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Beauty at Japanese Shrines

Beauty at Japanese Shrines

Asia

by Dan Thompson | Jun 29, 2025 | Asia, City / Street, POTW, Travel

Each time I visit Japan, I’m struck by the beauty that can be found in the various shrines.  Even in the center of a major city like Tokyo, you can find these peaceful spots where the natural and spiritual worlds...
by Dan Thompson Jun 29, 2025
Views of Mount Fuji

Views of Mount Fuji

Asia

by Dan Thompson | Jun 22, 2025 | Asia, Black and White, POTW, Travel

The first time I visited Japan, back in 2018, I didn’t quite appreciate how lucky I had been to see so much of Mount Fuji, and experience such nice conditions.  As it turns out, the mountain is often covered in...
by Dan Thompson Jun 22, 2025
Remnants of Hiroshima

Remnants of Hiroshima

Asia

by Dan Thompson | Jun 11, 2023 | Asia, City / Street, POTW, Travel

There’s a tension here that I want to acknowledge right up front. I also want to admit that I’m not sure I’ll be able to fully articulate what’s on my mind here with these images and the telling...
by Dan Thompson Jun 11, 2023
New as a Backdrop for the Old

New as a Backdrop for the Old

Asia

by Dan Thompson | Jun 4, 2023 | Asia, City / Street, POTW, Travel

The last time I visited Japan I was captivated by the Osaka Castle, but noted then that it was a bit challenging to photograph due to the layout of the site.  Well, for this visit I’d had a chance to do some...
by Dan Thompson Jun 4, 2023
Among the Bamboo Trees

Among the Bamboo Trees

Asia

by Dan Thompson | May 28, 2023 | Asia, Landscape / Nature, POTW, Travel

One of the things I appreciate about Japanese culture is all the symbolism that can be found, and this is especially true in the gardens and various memorials that can be found around.  For example, it is common to...
by Dan Thompson May 28, 2023
Idyllic Kyoto

Idyllic Kyoto

Asia

by Dan Thompson | May 21, 2023 | Asia, Black and White, POTW, Travel

I mentioned last week that my previous trip to Japan had taught me the power of having the *right* person in your scenes.  Sometimes, though, places are just crowded and flooded with people, which isn’t what...
by Dan Thompson May 21, 2023
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