Entries from Ann-alog: a pixel remix tagged with 'Japan'

Prince of the Palace - Nagoya

On the grounds of Nagoya Castle I didn't see many dogs in Japan, but the ones that I did were treated like royalty....

A game of chicken

Shopping arcade near Osu Kannon Temple, Nagoya, Japan I won....

Further up the path-Fushimi Inari, Japan

Fushimi Inari, near Kyoto and one of Japan's most important Shinto shrines Taken further up the path at Fushimi Inari on the same day as this image. The path is said to go up the mountain for 2.4 miles....

Fushimi Inari

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari near Kyoto From my first visit to Fushimi Inari, a 10 minute train ride from Kyoto. The Shinto shrine was founded in 711 AD and has thousands of torii gates dedicated to Inari, the...

Taxi Stand

Taxi Stand Outside the JR Station in Nagoya, Japan...

Oasis 21

Oasis 21 The hardest thing about shooting the Oasis 21 in Nagoya is blocking out the horrific red and white illuminated sign advert for an American soda pop....

Bridespotting, traditional Japanese style

Bridespotting, Nagoya-style While we were in Japan for R's lecture, our hosts arranged a cultural excursion for us to see the Tokugawa Art Museum and at Tokugawaen Garden in Nagoya with an English-speaking guide. In the garden, with non-verbal...

Implements of Prayer

Pen and Ink, Osu Kannon temple, Nagoya, Japan Implements provided to inscribe prayers on wooden medallions....

Kannon-Goddess of Mercy (Nagoya, Japan

Osu Kannon temple, Nagoya, Japan Hundreds of statues of Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, a bodhisattva in the Buddhist tradition, surround various representations of Buddha himself in a smaller temple on the grounds of Osu Kannon....

First day in Nagoya, Japan

Buddha at the end of the cherry blossom season, Osu Kannon temple, Nagoya, Japan I just got back from 9 full days in Japan, 6 of which I got to spend shooting as much as I wanted. Trying to...