Tokyo Snap Photo

Kyodan-mon

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sun, 19 May 2013 09:14:00 +0000

Kyodan-mon(Kyodan-gate) is the gate to the main hall of Yushima Seido that is a historical site located in Yushima.

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This photo was taken on May 8 , 2013.

Ginkgo Trees along Hibiya Street

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:00 +0000

In this season, ginkgo leaves have fresh green color.
That building is Meiji Seimei Kan.

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This photo was taken on May 8 , 2013.

Kaizando Hall

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:06:00 +0000

This is a hall of Kanei-ji temple.
It is located next to Tokyo National Museum.
If I have a chance, I will visit there again in cherry blossom time.

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Multiple exposure HDRI taken on Feburary 21 , 2013.

Statue of the Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:53:00 +0000

This statue stands in Ueno park.

He was the first president of the Japanese Red Cross Society.

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Multiple exposure HDRI taken on Feburary 21 , 2013.

Stone Lanterns and Five Storied Pagoda

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:40:00 +0000

I took this photo from the approach of Ueno Toshogu shrine.

That five storied pagoda stands on Ueno zoo that is next to the shrine.

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Multiple exposure HDRI taken on Feburary 21 , 2013.

Shinobazu Pond

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Shinobazu Pond is a pond located in Ueno Park.
I visited there last Thursday.

This is my first attempt at High Dynamic Range Image.
I took three photos in defferent exposure and tone-mapped.

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UDX'MAS Tree

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:23:00 +0000

This tree is set in front of the entrance of Akihabara UDX building.
You can see Akihabara train station over the tree.

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This photo was taken on December 13 , 2012.

Ginkgo Row at Dusk

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:09:00 +0000

I took these photos on Chuo-dori (Chuo-street) at Akihabara Electric Town.
It was very cold like mid winter but those ginkgo trees still had yellow leaves.

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These photos were taken on December 13 , 2012.

Ueno Park in Early Winter

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:16:00 +0000

When I visited there, color of those red leaves had already begun to fade but the scenery was impressive enough for me.

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These photos were taken on December 13 , 2012.

Yellow Leaves on Hongo-dori Street

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:18:00 +0000

It was very cold as early winter.
I took this photo on the end of Hijiri bridge.

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This photo was taken on December 13 , 2012.

View from Hirakawa-bashi

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:51:00 +0000

Hirakawa-bashi is a bridge over Ote moat.
I took these photos on the bridge

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These photos were taken on November 8 , 2012.

Moat in autumn

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Ote-bori is a moat of the Imperial palace.
I took this photo from a small square by Takebashi subway station exit 2.

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This photo was taken on November 8 , 2012.

Green and Yellow

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:34:00 +0000

I took the photo above by Otemachi subway station exit D2.
Color of ginkgo leaves along the Gyoko-dori (street) at the place had been changing to yellow.

The photo below is a view of the street from Wadakura-bashi (bridge).

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These photos were taken on November 8 , 2012.

Denpoin Street, Asakusa

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:41:00 +0000

I took these photos on the second day of Sanja Matsuri that is a very popular festival in Asakusa..

Those people who wear traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat are members of Mikoshi parade teams.

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These photos were taken on May 19 , 2012.

Children's Mikoshi at Sanja Matsuri

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:17:00 +0000

In the second day of Sanja Mmatsuri (Sanja festival) , around 100 Mikosi (portable shrine) parade through streets of Asakusa.
Not only tough guys but also boys and girls join the parade.

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These pgotos were taken on May 19 . 2012.

Sanja Matsuri

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:19:00 +0000

Sanja Matsuri (Sanja festival) is a annual festival of Asakusa shrine located in the precincts of Senso-ji temple.
This festival is held three days in May.

On the second day of the festival, around 100 Mikoshi (portable shrine) from 44 neighborhood associations parade through streets of Asakusa.

I took these photos in Senso-ji temple.
I felt passion of the people.

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These photos were taken on May 19 , 2012.

Heron in Shinobazu pond.

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:51:00 +0000

I took these photos after a rain.
Around the pond was calm at the time.
That heron looked so graceful in the scene.

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These photos were taken on May 1 , 2012.

Seagull in Shinobazu Pond

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:43:00 +0000

Shinobazu pond is one of my favorite place in Ueno park.
I like watching birds at the pond.

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These photos were taken on May 1 , 2012.

Shinobazu Pond after Rain

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:25:00 +0000

Shinobazu pond is a large pond located southern end of Ueno park.
After the rain, around the pond was so calm.

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These photos were taken on May 1 , 2012.

Green Leaves in Light Rain

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:27:00 +0000

I took this photo at Ueno park.
When I visited there, it was raining lightly.

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This photo was taken on May 1 , 2012.

Azalea in Nezu Shrine

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sat, 05 May 2012 05:18:00 +0000

Nezu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Nezu, Bunkyo ward.
The shrine is famous as a wonderful azalea viewing place in Tokyo.

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These photos were taken on May 1 , 2012

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Entrance of Nezu Shrine

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:11:00 +0000

Nezu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Nezu, Bunkyo ward.
I visited the shrine to view azalea last Tuesday.

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These photos were taken on May 1 , 2012.

Daikancho-dori at Cherry Blossom Time

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:44:00 +0000

Do you remember my article, "Cherry Blossoms at Chidorigafuchi" ?.
On that day, after taking photos at Chidorigafuchi, I walked on Daikancho-dori (street) for Takebashi.
It was a nice walk for me.

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These photos were taken on April 6 , 2012.

Denpoin Garden

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:16:00 +0000

Denpoin garden of Semso-ji temple is not usually open to the public.
But it is open from March 22 to May 7 in this year as a charity event for the Great East Japan Earthquake.
When I visited there, cherry blossoms in the garden were almost full bloom.

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These photos were taken on April 7 , 2012.

Nakamise Arcade and Cherry Blossoms

noreply@blogger.com (nobu) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:40:00 +0000

That passage was so crowded.
I could took this photo with difficulty.

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This photo was taken April 7 , 2012.