Japan 2024
I went through the 2000 pictures I took during my trip to Japan and put together 18 Instagram posts. These posts were also shared on Facebook and Vero. I used the carousel feature to dive deeper into my adventurers and the culture of Japan. The combination of the pictures and captions hooked people, who kept telling me to post more.
Our first stop in our two week trip to Japan was Sendai. A comparatively small city in Japanese standards at a million people. Here is some street photography from the two days there.
Sendai in comparison to other larger Japanese cities is considered small at a million people. This small town feel can be felt strongly when the local professional baseball team, the Tohuku Rakuten Golden Eagles, or the Rakuten…
Leaving Sendai for Fujiyoshida took us through more rural areas of Japan. This meant less lights, which creates dramatic scenes like the evening at this train station…
Hiking (and some rock scrambling) up Mt. Fuji from the shrine at 978 ft to the top at 12,388 ft, then halfway back down again, in two days was both one of the hardest and most rewarding things I have done. The more time…
It’s a sunny day.
It’s ok…
I really appreciated how well the big cities in Japan incorporated trees and flowers into the landscape.
On the way to the Osaka Aquarium.
The Osaka Aquarium starts at the ground level and spirals down. The further down one goes the more regions of the world they explore.
Exploring Osaka Castle and it’s grounds.
If I had to describe Universal Studios in Osaka in one word it would be, immersive. The design and decor of each area makes guests forget reality. The fake snow patches on the roofs in Harry Potter World actually made me feel like…
Kids on their morning commute to school. The end of the line extended beyond my vision. While this very large group had adult chaperons it isn’t unheard of for school aged kids riding public trains and buses alone in the evening. They…
Kyoto is a beautiful city to explore with lots of natural beauty to see.
There are a lot of temples and shrines in Japan, ranging from small ones used by Shinto priests in training, accessible by secret hiking trails, to big ones that attract a lot of tourists like Fushimi Inari Taisha. Both are beautiful in their own way.
Did you know a bamboo shoot reaches its full height and diameter in 60 days?
Plus multiple shoots make a bamboo plant. The roots…
Monkey Park had lots of jumping and swinging monkeys. The ledge was a popular place to get a snack from a visitor’s hand.
Tenryu-ji Temple includes gargoyles and a beautiful garden. All this was built after the death of Emperor Go-daigo. The site is located where his palace used to stand. Plus there are other temples close by like, Shoganji Temple.
Todaiji Temple was the last one for our trip. The giant statues are impressive to look at. The bronze/ golden statue almost reaches the ceiling of the main room. Plus the weather cooled down in city of Nara in the evening.
The deer in Nara know where to get a free meal. The deer respond to person’s bow by returning the gesture. Then they happily accept the crackers sold to feed them…