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Throwback to the Tokyo Skytree Town Dream Christmas 2023.
Have a beautiful Christmas time!

#Photography #Fotografie #UrbanPhotography #Japan #Tokyo #Christmas
Festive stalls in the style of a German Christmas market are lined up next to each other. A Christmas tree decorated for the holidays. A Christmas tree decorated for the holidays. A Christmas tree decorated for the holidays.
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The tsuki no matsu, pine tree of the moon, is part of the Kiyomizu Kannon-do in Ueno Park. Through its branches you can see the Benten-do in Shinobazu Pond.

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A pine tree with a circular gap in its branches, through which you can see a path leading to a temple.
September 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Roku Jizo stone pagoda beside a massive boulder in a quiet corner of Sengan-en, Kagoshima.

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A massive boulder next to the path through a forrest patch in Sengan-en garden, Kagoshima. Next to the boulder is a small stone pagoda with a offering box and information sign. The sun is peeking through a small gap in the trees directly above the boulder.
September 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The Golden Sun series
August 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Statue of liberty, but make it Japanese. This much smaller replica can be found in Odaiba with an extra view of the Rainbow Bridge.

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A clear blue sky; on the right side a replica of the statue of liberty can be seen. Behind it the Rainbow Bridge is spanning some water, leading to Tokyo and a part of its skyline.
August 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Approach to the world's largest metropolitan area in the evening sun.

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Tokyo as seen from an airplane window. The sky is blue without a single cloud. Below you can see the city until the horizon. In the evening sun, the tallest skyscrapers cast shadows on the surrounding buildings.
June 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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The red Torii gates marking a side entrance of the Sumiyoshi-Taisha in Fukuoka. It is presumably the oldest Shinto shrine in Kyushu and the oldest of all Sumiyoshi shrines.

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Several red Torii gates over a path. Left and right is much greenery spending shade. A thick branch grows in front of the upper left side of the first Torii.
June 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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It's been almost 15 years since the release of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, the third and last installment of the Golden Sun series. It was the defining JRPG series of my youth and after the unsatifactory cliffhanger of Dark Dawn I'm still waiting for a continuation.
May 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The torii gate of Meiji-jingū. It marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred.

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A large torii gate over a wide path. The path is lined with large green trees on both sides. Some people are standing in front of the torii.
May 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Japanese public toilet near Zōjō-ji.
Can the public toilets in your country keep up?

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Entrance to a public toilet on a sidewalk in Tokyo. Right and left of the stairs down, there are trees and other greens. The small roof is in the style of a Japanese temple.
April 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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NSFW neon bunnies.
Shinsaibashi area, Osaka.

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A building on a street corner at night seen from the other side of the street. A crosswalk leads there. On the building is one neon sign of two copulating bunnies.
April 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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A dragon floating above unsuspecting visitors in Yokohama Chinatown.

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Poeple walking down a street in Yokohama Chinatown at night. Above them, between the buildings, several illuminated lanterns are arranged in the shape of a dragon.
March 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Tori no Ichi festival at Hanazono shrine in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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Tori no Ichi festival at Hanazono festival at night. People line up in front of the hall, that's hidden behind a wall of hundreds of white paper lanterns.
March 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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A single restaurant entrance at night.

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A single restaurant entrance at night in Hiroshima. The building above the restaurant as well as the entrances left and right are dark. Only the sign above and the restaurant entrance itself are lit up. Red noren curtains and a red paper lantern add a bit of colour.
March 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Yokohama's Minato Mirai 21 area at dusk.

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Yokohama bay area at dusk. Countless windows of Yokohama Landmark Tower and Queen's Square Yokohama are lit and reflect in the water below. The iconic ferris wheel Cosmo Clock 21 on the right side is lit up in green.
February 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Numerous tiny bars in Shinjuku's Golden Gai

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Narrow alley in Shinjuku's Golden Gai area at night. Left and right are the open doors of several bars with small neon signs above them.
February 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Osaka castle is one of Japans most famous castles and one of Osakas most famous landmarks.
The museum inside as well as the large park surrounding it are well worth a visit.

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Main keep of Osaka castle.
January 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Whenever you need a break from the city, visit one of Japans exceptionally well maintained gardens.
The Suizen-ji Jōju-en in Kumamoto was one of my personal favorites.

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View of the Suizen-ji Jōju-en garden on a sunny day. There is a sea in the center and several smaller green hills and bushes around it. Behind the hills are trees.
January 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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A different view of Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island.

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A sunny day. Different buildings of Itsukushima shrine standing in water. In the background some smaller mountains can be seen. The picture is framed by parts of trees left and right.
December 9, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Namba Yasaka shrine in Osaka knows to impress with its huge lion head hall.

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Lion head hall of Namba Yasaka shrine on a sunny day. The shape of the hall is a huge lion head. In its oversized mouth a shrine can be seen.
December 2, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Even on a rainy evening, it is worth visiting one of Tokyo's oberservation decks, like the Metropolitan Government Building, which is free of charge btw.

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Tokyos skyscrapers in the evening as seen from an observation deck. The windows as well as the streets down below are lit. Due to rainy weather the view is limited by clouds and fog.
November 4, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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Active volcano Sakurajima in the bay of Kagoshima. A beautiful and somewhat awe-inspiring sight.

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Elevated view over the city of Kagoshima on a sunny day. In the bay you can see active volcano Sakurajima with a small cloud over the crater.
October 28, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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A slightly different view of Osaka from the cabin of the ferris wheel on top of the HEP FIVE shopping center.

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Osaka at night. You are between several high-rise buildings with illuminated windows, below you can see a lit-up street. A few raindrops can be seen on the window of the cabin.
October 7, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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Osaka Shinsekai district has an air of funfair around it.

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People on the streets between different stalls and shops. Tall and flashy neon signs are above all the shops. In the distance Tsutenkaku tower can be seen.
September 9, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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Henjokutsu cave of Daishō-in on Miyajima.

Hundreds of lanterns hanging from the ceiling light up the cave, where you can find 88 icons representing the temples of the Shikoku pilgrimage.

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Inside the henjokutsu cave of Daisho-in temple. It is dimly lit by hundreds of lanterns hanging from the ceiling. A total of 88 icons made from stone are displayed in several rows.
August 26, 2024 at 5:21 PM