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#Japan is not known for #hockey but has a small dedicated fan base

#icehockey #nikkoicebucks
Hockey game in Nikko Japan. The Nikko Ice Bucks in Orange are playing the Kobe Stars in White
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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#traditional hand held #Japanese #fireworks
Fire and sparks coming out of a traditional firework in Mashiko Japan
July 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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#gun store in Utsunomiya #Japan. #Airsoft on the 1st floor #firearms on the second floor.
Photo of Mitsuboshi gun shop in Utsunomiya Japan
June 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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#Bluegill becomes #gyotaku
#Fishing #Japan
June 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Gyotaku of a #bass I did. #Gyotaku is an #art from #Japan where you use ink and paper to make an impression of a #fish. I use it to make a #print of some fish I catch on my #fishing trips
May 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Giant Tanuki State at Mashiko Pottery Festival in Mashiko Japan

#Japan #Japaneseart
Statue of a giant tanuki in Mashiko Japan
May 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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#snow in #Nikko #Japan

#photography
Photograph taken out a window in Nikko Japan. The ground is covered with snow.In the distance is mountain peaks covered in snow. The mountains are inside Nikko National Park. To the left clouds can be seen around Nantai Mountain. Nantai is one of the 100 famous peaks of Japan.
January 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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With the #trainaccident they have had to get creative with the stick used. That includes using a #steamtrain as a #Commutertrain and this #D10 as a #commuter taking #passangers
Japanese JNR Class D10 Diesel-hydraulic locomotive of the Mooka Railways pulling passager cars. Due to a train accident Mooka Railways has resorted to unorthodox locomotives and old passanger cars
December 8, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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#swan at #Lake Yamanaka in #Yamanashi Prefecture #Japan

#photograghy #wildlife #bird
Photograph of a swan at Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Japan
December 4, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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#Horse #sashimi with raw quail egg

Horse sashimi is one of those things I tried and loved. I think it is much better than #whale sashimi. Historically eating old horses provided a way for them to be useful even when they no longer could provide labor

#Japanesefood #food
Plate of raw horse meat. The horse sashimi is further away. Closer is a raw quail egg with soy sauce. The raw horse meat is dipped in the soy sauce and egg and then eaten
December 2, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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1445 steps to the top

Kirifuri Higland, Nikko National Park

#photograghy #hiking #japan
A young girl looks at the steps of Tenku Kairo (Sky Corridor). The corridor has 1445 steps. The wooden stairs makes a path past flowers and grass. In the distance is the top of the mountain.
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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#Winter View of the Kanagawa River from Kotohira Shrine

#photograghy #nature #japan
Photo taken from a cliff. On the right side is more steep clips. Below the cliff are houses. The Kinagawa river flows past a dam. In the distance are the mountains in Nikko National Park. Shioya, Tocnigi Prefecture, Japan
November 30, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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Hoki River running past an abandoned hotel and a waterfall in Shiobara Onsen

#photograghy #Japan #onesn #abandoned #river
Photograph of the Hoki River in Nasushiobara. The Hokigawa is passing Shiobara Onsen. On the right is an abandoned hotel with an empty swimming g pool. A waterfall joins the river before it passes more onsen hotels Taken in Shiobara Onsen, Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
November 28, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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#Fishing in #Oarai #Japan
Photograph of a fishing rod on a jetty in Oarai Japan. The fishing rod is on a stand. You can see the port of Oarai in the background. Oarai tower can bee seen in the distance.
November 27, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Fog over a rural rice field

#photograghy #Japan #nature #travel
Photograph of a farm in a valley. The rice has been harvested in one feild and the next feild is ready to be harvested. The mountains are obscured by clouds Photo taken in Tochigi Japan
November 26, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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Lake Yuno in October. Located in Nikko National Park Yunoko is popular for the autumn foliage, onsens, and as a starting point for hiking

#photograghy #Japan #nature #Lake
Photograph of Lake Yuno in Nikko National Park. In the lake the mountains and sky is reflected. The sky is blue and clear with a few clouds. A Japanese maple tree is seen with bright red leaves. Taken in Nikko National Park, Tochigi Japan
November 25, 2024 at 5:44 AM
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#Japanese #Maple in #Mashiko #Japan

#photography
Photo of Japanese maple that has turned red. Behind it is the gate to Mashiko Ceramics Museum. Taken in Mashiko Japan in November
November 24, 2024 at 4:15 AM
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#photograph of the #ginko trees taken during the local Labor Day festival.

#photograghy #autumn #japan #fallfoliage
Photograph of Ginko trees in Japan. The trees have turned a beautiful yellow. Photo was taken on Japanese Labor Day in November 2024. People can be seen sitting near the trees eating and a few children are playing
November 23, 2024 at 4:07 AM
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#Taxidermy #deer #head inside an #abandoned #onsen #hotel

#Japan #It'sabandoned #photography
Photograph of a taxidermy head of a male shika deer lays on the floor of an abandoned hotel. The carpet is pink and abanded tables and display cases can be seen. The onsen hotel is clean dispute being abandoned. Many onsen towns in Japan have abandoned hotels like this one.
November 21, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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Torii Gate at the top of Mount Nantai in Nikko National Park Japan

#Japan #photography #mountain #hiking
Photograph of a Torii Gate on the top of Mt Nantai in Nikko National Park. In the center of the photograph is a Torii Gate made out of wood. The hiking trail passes through the Torii Gate and leads to another Torii Gate down the mountain. In the distance we can see more mountains and some clouds in Nikko National Park. Mt Natai or Natai-san is a sacred mountain in Japan and has a Shinto shrine at the top. Nantai is also one of the 100 famous Japanese Peaks.
November 20, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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Cherry Trout / Yamame/ Masu Salmon

It goes by many names, but Oncorhynchus masou is a popular target species when fishing in Japan

#fishing #trout #photography #japan
Photograph of a Oncorhynchus masou (cherry trout) that was caught in the Daiagawa River in Nikko Japan. The fish is held in the anglers hand. Behind the trout is the Daiagawa River and snow capped mountains.
November 20, 2024 at 11:44 AM
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#Fuji in February. Taken out the window of my hotel room at about 06:15 . About once a winter I go to Lake Kawaguchi to go Wakasagi #fishing. This year it was very cloudy and I did not see #MtFuji untill the morning before I left

#photography #japan #mountain
View of Mount Fuji from Maruyaso 温泉民宿 丸弥荘 in Fujikawaguchiko. It is early morning and a snow capped Fuji rises above the clouds as the sky slowly lightens up onto dawn.
November 19, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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Gojū-no-tō at Nikkō Tōshogū.

The current Gojunoto was built in 1818 to replace the original 1650 pagoda that burn down. Located outside Nikko Toshogu. A shrine and burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu

#Japan #photography #worldheritagesite #NikkoJapan
Photograph of Gojū-no-tō (five-storied pagoda) 五重塔 looking through a Torii Gate. Also called Gojunoto the 5 story pagoda is located outside Nikkō Tōshogū 日光東照宮. Nikko Toshogu is a shrine and burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu the first Tokugawa Shogun. Location Nikko Japan
November 19, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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One of the pools along the Shiobara Ravine Trail

#Hiking #photography #japan #nature #river
Pool of water on the Hoki River in Shiobara Japan. The water is a dark green with steep clips by the river. A suspension bridge crosses over the deep pool or water. It is autumn and orange leaves are floating in the pond. This photo is taken from the Shiobara Ravine Trail. This hiking trail travels along the Hoki river. Location: Nasushiobara, Japan
November 18, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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Guy Fawkes Day sounds like the most American holiday. Why does the USA not have a similar holiday?

#GuyFawkes #USA #Holiday
November 18, 2024 at 3:37 AM