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Photography of the built environment
Thursday 18 April 2024
Yurakucho Direct / Ginza
Sales outlets under a railway bridge, selling food from the Yurakucho District, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.
Kyoto Tower / 2024
Architect: Mamoru Yamada, 山田 守, 1964. Tallest structure in the height-regulated city at 131m (430 ft) including a 9 storey podium which includes a hotel. Kyoto, Japan.
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Katsura Boats / Arashiyama
Boatmen punt flat-bottomed boats up and down the river at Arashiyama, while one couple enjoys a bento box lunch. Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.
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Bamboo Forest / Arashiyama
Looking up towards the canopy of the bamboo grove at Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.
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Wednesday 17 April 2024
Togetsukyō Bridge Vista / 2024
View of the Katsura River from the west side of the 'Moon Crossing Bridge'. Arashiyama (lit. Storm Mountain) is a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty. Saga, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
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Kaito-ro Bridge / Kyoto
Wooden bridge of the C19 with traditional gabled centrepiece. Shosei-en Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
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Shinsetsu-kyo Bridge / Kyoto Tower
Arched wooden bridge over the Ingetsu-chi Pond, this view also including the Kyoto Tower, the city's tallest structure in the building-height restricted city. Shosei-en Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
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Shinsetsu-kyo Bridge / Shosei-en
Arched wooden bridge over the Ingetsu-chi Pond, Shosei-en Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
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Tekisui-ken Reception Hall / Shosei-en Garden
On the north side of the pond, this 1884 building is linked to the Rinchi-tei Reception Hall (on the left) by an open-sided roofed corridor. Shosei-en Garden, Kyoto, Japan.
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Tuesday 16 April 2024
Takase River / Kyoto
Blossom-lined Takase river seen from the intersection of Kiyamachi-dori Street and Matsubara-dori Street. With the rear of traditional buildings on Nishi-Kiyamachi-dori. Kiyamachi, Kyoto, Japan.
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Matsue Castle / Shiroyama Park
Keep of Matsue Castle, much of it surviving from its original construction in 1607 to 1611. It remains of timber construction, which can be viewed inside over 6 floors. Listed as a national treasure. Shiroyama Park, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
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Blossom / Matsue Castle
Tree in the grounds of Matsue Castle, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
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San-in Godo Bank / Matsue
Tallest building in Matsue and headquarters of the San-in Godo Bank, a regional bank mainly operating in Shimane and Tottori Prefectures. Viewed over Lake Shinji. Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
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Monday 15 April 2024
Kurashiki River / Night
Night view of part of the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter where the river passes traditionally designed houses. Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
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No Uncaged Animals / Sign
Google translate produces "No Pets Allowed" which I expect is what is meant! Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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Ohara Museum of Art / Annex
Art Gallery in Kurashiki established 1930. It was the first collection of Western art to be permanently exhibited in Japan. As well as a Greek Revival main gallery, there is this modernist annex gallery (believed to be by Shizutaro Urabe, 1961) set within a publicly accessible garden. Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
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Sunday 14 April 2024
Kurashiki River / Parasols
View of the Kurashiki River as it passes through the Historical Quarter. The parasols are illuminated at night with beautiful effect. Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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Denim Street / Kurashiki
Shop selling denim clothes and other denim articles. The area has a history of cotton farming, leading on to the weaving and dyeing industries, eventually including the production of denim jeans. Now designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan. Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
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Lanterns / Ivy Square
Decorative, ground-standing lanterns in Ivy Square, Kurashiki, Japan.
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Saturday 13 April 2024
Kurashiki / Ivy Square
Arched entrance to a hotel remodelled from the original Kurashiki spinning mill factory of the Meiji era (1868–1912). Honmachi, Kurashiki, Japan.
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Okayama Korakuen / Tea House
Part of a private villa relocated to Korakuen gardens in 1888, although reconstructed in 1961 after WW2 destruction. Known now as Chaso-do Tea House. Korakuen Gardens, Okayama, Japan.
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Torii Gate / Miyajima
Torii of the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, this current one dating from 1875. The island is properly known as Itsukushima, but gets nicknamed Miyajima (shrine island). Nr Hiroshima, Japan.
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Friday 12 April 2024
慰靈 / Memorial Stone
Memorial stone near the Genbaku Dome (A-bomb Dome) inscribed with the characters "Consolation Spirit" (Solace). Hiroshima, Japan.
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Black Rain / Hiroshima
The Genbaku Dome (A-bomb Dome), preserved as a solemn memorial to the horror of 6 August 1945. Originally an Exhibition Hall designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel, 1915. Part of the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan.
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BBQ Sign / Osaka
I think this may be Chinese rather than Kanji, but the "BBQ" and the meat skewer works for Westerners! There are many restaurants in Osaka where you can cook meat at counter barbeques, sliced by a chef to order. The speciality is Kobe beef. Namba, Osaka.
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Thursday 11 April 2024
Tombori River / Osaka
Night view from the Nihonbashi Bridge of Tombori River Walk, a bustling district in Namba with all kinds of street food and restaurants. Osaka, Japan.
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Sumo / Osaka
2024 March Grand Sumo Tournament entrance ceremony. At the Edion Arena (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium), Namba, Osaka, Japan.
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Mt Fuji / from Nozomi
The spectacular view of Mount Fuji from the Nozomi Shinkansen. Excuse quality, just with a smartphone.
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Wednesday 10 April 2024
Fuji TV / Daiba
Architect: Tange Kenzō, 1996, in a "neo-metabolist" style including a massive titanium-clad sphere. In front of the Fuji TV Headquarters Building is a shopping mall and entertainments including Aqua City. Daiba, Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.
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Rainbow Bridge / Tokyo
Suspension bridge crossing Tokyo Bay, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, 1993. It carries the Yurikamome light-railway as well as vehicular and foot traffic. Formally called the Tokyo Port Bridge, it was named the Rainbow Bridge by public participation. Here viewed from Odaiba Marine Park.
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