With bicycle and camera through South Korea and Japan

Picture tag: Japan

Images tagged "japan"

Use your noodle!

$not really relaxing. You\'ll find rarely bicycle roads. But the landscape is beautiful$

Serious stuff! My host and me in Hiroshima.

canal in Kurashiki

$Well, yes, it\'s a modest construction. The HQ of Nintendo.$

$And right next to it you\'ll finde women\'s room$

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

$How cute. A medic calender. So be good and don\'t forget to fill in when you took your medicine.$

AAAaaaawwww, so cute

The castle of Hirosaki

$Well, it simply didn\'t bring it to make it for a real National Park$

Riverwalk Kitakyūshū shopping centre. Opened in 2003

rice fields on the way from Ube to Iwakuni

One of six forks of the Ōta river.

historic houses of Kurashiki

$Now I know from what Nintendo\'s designers got inspired when designing the game cube.$

Designed by the Japanese star architect Arata Isozaki in 2002

$When in Japan, do as the Japanese do! Well, it\'s certainly a different package design they use for Voltaren. I\'d say you can really feel the pain of the crippled guy.$

Getting ready for lunch

Chosho-ji Temple Gate

Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take Vulcano im Onuma Quasi National Park

Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu

shot from the Suo-oohashi bridge

Coloured Boutique

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

Sasaki Eiko San Manager of the Kindergarden

Nakasan shopping mall in Hirosaki

Ōnuma-See at Onuma Quasi National Park

After your dog!

Suo-oohashi bridge

Hidden behind the tree. The A-bomb dome

historic houses of Kurashiki

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

Nearby the castle of Matsumoto

after the first mountain pass coming from Matsumoto

$Nikko\'s national park beginns right behind the mausoleum$

$Iwaki San, Hirosaki\'s landmark$

Eastcoast of Oshima peninsula

Kokura Castle, Kitakyushu

The A-bomb dome

historic houses of Kurashiki

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

Bridge to the castle of Matsumoto

On the way to Aomori

Dusk at Eastcoast of Oshima peninsula

Kokura Castle, Kitakyushu

Japanese traditional Home

The A-bomb dome

Entrance to the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Golen boy er ... ball

a fountain is built through the whole building complex

Castle of Matsumoto

a basin inbetween Matsumoto and Nagano (city)

The cliff shore from Miyako until Kuji

$It\'s getting colder$

Eastcoast of Oshima peninsula

The Kanmon straits separates the south island Kyūshū from the main island Honshū

plenty of different trees

Manhole cover with the mascot of the Hiroshima Tōyō Carp professional paseball team

historic houses of Kurashiki

In front of the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

floating through the arcade

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

Castle of Matsumoto

Uhuuuuuuu yeah that is deep!

Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center and Aomori bay bridge

Dusk at Eastcoast of Oshima peninsula

Kitakyushu Commemorative Library of International Friendship

rice fields short before Kudamatsu

The A-bomb dome

canal in Kurashiki

Lantern located in the patio of the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Only one of many entrances

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

Castle of Matsumoto

There is a big gorilla hiding behind this rock who throws rocks in an consistent interval. The player has to jump over these rocks to reach the gorilla and free the princess. Which video game is that?

Poster on the ferry to Hokkaido

Bay of Oshima peninsula with view from Toyoura

In Moji-ku a part of Kitakyushu

Wind mill in Shunan-Shi

The A-bomb dome

Another entrance to the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

An oversized graffito points to the entrance

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

Castle of Matsumoto

New and bigger breakwaters are being build

Poster on the ferry to Hokkaido

In Moji-ku a part of Kitakyushu

another traditional Japanese house

The A-bomb dome

canal in Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Ōsu Kannon / Kitanosan Shinpuku-ji Hōshō-in

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

Lanterns everywhere for the Matsumoto Bon Bon festival

In Moji-ku a part of Kitakyushu

The A-bomb dome

canal in Kurashiki

Bell in the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Market in front of the belfry of the Ōsu Kannon

Ceramics museum in Tajimi

At least they try... The first house I spot which combines traditional Kura Architecture with modern exposed concrete.

The formworks are pretty huge

Firework in Toyako

In Moji-ku a part of Kitakyushu

There is no better place on earth for this!

historic houses of Kurashiki

Bell in the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Market in front of the of the Ōsu Kannon

View from the youth hostel in NakatsugawaView from the youthhostel in Nakatsugawa

My host performs in a concert in this restaurant.

Firework in Toyako

Moji-kou station. A replic of the historic terminus station of Rome

Kintai Bridge and Iwakuni Castle

$Seriously I\'m not Kittying$

historic houses of Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

view from the youth hostel over the valley

Firework in Toyako

712 metres long Kammon bridge connecting Honshū with Kyūshū

$Children\'s Peace Monument$

historic houses of Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

bird nest at the youth hostel

Firework in Toyako

As the 3461 metres long Kammon road way tunnel would be a bit too much of adrinaline for me...

Another fork of six of the Ōta river.

canal in Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Ōsu Shopping arcade

bird nest at the youth hostel

Firework in Toyako

... I decided to take the ferry

Artworks made out of hundrets of origami cranes by schools from all over Japan.

historic houses of Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

I think they are a bit off-colour

bird nest at the youth hostel

One of the few tunnels in Japan which are also suited for cyclists. Connecting the coast side with lake Toya

$now isn\'t that cute...$

The cranes are made in memory of Sadako Sasaki who was two years old when the bomb detonated near by her home... Origami Cranes close up

historic houses of Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Ice blocks everywhere with frozen plastic flowers or ...

bird nest at the youth hostel

G8 2008 Hotel in Toyako

... Sadako Sasaki survived the blast but fell ill with leukemia due to the radiation.

historic houses of Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

bird nest at the youth hostel

marble block at lake Toya

Sadako Sasaki folded these cranes because an ancient Japanese story says that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by the Gods.

historic houses of Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

attract attention at all costs. Either with a rhino ...

$Aww, isn\'t that cute. At least something which makes me smile$

Ship approaching

$Children\'s Peace Monument with Sadako Sasaki on top of it holding an origami crane$

historic houses of Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

... or with a graffito

reservoir at the Kiso river

Iwakuni manhole cover

$Children\'s Peace Monument$

historic houses of Kurashiki

$Karamon 唐門, (eng. \"chinese gate\") in the Nishi Hongan-ji temple complex$

Plates and bowls of an art dealer

The incline alongside the Kiso river is pretty low.

$Children\'s Peace Monument$

historic houses of Kurashiki

$Karamon 唐門, (eng. \"chinese gate\") in the Nishi Hongan-ji temple complex$

fishing! You can keep what you caught!

Yes, these are big stones. Who discovers the man on this photo?

$Children\'s Peace Monument$

canal in Kurashiki

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

$the most futuristic traffic light I\'ve seen so far in Japan$

Found new friends in Hioshi

$Bell below the Children\'s Peace Monument$

Manhole cover in Himeji

$Karamon 唐門, (eng. \"chinese gate\") in the Nishi Hongan-ji temple complex$

Burning house in Nagoya

Hotel map of Lake Toya

Castle in Himeji

Shrine of the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Burning house in Nagoya

Short before Kiso

map of Lake Toya

On the way from the A-Bomb dome to the cenotaph and the peace museum.

Castle in Himeji

Shrine of the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Burning house in Nagoya

No reason to crab

The A-bomb dome

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple hall

Burning house in Nagoya

I crave for crayfish

Again a fork of six of the Ōta river.

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple hall

Burning house in Nagoya

drinking water well at the tori pass

autumn foliage at Lake Toya

On the way from the A-Bomb dome to the cenotaph and the peace museum.

Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

Who saw the video knows why the power grids are covered by isolating plastic screens

I love my trailer

On the way from the A-Bomb dome to the cenotaph and the peace museum.

Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

Kamogawa (鴨川) (eng. duck river) in Kyoto

Shrine at the torii pass

A rain storm is brewing on my way to Mt. Shirane

autumn foliage at Lake Toya

The peace museum and the cenotaph.

Kamogawa (鴨川) (eng. duck river) in Kyoto

Torii pass vista

$Route 292, Japan\'s highest national route.$

The peace museum designed by Kenzō Tange built in 1955.

Kamogawa (鴨川) (eng. duck river) in Kyoto

statues at the shrine

Caldera of Shirane Volcano

Mainhost of the G8 Summit however was the Windsor hotel (small dot) up on the mountain

The cenotaph located between the peace museum and the A-bomb dome.

Entrance to the Yasaka Shrine

statues at the shrine

View to Manza from Shirane Volcano

Nearby the peace museum

Only original with this certificate

Souvenier and food booths in the Yasaka Shrine temple complex

statues at the shrine

On top of Shirane Volcano

fall foliage at Lake Toya

fountain in front of the peace museum

Mouriya restaurant in Kobe

Souvenier and food booths in the Yasaka Shrine temple complex

$View after the Torii pass. I don\'t want to get lost here.$

View from Shirane Volcano

swimming castle

fountain in front of the peace museum

steep prices but certainly worth its money!

Yasaka Shrine temple complex

The green hell of Japan

View from Shirane Volcano

boredom in Hiroshima

cutting-edge in Mouriya restaurant in Kobe

Yasaka Shrine temple complex

historic town of Naraijuku after the Torii pass

Mother trying to protect her children from the A-Bomb blast

Mouriya restaurant, Kobe

While carrying the portable pagodas around the shrine they are being shaken to honour the Shinto good Susanoo.

Old houses of Narajuku

Mouriya restaurant, Kobe

Takoyaki booth. (written the traditional way from right to left)

Old houses of Narajuku

Lake Toya and Mt. Yotei with its peak covered in clouds

Mouriya restaurant, Kobe

Souvenier and food booths in the Yasaka Shrine temple complex

once again a fork of six of the Ōta river.

$I don\'t know what \"to Shidax\" is or means. But I find it coo. So everybody shidax please!$

The pagoda is being carried and accompanied by Shinto monks and priests.

Lake Toya. View from the edge of the caldera

One of many portable pagodas

Island on Lake Toya

Yaki Niku Grill

Another entrance gate to the Yasaka Shrine temple complex

Yaki Niku Grill

The pagodas are being carried to this place where they can be admired and honoured for some days after the festival

Toyako. View from the edge of the caldera

$Every pagoda is being shaken before it will reach it\'s final \"parking position\"$

After the shaking

Coast 20 km before Sapporo

Please put on your goggles. The mushroom does NOT refer to the mushroom cloud!

once again one of six forks of the Ōta river

Another man hole cover

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