Nature, Flora and Fauna

Summer in Tateshina: Kurumayama Highland

During my stay, I woke up one morning to find the weather was nice, so I decided to take a trip up to Mt. Kurumayama. The weather fore...
Museum, Event

Summer in Tateshina: The Enchanting Bookshelf

One of the reasons I’ve started coming to Tateshina from time to time is that I found a cozy place to stay. Everyone has their own tas...
Museum, Event

Yajurou Takashima Exhibition, Shoto Art Museum

I’m in the middle of writing a post about my summer vacation photo walk in Tateshina, but I’m jumping ahead with this post. If there a...
Suburb, Countryside

Summer in Tateshina: Lake Tateshina Cylindrical Water Distribution Structure

At the entrance to the Tateshina Highlands lies an artificial lake called Lake Tateshina. I heard it was built in Showa 27 as an agric...
Nature, Flora and Fauna

Summer in Tateshina: The Jomon Archaeological Museum

I went to Tateshina. It’s only been a little over two years since my last visit, but it feels like it’s been ages.This time, wanting t...
Photography Skill

Farewell to Thumb-AF?

It’s been a little over 10 years since I first started using a DSLR. The very first beginner’s guide I read was Seiya Nakai’s "(The Wo...
Camera & Lens

Test shooting with quirky E-M5

This is my first time using an Olympus/OM System digital camera, and wow, it’s got quite a unique quirk to it (lol).Up until now, I’ve...