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Thousand-tatami Cliff in Shirahama
The senjojiki (thousand tatami mat cliff) in Shirahama. Shirahama is a popular tourist resort in Wakayama prefecture and these cliffs are a popular tourist attraction. The rock is very soft, and thous… more →
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Thousand-tatami Cliff in Shirahama
qjphotos wrote 2 days ago: The senjojiki (thousand tatami mat cliff) in Shirahama. Shirahama is a popular tourist resort in Wak … more →
Hina Doll at the Awashima Shrine in Wakayama
qjphotos wrote 2 weeks ago: Hina doll at Awashima Jinja in Wakayama prefecture. Many Japanese people believe that dolls have sou … more →
Shinmachi Juku
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qjphotos wrote 4 weeks ago: Gojo is a small city in Nara Prefecture, about an hour and a half from Osaka by train、and is on the … more →
Beautiful Walks in the Nara Countryside
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qjphotos wrote 3 months ago: Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but I think I have a pretty good excuse – my wife gave b … more →
Kawadoko - Riverside Dining to Beat the Heat
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qjphotos wrote 5 months ago: Kyoto, surrounded on three sides by mountains, is known for its cold winters and hot summers. In the … more →
Rakan Butsuzo
qjphotos wrote 5 months ago: Some Buddhist statues are serenely beautiful. Others are terrifyingly ferocious. But every once in a … more →
Love Hotel Car Wash
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qjphotos wrote 6 months ago: The love hotel business is a very competitive one, and they’re always trying to come up with n … more →
Tennoji Then and Now
qjphotos wrote 6 months ago: This is Tennoji, Japan’s most famous slum district. I was amazed to see this old postcard on O … more →
Hotei Sculpture
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qjphotos wrote 6 months ago: Sculpture of Hotei, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune at the Shitennoji Temple in Osaka, Japan. … more →
Retro Movie Posters
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qjphotos wrote 6 months ago: In Tennoji, an old-fashioned Osaka neighborhood. … more →
Parking Lot Music Practice
qjphotos wrote 7 months ago: Limited spaces and high populations make life tough for musicians in Japan. It’s expensive and … more →
Hotel Broccoli
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qjphotos wrote 7 months ago: The Hotel Broccoli in Osaka’s Tanimachi-9chome love hotel district. There’s more information a … more →
Kongo Rikishi Statue at Shitennoji Temple in Osaka
qjphotos wrote 8 months ago: A statue of a kongo rikishi at Shitennoji Temple in Osaka. … more →
Beckoning Cats at the Awashima Shrine in Wakayama
qjphotos wrote 8 months ago: The Awashima Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture is home to thousands of these Maneki Neko (beckoning cats … more →
Love Hotel Restaurant
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qjphotos wrote 9 months ago: In the 1920s, love hotels were called tsurekomi yado, which literally means “bring along inn. … more →
Rakan Butsuzo
qjphotos wrote 9 months ago: Some Buddhist statues are serenely beautiful. Others are terrifyingly ferocious. But every once in a … more →
Osaka - the Venice of the Orient
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qjphotos wrote 10 months ago: In it’s promotional literature, Osaka often refers to itself as “the Venice of the Orien … more →
Graffiti Birdman
qjphotos wrote 10 months ago: Graffiti on a building in Osaka’s youthful Ame-mura district. … more →
