2026-07 · Nagano (Kamikochi)
Misty peaks and an emerald river
Kappa Bridge in Kamikochi. The water looked so clear I wondered if a filter was on.
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Places I've walked with a camera.
A living travel log — photos I took, and the quiet corners that later become itineraries. Different seasons, different places, same habit of trying to keep the air of the day.
2026-04 · Shiga
Yellow canola beside a line of pink sakura
Cherry trees beyond a yellow field. The sky was too blue — the contrast hit hard.
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2026-04 · Nara
A giant weeping cherry spreading on the hill
Went to see Matabei-zakura. Much bigger than photos — just standing near it had weight.
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2026-03 · Mie
A yellow sea of canola under the mountains
Shot the canola from a low angle and the sky and peaks felt even bigger.
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2025-11 · Kyoto (Yamashina)
Climbing a carpet of fallen maple leaves
Approach to Bishamon-do. Stone steps buried in red maple — almost a shame to walk on them.
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2025-05 · Hiroshima (Onomichi)
A misty pagoda above a hillside town
At the top of Onomichi's slopes. Beyond an old three-story pagoda, town and mountains went soft in the mist.
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2024-10 · Yamanashi
Fuji across the water, autumn red in front
Worth the early start to reach the lake. Soft morning light, Fuji faintly reflected on the water.
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2024-07 · Kyoto
Beyond the inome window, a green-maple afternoon
Shoju-in guest hall. I went for the famous heart-shaped window — the inome window.
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2024-07 · Okinawa (Taketomi)
White sand paths, yellow flowers, one lap by bike
Got off the car and rented a bike right away. White sand roads and yellow flowers spilling over stone walls.
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2024-06 · Wakayama (Nachi)
A thin white falls behind a vermilion pagoda
Seiganto-ji's three-story pagoda and Nachi Falls — a pairing I'd only known from photos, now right in front of me.
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2024-05 · Yamaguchi
A turquoise drive over the sea
Tsunoshima Bridge — a place I'd wanted to see ever since I found it in photos. The water was even better in person.
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2024-05 · Yamaguchi (Motonosumi)
Red torii gates walking all the way to the sea
Motonosumi Shrine. Torii lined up toward the cliff — just walking through them was exciting.
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2024-04 · Kyoto (Fushimi)
A jukkoku-bune under a tunnel of cherry blossoms
Fushimi canal. Sakura hanging to the water, pink shifting every time a boat passed.
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2024-04 · Nagano (Narai-juku)
Walking a wooden street alone in the morning
A Nakasendo post town. Dirt path instead of asphalt — footsteps go soft.
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2024-03 · Nagano
Stopping by a bridge under snow-covered peaks
Snowy mountains dazzling under blue sky. Winter still waiting beyond the bridge.
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2024-03 · Wakayama (Shirahama)
The second the sun fits the hole in the rock
Engetsu Island. Waited on the shore for the sun to drop into the arch.
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2023-11 · Kyoto
One red maple leaf on a smiling jizo
Maple on moss, and a little smiling jizo. I crouched down without thinking.
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2023-08 · Hokkaido (Biei)
Dead trees standing in a blue pond
Shirogane Blue Pond. The water looked unreal — I first thought it was heavily edited.
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2023-08 · Kochi
A sky full of stars over a mountain silhouette
Set up a tripod on a night mountain. Without city light, the stars come out like this.
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2023-02 · Toyama (Gokayama)
A morning of thatched roofs sunk in snow
Woke up to a world of snow. Gokayama is quieter than Shirakawa-go — you can walk the village in peace.
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