sorafotosorafotophotos from daily life around different places in japan Articles
gravestone (nobi, japan)
2008-02-01 06:00:00 taken near YRP nobi station on the keikyu line, south of yokohama city More About: Japan
statues and field
2008-01-31 06:00:00 (just scanned in some older photos for this week.. hope you enjoy!) [taken in kamakura, japan] More About: Statues , Field
statues and field
2008-01-30 06:00:00 (just scanned in some older photos for this week.. hope you enjoy!) [taken in kamakura, japan] More About: Statues , Field
statues and field
2008-01-29 06:00:00 (just scanned in some older photos for this week.. hope you enjoy!) [taken in kamakura, japan] More About: Statues , Field
pond and lotus
2008-01-27 06:00:00 (just scanned in some older photos for this week.. hope you enjoy!) More About: Pond , Lotus
cat and wall
2008-01-23 06:00:00 (just scanned in some older photos for this week.. hope you enjoy!) [bangkok, thailand] More About: Wall
torii, miajima
2008-01-22 06:00:00 (just scanned in some older photos for this week.. hope you enjoy!) [the famous "floating torii" of miajima]
metal shavings
2008-01-21 06:00:00 (just scanned in some older photos for this week.. hope you enjoy!) [taken in nagoya, japan] More About: Metal
fall leaves and buddha
2008-01-20 06:00:00 (just scanned in some older photos for this week.. hope you enjoy!) [taken in gifu, japan] More About: Buddha , Fall , Leaves
enoshima view
2008-01-19 06:00:00 taken from one of the many caves along the shoreline of kamakura More About: View
sushi and sake (gifu, japan)
2008-01-18 06:00:00 some sushi and sake bottles at one of the many sushi bars around Gifu More About: Japan , Sushi
sushi and sake (gifu, japan)
2008-01-17 06:00:00 some sushi and sake bottles at one of the many sushi bars around Gifu More About: Japan , Sushi
sushi set (tokyo, japan)
2008-01-14 06:00:00 there are many ways sushi is enjoyed; and, as with enjoying many other artforms, the accompanying crockery is magnificent even just by itself More About: Japan , Tokyo , Sushi
asakusa new year's
2008-01-11 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? Yattai stalls with Sensoji temple in the background
asakusa new year's
2008-01-10 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? Some of the crowd at Sensoji temple in Asakusa
asakusa new year's
2008-01-09 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? Ayu (sweetfish) cook over open coals at one of the yattai in Asakusa
asakusa new year's
2008-01-08 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? A yattai vendor makes some tako-yaki (fried octopus balls). Tako-yaki are a favorite festival food of the Japanese; you can find them at most festivals. (and, they taste pretty good!)
asakusa new year's
2008-01-07 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? A yattai sushi vendor cooks up a few oysters at Asakusa's Sensoji temple
asakusa new year's
2008-01-05 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? Daruma. i think these guys are simultaneously kinda cute and a little unnerving. if i recall correctly, daruma represent buddhist monks who would enter caves and meditate for years on end. as the story goes, the monks would meditate so deeply that their limbs would atrophy over time; their beards would also grow long and scraggly. the darumas also lack pupils; i think that's the aspect that kind of unsettles me. still, the lack of eyes is for good reason. daruma dolls have the "power" to grant wishes; when you wish for something, you paint in one of the eyes; when your wish comes true, you paint in the other eye.
asakusa new year's
2008-01-04 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? A vendor serves up some hot soup at Sensoji temple in Asakusa
asakusa new year's
2008-01-03 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? A vendor at a yattai stall prepares okonomi-yaki, a kind of pancake stuffed with different vegetables and fish
asakusa new year's
2008-01-02 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? Despite having been living in Japan for over 5 years now, I haven't been to a larger temple on New Year's Eve, owing partly to having done the "western thing" for new year's (i.e., drink it up) and partly to laziness (after all, why would you want to spend new year's outside, freezing your bum?). this year, however, i was happy to venture for a little while around asakusa's sensoji temple. as the temple was teeming with people tired or drunk or somewhere in between, it really was an overwhelming experience to navigate the crowds. everywhere, small yattai stalls were set up selling a variety of food and new year charms. the smells of soy sauce, sweets and other food cooking entwining with the spice of incense was something completely unique to me-- and not unpleasant. i hope that you enjoy these photos of new year's in tokyo-- and i wish you a happy 2008! - - in this photo, a man has a look at a variety of good luck...
asakusa new year's
More articles from this author:2008-01-01 06:00:00 Happy 2008! ???????????????? Despite having been living in Japan for over 5 years now, I haven't been to a larger temple on New Year's Eve, owing partly to having done the "western thing" for new year's (i.e., drink it up) and partly to laziness (after all, why would you want to spend new year's outside, freezing your bum?). this year, however, i was happy to venture for a little while around asakusa's sensoji temple. as the temple was teeming with people tired or drunk or somewhere in between, it really was an overwhelming experience to navigate the crowds. everywhere, small yattai stalls were set up selling a variety of food and new year charms. the smells of soy sauce, sweets and other food cooking entwining with the spice of incense was something completely unique to me-- and not unpleasant. i hope that you enjoy these photos of new year's in tokyo-- and i wish you a happy 2008! ????????????? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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