The fire power of the Japan Self-Defense Forces was on show at the annual Komatsu Air Base Festival last month in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Tag Archives: photography
September
17
Summer in the city – Osaka
posted by Claire Usmar
Some of the views around town that I enjoyed this past summer in Osaka as the sun went down.
June
30
Making soba noodles
posted by Claire Usmar
Fresh soba noodles – one of Japan’s finest culinary delights.
June
25
Blue Hydrangeas – Harbingers of the rainy season in Japan
posted by Claire Usmar
July is here and that means gorgeous hydrangeas, or ajisai (アジサイ), in gardens across Japan!
June
16
Summer roses in Ishikawa Prefecture
posted by Claire Usmar
Summer’s most beautiful heralds have arrived.
June
04
Wild Hokkaido – Daisetsuzan National Park
posted by Claire Usmar
Japan’s largest national park situated in the middle of Hokkaido, the most northern island of Japan.
May
21
Tulips and cherry blossoms – Flower Power in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
posted by Claire Usmar
May
14
Roof of Japan – The Snow Corridor on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine route
posted by Claire Usmar
For more information the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, visit their official website here.
April
21
New bullet train opening – The Hokuriku Shinkansen, Kanazawa.
posted by Claire Usmar
How a train loving nation launches a new train line.
April
07
The majestic Northern Japanese Alps – Toyama, Japan.
posted by Claire Usmar
A most incredible view of the grand Northern Alps of Japan, seen from the beach at Amaharashi in Toyama Prefecture (雨晴市、富山県).
March
10
Silvered by snow – Kenrokuen, Kanazawa.
posted by Claire Usmar
There’s just something magically timeless about a traditional Japanese garden blanketed in heavy snow. With the new shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo commencing services this weekend, this garden will be just 2.5hrs from Toyko!
March
03
Abandoned railway – Takedao, near Kobe & Osaka
posted by Claire Usmar
Train buffs and hikers alike can follow the old abandoned JR Fukuchiyama line for six kilometres through the Mukogawa Gorge (武庫川渓谷) in the mountains between Osaka and Kobe for a nostalgic adventure into Japan’s industrial past. The trail runs between Takedao (武田尾) and Namaze (生瀬) Stations on the new JR Fukuchiyama Line which runs from […]
February
24
Full of Beans! – Setsubun in Kanazawa
posted by Claire Usmar
“Demons out! Luck in!” That’s what people across Japan were chanting on February 3 as they hurled roasted soybeans all over the place to celebrate Setsubun (節分). Setsubun is the first day of spring according to the old lunar calendar in Japan and on it’s the day to make a fresh start and banish any […]
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