Photos of Kyushu, one of the main islands of Japan.
January 17, 2008
January 24, 2007
September 20, 2006
Who’s that?
no idea what type of bug this is - but it sure is sitting on a beautiful lotos seed pod in a Fukuoka temple.
August 30, 2006
Crater Lakes of Japan
The “Okano” crater lake at Zao San (Near Yamagata, Japan) lies still and displays its incredibly green colour - for a few seconds before it is again covered by mist.
Much less peaceful: the crater lake of Mount Aso on Kyushu (Japan), also shows an impressive greenish colour.
August 29, 2006
Japanese Castles
Kumamotojo - the most famous castle on Kyushu (Japan).
Tsurugajo, Aizu Wakamatsu
August 20, 2006
Fukuoka Sunset 2
another shot from the Fukuoka Tower at sunset.
August 17, 2006
Dejima: Dutch Factory
For a long time, Dejima (in Nagasaki) was Japan’s only door to the world.
In the reconstructed Dutch factory, you can now see the unique blend of Japanese and Western culture: chairs furniture standing on “tatami” mats that are usually meant for sitting on a small zabuton or sleeping on the rolled out futon mattress.
August 16, 2006
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb museum
next to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb museum is a vault that you reach through grey concrete tunnels while always there is water flowing next to you.
A very impressive place. The racks in the central vault hold the names of the victims of the second nuclear bomb.
August 13, 2006
Lampions
Now at the time of O Bon, many lanterns are lit all over Japan, - as here in a Fukuoka shrine
August 12, 2006
Lotos Bud in the Tochoji temple, Fukuoka
a Lotos Bud, seen in the Tochoji temple, Fukuoka (Japan)
August 11, 2006
Oil lamp in Tochoji temple, Fukuoka
This temple is famous for holding the largest wooden Buddha statue in the world, but unfortunately photographing this impressive (albeit recent) statue is not permitted.
August 10, 2006
Somewhere in Fukuoka
A temple in Fukuoka, Japan.
August 9, 2006
August 8, 2006
ACROS Fukuoka
I placed my camera on the ground and shot upwards using a delay of 10 seconds.
Konica Minlta 7d Sigma 15-30.