Friday, 30 November 2018

Nishi Chayagai / Kanazawa

The West Chaya District (西茶屋街, Nishi Chaya-gai) has buildings preserved from the Edo period. A chaya (茶屋, lit. teahouse) is an exclusive type of restaurant where guests are entertained by geisha who perform song and dance. [info source: japan-guide.com]. Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan. 

Thursday, 29 November 2018

Saigawa / Kanazawa

The Sai River (犀川, Sai-gawa, Sai River), viewed from the Saigawa-Ohashi Bridge. In the distance, the Ryōhaku Mountains. Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan. 

Samurai House / Kanazawa

In the Nagamachi (長町) district, situated at the foot of the former Kanazawa Castle. Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan. 

Wednesday, 28 November 2018

APA Hotel / Kanazawa

APA Hotel Kanazawa-Ekimae. 1 Chome-9-28 Hirooka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan.

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art / Kanazawa

Architects: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA, 2004. Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan.

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Hisagoike Pond / Kenrokuen

View of the Hisago-ike Pond (瓢池) — including tea-house, lantern, stone bridge and Kaiseki Pagoda. Kenroku-en (兼六園) is regarded as one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan. 

Kaiseki Pagoda / Kenrokuen

Stone pagoda, 4.1m high, on a small island in Hisago-ike Pond — the pond fed by a waterfall known as Midoritaki. This area is said to be where Kenroku-en was first started as a garden in early C17. Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan.

Monday, 26 November 2018

Kimono / Kenrokuen

Young women in traditional dress celebrating Autumn in Kenroku-en (兼六園 lit. "Garden of the Six Sublimities"), Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan. 
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Fan Mural / Ōkura

Folding fan mural on the ground floor of Hotel Ōkura Niigata, Niigata-ken, Japan.

Sunday, 25 November 2018

NEXT 21 / Niigata

To the left, with the unusual pinnacle, is NEXT 21 tower, 128m, 21 floors, 1994, designed by Nikken Sekkei and Taisei Corporation. To right, Grand Maison Nishi-Tori Tower (apartments), 112m, 29 floors, 2009. In the Furumachi business district of Niigata, Niigata-ken, Japan. 

Bandai Bridge / Niigata

Third-generation Bandai Bridge (萬代橋 Bandai-bashi), spanning the Shinano River in Niigata City. Ministry of Interior Reconstruction Bureau (Takeo Fukua, Yutaka Tanaka, Katsutake Naruse), 1929. Niigata, Niigata-ken, Japan.

Saturday, 24 November 2018

Persimmon / Kakunodate

Has culinary uses in Japan, but left here for autumn colour. Kakunodate, Akita-ken, Japan.

Samurai House / Interior

Interior of a samurai house on Bukeyashiki Street in Kakunodate, where there are some of the best examples of samurai architecture and housing in Japan. Kakunodate, Akita-ken, Japan.

Friday, 23 November 2018

Samurai House / Kakunodate

Samurai house on Bukeyashiki Street in Kakunodate, where there are some of the best examples of samurai architecture and housing in Japan. Kakunodate, Akita-ken, Japan.

Nezuneko / Kakunodate

Sign for Nezu-neko coffee/curios shop near the Denshokan Museum, Kakunodate, Akita-ken, Japan.

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Ebisu-Daikoku Island / Lake Towada

Lava island with small shrines to the kami Ebisu and Daikoku. Towada Lake lies within a double caldera formed by eruptions 40,000 and 13,000 years ago. Aomori-ken, Japan.

Towada Kanko / Cruise boat

Pleasure cruiser on Lake Towada (十和田湖), a double-caldera lake and the largest crater lake on Honshu. Aomori-ken, Japan. 

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Nebuta House / Aomori

Architects: molo (Stephanie Forsythe + Todd MacAllen), 2011. Centre dedicated to the Nebuta festival, a significant summer event in the city. The building has an envelope of 820 hand-crafted steel ribbons, coated in enamel. Aomori, Aomori-ken, Japan. 

MSCP / Aomori

Mixed-use building, predominantly multi-storey car-parking. 1 Chome-9-5 Furukawa, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken, Japan. 

Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Antique Kanban / Japan

Detail from an antique hanging signboard displayed in the Aomori Museum of History (あおもり北のまほろば歴史館). Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken, Tōhoku-chihō, Japan.

A-Factory / Aomori

JR East Aomori Business Development Company Co. Ltd. / Tsutomu Fujima / Masamichi Katayama, c.2010. Inside, everything to do with apples, including cider tasting — Aomori Prefecture being Japan's largest producer of the fruit. Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken, Tōhoku-chihō, Japan. 

Bay Bridge / Aomori

Architects/Engineers: Kaihatsu-Toranomon Consultant Co., Ltd., 1992. Dramatic cable-stayed bridge of 1219m length. Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken, Tōhoku-chihō, Japan. 

Monday, 19 November 2018

Aomori Bay Bridge / Reflection

Reflection of the Aomori Bay Bridge with autumn leaves. Aomori Bay Bridge. Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken, Tōhoku-chihō, Japan. 

'ASPAM' / Aomori

Architects: Nikken Sekkei Ltd., (株式会社日建設計 Kabushiki-gaisha Nikken Sekkei), 1986. The Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center (青森県観光物産館 アスパム) is a 76m tall building in the shape of an A, representing the first letter of Aomori Prefecture and Aomori city. Behind, the equally remarkable Aomori Bay Bridge. Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken, Tōhoku-chihō, Japan.

Sun Mall / Ichibancho

Long-distance shopping arcade, one of several in the city of Sendai. Miyagi-ken, Japan. 

Sunday, 18 November 2018

DoCoMo Bldg / Sendai

Architects: NTT Power and Building Facilities, 2004. 150m high, 21 floors above ground, full name: NTT DoCoMo Tohoku Building. Viewed from Kotodai Park, Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan. 

Pillar Box / Yamadera

Outside Yamadera (山寺 lit. "Mountain Temple") railway station. Yamagata-ken, Japan. 

Saturday, 17 November 2018

Sendai Mediatheque / Lift

Architect: Toyo Ito (伊東 豊雄 b.1941), opened 2001. Interior detail including elevator shaft encased by steel tubes. Jozenji-Dori, Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan.

O-Y-P / Sendai

4 Chome Tsutsujigaoka, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken, Japan.

Friday, 16 November 2018

Lake Chuzenji / Autumn

Autumn colours surrounding Lake Chuzenji (中禅寺湖, Chūzenjiko), at an elevation of 1,269 m (4,124 ft) in the mountains above the town of Nikko. Tochigi-ken, Japan.

Ishidorii / Nikko

Stone torii of 1618 at the front approach to the Toshogu 東照宮 shrine. The Kyushu granite pillars have a shock-absorbing join and the transom is in three sections, all successfully providing earthquake resistance. Designated an Important Cultural Property, within a huge World Heritage Site. Nikko, Tochigi-ken, Japan. 

Shinkyo Bridge / Nikko

The Shinkyo Bridge (神橋, Shinkyō, "sacred bridge") stands at the entrance to Nikko's shrines and temples. The present bridge was constructed in 1636 [info source: japan-guide.com]. Ranked in the top three of Japan's finest bridges and designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural property in 1999. Nikko, Japan. 
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