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The busiest street in Osaka, Japan, Dohtombori is famous for lots of gourmet restaurant and entertainment facilities like a unique oval-shaped Ferris wheel at the far left in this panorama. |
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Horseman LD Nikon D700 Fujinon SW 90mm F8 |
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This is a shot looking south from Bentenjima Koen towards the Pacific Ocean. You can see the famous Torii or red gate and the Hamanako Bypass Bridge. A couple of my friends managed to get themselves into the photo twice. Can you find them? Also have a look at the people fishing in the rental boats.
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Tomo_no_ura is one of the oldest trading port in Japan and a animation director Hayao Miyazaki is inspired by its beautiful scenery, resulted in the movie "Gake no Ue no Ponyo".
鞆の浦は、日本最古の貿易港の１つ。映画「崖の上のポニョ」は、その美しい風景に触発された宮崎駿監督によって作られた。 |
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Begun in 1397, this was the golden villa of Yoshimitsu, the 3rd Shogun of Ashikaga, after he abdicated the Shogunate. The peaceful landscape was created with a mirror-pond (Kyoko-chi) with carefully designed islands and the home itself was covered in gold leaf on Japanese laquer and crowned with a golden bird sculpture. The pond is even stocked with giant golden and orange carp. The villa and grounds were originally called Kitayamaden and was made into a Zen Buddist temple after Yoshimitsu's death. A major restoration of the gold leaf exterior was completed in 1987. On the day in May 2008 that this picture was taken, hundreds of uniformed schoolchildren (some of these are seen to the left and far right in the photo) were visiting on a school trip. Also on the grounds is a traditional tea house named Sekka-tei. The Golden Pavilion is located in Northwestern Kyoto, a short subway and street bus ride from the City Centre. Visit http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/visitkyoto/en/ to find out more. |
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Looking down at Kyoto-city from the top of Higashi-yama(Eastend of the city).
You can see the kamo-river accompanied by colonnade green. Also,You can see the imperial Palace in kyoto covered by trees. |
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SOZ Cafe event was held at Shibakawa building in Yodoyabashi, Osaka. Shibakawa building was constructed in 1927 and selected as a cultural property. The exterior is so unique that you can see the influence of Maya / Inca civilization. |
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Ninnaji Temple is one of the World Heritages and famous for the one and only plant colony of low height cherry trees. This is a Gigapan shot during a short trip to Kyoto after the QTVR Diary OFFLINE Vol.3 event. |