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Kanazawa
Nice pictures from our trip in the Higashi Chaya district of Kanazawa. During the Edo Period, Kanazawa hosted the Maeda Clan, the second most powerful feudal clan after the Tokugawa. As a result Kanazawa grew to become a town of great cultural achievements, rivaling Kyoto and Edo. Luckily, during WWII, Kanazawa escaped destruction by air…
Ramen Macro
Little visit at the new Ramen place nearby with a macro lens. This RF 100mm is great.
Temmaru
ZhongYi Optics 35mm/f0.95 at the front, Fuji X-H1 at back: entrance of Temmaru restaurant in Kagurazaka at night. APS-C + IBIS and fast (manual) lenses, a dream combo coming true for me :)
Shinrin Koen
I present you the best park around Tokyo: Shinrin Koen in Chiba – 60km, only an hour drive from Tokyo. There’s just so much to do there, really great for kids. To move around, either use the little shuttle train, or best, rent bicycles as the park is huge.
Hyacinth
The hyacinths from last year just bloomed in my tiny Japanese garden ! How lovely.
Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle (首里城) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku in Shuri, Okinawa. It was the palace of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, it was almost completely destroyed. Beginning in 1992, it was reconstructed on the original site based on photographs, historical records, and memory [ref].