Beyond the Tamagawa

Photos from the Kanto plain area (mostly) of Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, and surrounding areas. Not likely to see many geisha or samurai. Just the Japan which has little to do with myths and movies---and yes, Tokyo IS part of the "real Japan."

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Red & Yellow


Tama River near Tamagawadai Park, Tokyo
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Labels: flowers, nature, Outdoors, Tama River, Tamagawa, Tokyo

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Rainy Season Blues


Japan's rainy season is in full swing now.
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Labels: Denenchofu, rain, rainy season, Tokyo

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Only one


planted beside the river by someone.
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Labels: flowers, Outdoors, Tamagawa, Tokyo, Tokyo-ko

Sunday, July 08, 2007

A sea of green

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Labels: nature, Outdoors, Tama River, Tamagawa, Tokyo, trees

前ぼけ


Mae boke in Japanese, meaning boke in the foreground.
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Labels: nature, Outdoors, Tama Park, Tokyo, trees

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Pissed Pigeon



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Outdoor/photography/Japan related sites

  • Trans Asia Photography Review (Surprise, Japan is part of Asia!)
  • Hakodate Birding (Bird photography and more: from Hokkaido)
  • Hiking and Climbing in Japan (i-cjw)
  • One-day trip (by car from Tokyo) mountain climbing (Japanese)
  • Hiking in Japan
  • Jeffrey Friel's Blog: "A personal Blog with Photos" From Kyoto
  • Japan Exposures: "A personal Introduction to Japanese Photography"
  • Martin Bailey Tokyo based nature/landscape photographer
  • Old Photos of Japan
  • 僕のtumblrブローグ。
  • Bruce Percy: The Light and the Land Photography
When I was in high school, I found a photography book in the library about Japan. This was no ordinary Japan photo book as there was little in it that would would have been identified with the stereotypical Japan. As I recall, there were seascapes, landscapes, and other types of photos, but no temples, no shrines, no festivals, no geisha, and no shots of the intersection in front of Shibuya station. I was disappointed.

I wish I could recall the name of the book for I'd love to see it again. It comes close to my view of Japan. I don't think of the country or its people as weird, uniquely unique, Zen-like, or anything like that. It is a country, a people, and a culture that differs only by degree---when it does actually differ---from other countries. Just like every other country and culture on earth.

I no longer bother much with the typical "Wow, it's Japan" photos. I try to photograph things which for some reason interest me, or represent something to me, or perhaps I just like the colors, tones, shapes, or light. Perhaps disappointing for anyone looking for photos of Kinkokuji Shrine (though some are here), but those types are readily available anywhere. If nothing else, I will amuse myself with an expensive hobby.

(Since I am occasionally asked, I generally use Nikons: D300, D70s, or borrow my wife's D40. I occasionally use an old Olympus OM-1 for film, as well as Oly digicams, and a now sadly deceased Oly 35ED rangefinder.)

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