject in the rose garde...
Nature, Flora and Fauna

Unexpected Turn at the Botanical Garden

I confirmed that fragrant winter jasmine had begun blooming at Shinagawa Ward Park, so just a few days later, I headed there with my L...
Nature, Flora and Fauna

It’s plum blossom season

For the past few years, the thing I've been looking forward to most during this season is the winter plum blossoms, heralding spring's...
100 Famous Views of Edo

#116 Takada no Baba

The 116th of Utagawa Hiroshige's 100 Famous Views of Edo is Takada no Baba. The original picture is here.The third shogun of the Edo s...