Tag: Japantravel

• Cycling: Suwa’s Ginko Tree

  

  Ginko trees (inchō・銀杏), along with momiji (紅葉) and persimmon (kaki・柿 – not to be confused with the other kaki meaning oyster) make for a staple of the Japanese autumn.

  Sean

  November 21, 2020

  Cycling

  Cycling, cyclingjapan, 銀杏, 등산, 走日本, Gifu, Ginko tree, 사이클 재팬, 삼림욕, 일본, 일본 을 산책, Japan, Japantravel, mountains, outdoor adventure, outdoor Japan, outdooradventurejapan, Photography, 岐阜県, 徒步日本, 日本, 日本骑行

• Photography: Almost Alone in Kyōto

  

  If you are in Japan within reasonable distance of Kyōto and have time, go there, and go now.

  Sean

  November 11, 2020

  Japan, Kyoto, Travel Photography

  銀閣寺, Fushimi Inari, Ginkakuji, Japan, Japantravel, Kiyomizudera, Kyoto, Lumix S5, Photography, 清水寺, 京都, 伏見稲荷大社

• Hiking: Mie Coast – Mt. Tsubonegachō – Mt Hoppō

  

  This was a good hike. Starting at sea level and climbing up to 310m to the summit of Mt. Tsubonegachō (局ヶ頂) it had deserted beaches, solid climbs, wonderful views along the Mie coast, and an encounter with a wild boar. Sketchy in a few places due to being right on the cliff edge it wasn’t…

  Sean

  November 1, 2020

  Hiking, Japan, Mie

  Hiking, Japan, Japantravel, Mie, Minami Ise, Mt. Hoppo, Tsubonegacho, 北峰, 南伊勢, 局ヶ頂, 三重県

• Nostalgia: Kyoto in the 90s

  

  More nostalgia. Kyoto 1998. I had one of these Pentax Espio 115M cameras. It had a panorama settings which at the time I thought was pretty awesome but now realise was nothing more than a mask to blacken two-thirds of the frame.

  Sean

  August 14, 2020

  Japan

  1998, analog photography, film photography, Japan, Japantravel, Kasugai, Kyoto, Nagoya, nostalgia, Pentax Espio 115M, 名古屋, 懐かしい, 京都