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Verticals: Matsuri kid

Verticals: Matsuri kid
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Verticals: Alleyway

Verticals: Alleyway
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Added on January 16, 2009

Kyoto memories V

Kyoto memories V
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Added on January  5, 2009

Faces of Japan XXI

Faces of Japan XXI
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Added on December 20, 2008

Hanabi - Fire blossoms

Hanabi - Fire blossoms
Captured during the hanabi (fireworks) festival in Oyama (Tochigi prefecture, Japan).

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Added on October 10, 2008

Verticals: Pose

Verticals: Pose
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Added on August 14, 2008

Maiko on the job

Maiko on the job
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Added on January 29, 2008

Little girl with an umbrella in the rain

Little girl with an umbrella in the rain
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Added on January 22, 2008

Close your eyes and think of Japan...

Close your eyes and think of Japan...
...what is it that comes to your mind?

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Added on December 29, 2007

Real passion

Real passion
On our last trip to Shibuya we went into a small Matsuri (japanese traditional festival). The main part of such a matsuri is carrying the so called mikoshi (portable shrine) through the streets. As you can see here, the mikoshis are extremely heavy, up to…
Added on December  4, 2007

At night in Shibuya

At night in Shibuya
One may think at night in Shibuya on only see fancy young people, but that's not true, sometimes one find somebody wearing rather traditional clothes. It seems to be trendy again to wear a yukata or getas not only if you join some festival or so.

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Added on December  3, 2007

Dancing getas

Dancing getas
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Added on December  2, 2007

Smiling geisha

Smiling geisha
I was two years in Japan, but only at one day I managed it to take a picture of a real Geisha...

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Added on November 29, 2007

The girl with the red umbrella

The girl with the red umbrella
This was taken during the Narita Gion Matsuri (festival), it's the biggest one in the city which is otherwise only famous for it's large airport.
Added on November  9, 2007

Parasol

Parasol
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Added on November  2, 2007

The neck of a maiko

The neck of a maiko
Sometimes if one is lucky then one can meet a maiko or geisha in the small streets of Gion in Kyoto. Like this one who was so kind to wait for a few moments so that people like me could take some pictures of her :)
Added on August  3, 2007

One year ago: Going home

One year ago: Going home
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Added on July 30, 2007

One year ago: On the way

One year ago: On the way
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Added on July 30, 2007