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This panorama was made in the early hours, about 5.30m. The sun had just risen in the east and the green tea rows are tinged with sunlight. The location is Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (aka. The Home of Japanese Green Tea). The 2009 harvest season has begun with the first 'new tea' or 'shincha' cut been made on many of the rows in this panorama. The lightest colour rows have yet to be trimmed. The brown coloured rows have had all of the leaves cut in stages according to tea quality level. First cut leaves fetch the highest prices. Each row can be cut from 3~5 times. The final cut is often used in blended teas that have the lowest quality. One interesting point about this photo is that Mount Fuji is located off in the distance, however, weather conditions during harvest season hardly ever permit a clear shot. It's usually too hazy. Please have a look at my other panorama as it shows the leaves closer up.
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This is our first Gigapan of Motohama intersection in Hamamatsu. You can see Kawashima Motors, PoPBunka! 英会話 and many other things! Apologies for the exposure mistakes.
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This is a much improved version of the Hamamatsu City Skyline Gigapan. Exposure and focus are now spot on.
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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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This is a view of Hamamatsu City showing Shizuoka Univeristy of Art & Culture (SUAC), ACT City, Enshu Hospital and Hamamatsu Castle. Apologies for the mistakes in exposure and focus.
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