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Kansai

EverydayImpressionKyoto CityMetaphorical

Kyoto Blue Hour

Misty Mountains and High Speed Trains

Published on October 6, 2009October 6, 2009By natsumeneko
EverydayKansaiKyoto CityReportShop

Kyoto Magic Research Day

Timetraversing preparatory meetings and securing of evidence.

Published on October 6, 2009September 19, 2015By natsumeneko
HistoricalKansaiKyoto CityLandmarksReport

Chion-in

On a rainy day paying a visit to the inland gate.

Published on October 6, 2009September 19, 2015By natsumeneko
KansaiKyoto Citythe other place

Koryu-ji’s green garden

One of the most awe inspiring temples, ever seen. Something is sleeping there, connecting deep into another time.

Published on October 2, 2009October 2, 2009By natsumeneko
Fragments of MemoryKyoto City

The other side

Published on October 2, 2009October 2, 2009By natsumeneko
Fragments of MemoryKyoto CityShort Stories

A Room in Uzumasa

The Writer’s Desk (… imagine or remember …)

Published on October 2, 2009July 3, 2017By natsumeneko
Fragments of MemoryShort StoriesUzumasa

Ghost Set

There is a set at a studio where when people have left, a figure appears, again and again …, listening to that silence.

Published on October 1, 2009November 25, 2015By natsumeneko
off with the fairiesSurveysUzumasa

Toei’s Cat

Following the busy Mr Cat through the Studios of both Toei and Shochiku in Kyoto.

Published on September 30, 2009November 25, 2015By natsumeneko
EventHyogoKansaiKobemissionpopReport

Chicken George

a seated rock concert …

Published on September 26, 2009September 26, 2009By natsumeneko
eastwestKobeMusingsSurveys

Wedding Affairs

The odd nature of the Wedding Industry

Published on September 8, 2009November 6, 2016By natsumeneko
HimejiHistoricalLandmarksSurveys

HIMEJI WAR MEMORIAL

… to commemorate the casualties of aerial bombing during World War II and to appease the spirits of people who died in air raids all over Japan …

Published on August 25, 2009August 25, 2009By natsumeneko
eastwestExpeditionsOsakaYoukoso

UNIVERSAL VILLAGE (STUDIOS)

There is an area near Osaka Further info: Universal Studios Japan described on Wikipedia

Published on August 25, 2009August 25, 2009By natsumeneko
eastwestHistoricalIkunoMetaphoricalReportYoukoso

TO THE SILVERMINE (Ikuno)

Hidden in the mountains of Hyogo Prefecture there is the old Ikuno silver mine. Visiting the site and crawling in its dark tunnels unearths memories of times long gone by.

Published on August 24, 2009November 6, 2016By natsumeneko
EverydayFragments of MemoryHimejiImpression

Gokenyashiki

Personal Memory Lane

Published on August 16, 2009September 8, 2015By natsumeneko
eastwestEverydayHimejiReport

Atlantis

Intergalactic state junction

Published on August 14, 2009September 13, 2015By natsumeneko
EverydayFragments of MemoryHimeji

Blue Hour

Near the Castle the Memory Lane

Published on August 14, 2009May 8, 2016By natsumeneko
HimejiNotespoemReportthe other placeTraditional

Lotus Field

Looking at the leaves moving in the wind. Thinking of Obon.

Published on August 13, 2009May 21, 2016By natsumeneko
ExplorationsHistoricalLandmarksoff with the fairiesWakayamaYoukoso

Glancing at the Negoroji

A brief visit to this temple complex that is surrounded by the sacred mountains of Katsuragi.

Published on August 12, 2009November 27, 2016By natsumeneko
eastwestHistoricalNotesOsaka

Living the Future

An exhibition dedicated to Fukuzawa Yukichi, author, translator, educator, entrepreneur and one of the intellectual founding fathers of modern Japan.

Published on August 9, 2009May 8, 2016By natsumeneko
LandmarksOsakaSurveys

Osaka Aerial Views, Billiken and the Hitachi Tower

Up Hitachi Tower to not see the end of this city.

Published on August 9, 2009May 8, 2016By natsumeneko
eastwestEverydayLandmarksOsakaSurveys

Osaka Shinsekai

On a rainy day in Shinsekai, just a brief encounter.

Published on August 9, 2009September 13, 2015By natsumeneko
EventOsakaTraditionalYoukoso

HANABI! – GRAND FIREWORKS

TODAY A TOUR TO OSAKA! THE SUMMER FIREWORKS!

Published on August 8, 2009September 5, 2015By natsumeneko
EventEverydayKobeSurveys

Passersby

ASOBO – Art, Sound and Body Feel

Published on August 8, 2009September 19, 2015By natsumeneko
eastwestEventInvestigationKobepop

Plastic Garden Paradise

Mosaic Garden without the Sight

Published on August 8, 2009September 13, 2015By natsumeneko
ImpressionMiyazuthe other place

Land beyond the Clouds

at Amanohashidate

Published on August 7, 2009September 13, 2015By natsumeneko
LandmarksMiyazuReportthe other place

Amanohashidate

Scenic Splendour and a Bridge to Heaven.

Published on August 7, 2009May 8, 2016By natsumeneko
EventExplorationsHyogoNotes

The Sunflower Field

It is August, it is summer. But it is raining. Yet the sun flower fields are calling.

Published on August 6, 2009September 5, 2015By natsumeneko
HyogoShort Storiesthe other place

The Lake in the Mountains

A place that sings a quiet song.

Published on August 6, 2009September 5, 2015By natsumeneko
AkashiEverydayReportShop

Cloth Flapping in the Wind

In the Pursuit of Akashiyaki

Published on August 4, 2009May 8, 2016By natsumeneko
AkashiEverydayReportShop

Uontana Shotengai

Fish! Marvelous Fish!

Published on August 4, 2009September 21, 2015By natsumeneko
AkashiEverydayImpressionShop

Landing on Mars

Here and somewhere on a very hot day

Published on August 4, 2009July 22, 2016By natsumeneko
AkashiBLOGEverydayNotes

A Slight Feeling of Happiness

A free afternoon. A trip to the neighbouring city. This blissful feeling called summer.

Published on August 4, 2009May 8, 2016By natsumeneko
ImpressionOsakaPlaces of Transport

Kansai Kuko

Touching the Ground and Arrival

Published on August 4, 2009May 8, 2016By natsumeneko

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Published on August 19, 2009November 14, 2016By natsumeneko
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Published on September 20, 2009September 20, 2009By natsumeneko
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The Long River

Published on August 17, 2009September 14, 2015By natsumeneko

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