100 Famous Views of Edo

#003 Yamashita-cho Hibiya-soto Sakurada

Of Utagawa Hiroshige's 100 Famous Views of Edo, here is the original painting of Yamashita-cho Hibiya-soto Sakurada, the 3rd view. Yam...
100 Famous Views of Edo

#002 Kasumigaseki

#002 Kasumigaseki in Utagawa Hiroshige's Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred Famous Views of Edo)  is a work of art here. I understand in ...
Cameras & Lenses

SIGMA50mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary

I have acquired a new L-mount single focal length lens for my Lumix S5. It is a 50mm F2 in the SIGMA i-series. Here is the official we...
Garden/Museum

Akasaka Rikyu, The Guest House -2

This is a continuation of my visit to the Akasaka Rikyu in Yotsuya. My equipment for the walk-through was a LUMIX S5, LUMIX S 20-60mm,...
History/Temple/Landmark

Akasaka Rikyu, The Guest House -1

On a social networking service, I learned that in early January, Akasaka Rikyu, a state guesthouse, will allow visitors to take pictur...
100 Famous Views of Edo

#008 Suruga-cho

This is "#008 Suruga-cho" of Utagawa Hiroshige's 100 Famous Views of Edo. The original work is here. The current Nihonbashi-Muromachi,...
100 Famous Views of Edo

#001 Sunny after snow, Nihonbashi bridge

This is a view of Nihonbashi, Tokyo in the New Year. To those of you who may have been tempted to say, "Where's the sunny after snow?"...