Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Monday, March 10, 2025

Japan - Hokkaido - Blue Pond

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Aoike on an autum night. Sent by Marina from Kyoto, Japan. Blue Pond  ( 青い池 ,  Aoi-ike )  is a man-made pond feature in  Biei ,  Hokkaido ,...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Japan - Tokyo

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Tokyo night views. Sent by Emiri from Saitama, Japan. Tokyo ,  officially the  Tokyo Metropolis ,  is the  capital city  of  Japan . With a...
Monday, December 23, 2024

Japan - Five-Storey Pagoda

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Five-storey pagoda (Nara period, national treasure) A five-storey pagoda outdoors with a total standing of 16.7 meters tall. It is the small...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Japan - Asakusa Sanja Festival

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JAPAN Akasuka Sanja Festival or Sanja Matsuri, Tokyo. Sent by Yuki, a postcrosser from Tokyo, Japan. Sanja Matsuri   ( 三社祭 ? , liter...
Friday, April 26, 2013

Japan - Okinawa (5)

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OKINAWA in Japan . Eisa Dance A traditional dance performed during the lunar-calendar Obon holiday season. The powerful drum sound and ...

Japan - Okinawa (4)

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Kuroshima Island, OKINAWA in Japan. Folk Dwelling & Hibiscus You see more cows than people on Kuroshima Island. Okinawa's origi...

Japan - Okinawa (3)

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Kuroshima Island, OKINAWA in Japan Honen-sai Festival A post-harvest festival of giving thanks for a bountiful harvest and praying for...

Japan - Okinawa (2)

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Naha City, OKINAWA in Japan. Shuri-jo Castle A grand festival with traditional performing arts and Ryukyu Kingdom Picture Scroll Parade...

Japan - Okinawa (1)

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Hatenohama Beach / Kumejima Island A sand-covered deserted island that floats east of Kumejima Island. The world of white sand and azure...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Japan - Nagasaki - Ja-odori Dance

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Ja-odori Dance or Dragon Dancing / NAGASAKI Sent by Jun , a postcrosser from Japan.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Japan - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (7) - Nijō Castle

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  INNER MOAT AND GATE TO THE HOMMARU PALACE (Viewed from Seiryu-en Garden)/NIJO CASTLE, KYOTO Sent by Yuki, a postcrosser from Tokyo, Ja...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Japan - Ogasawara Islands

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Nakayama Pass, Chichi Pass, Ogasawara Islands. Sent by Miki , a postcrosser who lives near Tokyo, Japan. This is from UNESCO : The Og...
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Japan - Sirakawa-Go - Gasshō-zukuri

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"Gasshō-zukuri" houses in Sirakawa-Go, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sent by Masayo , a postcrosser from Tokyo, Japan. This i...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Japan - Yakushima

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Yakushima Island 60km south of the Ohsumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Perfecture, southern Kyushu, Japan. Sent by Eiko , a postcrosser from Tok...
Monday, July 4, 2011

Japan - Kompira Autumn Festival

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Kompira Autumn Festival. Sent by Chika , a postcrosser from Japan.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Japan - Sirakawa-Go

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The World Heritage. Sirakawa-Go. Sent by Emi , a postcrosser from Osaka, Japan. This is from UNESCO : The historic villages of Shirakawa-go ...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Japan - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (6)

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KYOTO, JAPAN KINKAKU-JI TEMPLE, World Heritage . Sent by Yuka , a postcrosser from Japan.
Monday, December 13, 2010

Japan - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (5) - Ryōan-ji Temple

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Ryōan-ji Temple, Rock Garden, Kyoto - No trees are to be seen. Only 15 rocks and white gravel are used in the garden. It is up to each vis...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Japan - Himeji-jo

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Himeji Castle in Japan. World cultural inheritance. It's part of Himeji-jo , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sent by Tomomi , a postcro...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

Japan

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Sent by Evita , a postcrosser from Japan. Several words of wisdom/thoughts to live by : * The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is sil...