More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Compared to some countries Japan does not have a great diversity of landscapes. The first place  I visited in Japan that struck me as ...

The first 10 temples of the Shikoku Pilgrimage are along the north side of the Yoshino River. Number 11, Fujiidera is at the base of t...

Japan has about 30,000 kilometers of coastline. Much of it is covered in concrete, but many sections remain quite beautiful, especially...

Probably my favorite landscape views of Japan are from on high looking down on mist filled valleys. All these shots are from dawn a couple o...

Its been a while since I posted anything in this series so here are some views from near or on Mount Tairyuji in SE Shikoku. The first shows...

The industrial "heartland" of Japan extends primarily from North Kyushu along the Pacific Coast up to the Tokyo area. This is wher...

At this time of the year, and others too, there is not a lot of color. Grey greens, grey browns, grey blues, etc One could think that one wa...

Foothills of Katsuragi Mountain (Nara) at sunset.

The display of Fall colors begins. Today in my village.

The view from the top of Sangaisan (378m) looking SW towards Taimasan. Looking SE, inland towards Kanagi. NE along the coast towards Gotsu. ...

With a total length of 29,761 Kms, the coastline of Japan is where a large proportion of the population lived historically. The idea, underp...

This is a view looking up the valley of Ato Town in northern Yamaguchi, not far from Tsuwano.

Most major Japanese cities, like many major cities around the world, are located on the estuaries where large rivers reach the coast. This i...

This is in Tenjin, Fukuoka, but it could be any Japanese city. More typical Japanese landscapes....

The last 2 weeks has seen a flurry of activity in the countryside as rice paddies are prepared and flooded and the rice plants transplanted....

Most Japanese have lived along the coasts or on the plains, but there have always been some who lived deep in the mountains. The above shot ...

Though you will often see images of the Shinkansen hurtling past Mount Fuji, the Shinkansen mostly runs through the heavily populated corrid...

Driving around the past couple of days, this has been a typical view. Fields of rape. It used to be far more typical. If you want to know ab...

A view over the rooftops in Hakata, Fukuoka; though it could be any Japanese city.

With 10% of all the active volcanoes on the planet located in Japan, a volcano must be a typical Japanese landscape. This one is Mount Sanbe...