I love flowers. It’s astounding in how many colors those beautiful petals come and how they can please the eye as little dots of color along the way. Of course there are little front yards and flowers on the balconies in Germany, but here in Japan I find it amazing how many flowers can fit…
On Sundays, especially on sunny Sundays, the Imperial Palace is a great place to visit. Not the palace itself, nor the famous Nijûbashi, but the Imperial Palace Grounds. The vast space of the park with it’s neatly trimmed grass and shady trees is the perfect place to relax. On Sundays some of the surrounding parts…
My first visit to the Tokyo Tower was not ideal for the view because of fog that crept around the town, but I was impressed nevertheless. I’m looking forward to visit again (and take some better pictures ^^)
With the dreadful weather the last days I thought about a question that was randomly posted on Facebook: Where do you want to be right now? For me the first place that came to mind was Miyajima. Granted, Miyajima is not comparable to paradise beaches in the carribean but the first time I was there…
In Beppu not only the Onsen and the Jigoku Meguri are worth a look. I had the best weather imaginable when I was visiting and I enjoyed walking beside the beach and sitting there, staring out onto the ocean for a long time. It felt so calm and just happy to sit there, enjoy the…
Pictures taken at the Momotarô Matsuri 2007 in Okayama. What you see here are the Uraja Dancers who dress in selfmade costumes, paint their faces to look like ogres and dance in the city (ont only during the matsuri).
I would have loved to spend some time in Tokyo but unfortunately this time it was limited to a few (more or less good) pictures out of the bus window while passing by.
oing through my photo folders I finally found the pictures that should have been part of my last post (^_^;) So here are some photos from visits to the Ryoanji, the Daisen-in and the Ginkakuji Gardens. Ryoanji Stone Garden Daisen-in Stone Garden Ginkakuji Garden with the famous sand mountain (said to be representing Mt. Fuji)
In the year I was in Japan I took I don’t know how many pictures and this weekend I started to sift through them and select my favourite ones. I’m not through them yet but I think it might be nice to use them for some photoposts on this blog. Hopefully I will find enough…
I lost my heart in Japan 