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Nikon D3X, Mamiya 645 200mm f/2.8 APO
+ had a great time this day...
+ no photoshopping and no cropping
A couple of parking lot attendants wait to be helpful. It's very interesting how seriously people take their jobs here in Japan. Even jobs like this. In the US, you might expect to find a couple of underpaid, slightly unshaven, sweatshirt-wearing guys attending a parking lot. They may or may not look you in the eye as you enter the lot and they may or may not act like they enjoy their life in any way. But here - even dull jobs like this are performed with panache. Their uniforms would never be anything less than crisply pressed and smartly worn, and their demeanor and behavior is professional, attentive, and utterly the best of what they have to give. I believe the movie "Last Samurai" said it best when Tom Cruise says, "From the moment they wake up, these people are utterly devoted to the perfection of whatever they pursue." It is true about their hobbies, their schoolwork, their families, and their jobs. Certainly the Japanese are not without their problems, but this isn't one of them. And it's what has made them such a powerful society.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
FocalLength: 70mm
FNumber: F4
ExposureTime: 1/250sec
ExposureProgram: Av - Aperture priority
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Tonight I saw these awesome gifts hanging in my window.
Tokuji-san must have made them! www.flickr.com/photos/nicolejeannette/3299169347/
JAPAN-狂撃-SPECIAL are an awesome band I've had the pleasure of seeing twice. I dunno what to say about them really. I first saw them supporting STANCE PUNKS in Sendai last February. When they walked on stage I was kind of blown away by their appearance...they looked too cool to be from anywhere that I have ever been...but there was something ironic about it too, I couldn't quite understand it. It was all a bit too overwhelming! Dressed in racing suits, multicolored afro'd hair, some of them in flip flops...one wearing a sick mask. I didn't know what to expect! As they played a part of me was chuckling to myself thinking "this is RAD!". I couldn't take my eyes off of them. They had my attention! They still do.
In about a week I will be seeing them for a third time. I'm bringing a different friend with me. She's fond of the Cherry Coke$ and is just as excited about this show.
THANKS TOKUJI FOR MAKING THESE FANS! I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THEM BUT THEY ARE AWWWWWWWWWWESOME!
The first leg of our dream trip to Japan was in Kyoto! Highlights of this portion of the trip was a private sightseeing guided tour with Emi, a private kaiseki dinner with Geiko (professional Geisha) Kikumaru, Maiko dress up at Maiko Henshin Studio Shiki-Honten, Kobe beef at Misono restaurant, Suntory Yamazaki Distillery tour, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto International Manga Museum, Calligraphy class with Chifumi Niimi and the Lockup restaurant. Thanks to Windows to Japan and Meredith Lescoe for all of their help planning this trip!
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Japan Brickfest is Japan’s largest international fan built LEGO® event and an official LEGO® Hub Event* since 2017.
This is an exhibition of LEGO® brick built models with more than 270 LEGO® fan builders from all over the world gathering in Kobe to show off their creations!
It is an event that both young and old can enjoy, including games and fun activities for children and families, as well as stage events, a flea market, and a food area.
I had a few hours' layover in Japan, so I took a trip over to the Naritasan temple near the airport.
The last leg of our dream trip in Japan was in Tokyo! Highlights of this portion of the trip was a private sightseeing guided tour with Patrick, sushi and sashimi prepared by Jiro Ono's second son and apprentice, Takashi, at Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi, Anime Japan at Tokyo Big Sight, private Golden Gai and Omoide Yokocho night district tour with Omri, Manga Drawing class with Nao Yazawa, Robot Restaurant, Taiko class at the TAWOO Taiko School with Mrs. Kawai Noriko, private Akihabara tour with a stop at the maid cafe, @home cafe, with Omri, and a ninja experience with a ninja master at Jidai Academy Dojo by the Musashi Clan. Thanks to Windows to Japan and Meredith Lescoe for all of their help planning this trip!
To see the complete Japan Trip - Tokyo photo gallery, click here.
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