W/NW: Japan

[FrankS]

I lived and worked in Japan for a year, more than 20 years ago now. The experience still haunts my visual memory. I would love to return to see more. I'm going to start scanning some of my Kodachrome slides taken there. Here are the first 2 of my best.

Feel free to add your own best "quintessential images" from Japan.

 

[Maiku]

Frank,

My list of photos could be quite extensive. I live in Japan. I am haunted everyday with the idea of living here ;-) These are not the best photos I have taken, but they represent Japan.

Mike

 

[coelacanth]

I'm a Japanese grew up in Japan, then moved to the US when I was 19. Now I rarely visit there and when I do, I see Japan with both Japanese and foreigner POVs.

Very Japan

The other end of "Very Japan"

Near Tamagawa, 10 min walk from where my sister lives

 

[yarinkel]

"quintessential images" from Japan?
Hmmm, difficult. What about this:

and this

and obviously

 

[Maiku]

I have three more. I just have too many photos.

 

[FrankS]

Thanks for your contributions!

 

[FrankS]

last ones for tonight

 

[jonmanjiro]

Some beautiful shots in this thread. Here's a few shots I took at a local summer festival here in Yokohama.

 

[FrankS]

Okay, couple more.

 

[K14]

Some Kodachrome shots from my 2008 visit.

Kunitachi (near station)

Hitotsubashi University

Yokohama Fire Dancer

Shinkansen

Ashi-Kobe Bridge (Kodak 400UC)

 

[craygc]

 

[steamer]

You've got to admit it's a special place.

 

[jonmanjiro]

「KY」か～？（笑）　

FrankS probably didn't have this type of quintessential image from Japan in mind when he started the thread, but I guess it qualifies. Thanks for the laugh, Steve

 

[kansas_parker]

 

[Rico]

Mother was Yokohama native. Tokyo springtime 2001:

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[steamer]

「KY」か～？（笑）　

FrankS probably didn't have this type of quintessential image from Japan in mind when he started the thread, but I guess it qualifies. Thanks for the laugh, Steve

Couldn't help myself, I figured this sort of thing might be one of the reasons Frank found Japan so unforgettable.

 

[vincentbenoit]

Matsue castle

Osaka

Tokyo from the Yebisu tower

Tokyo underground

Tokyo Ueno

Tokyo Ginza

Nagasaki

The Kansai express


Vincent

 

[flip]

Some beautiful shots in this thread. Here's a few shots I took at a local summer festival here in Yokohama.

That's the Japan I know.
I think it's funny that Hiroshimayaki is at every matsuri. I guess all the drinking doesn't make northerners want to look at monjayaki, eh?

 

[ethics_gradient]

One of my favorite places I've visited, hopefully going back next year.

 

[Maiku]

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