Looking for green in Tokyo ? Not difficult actually, there are many parcs and even with a bit of train you are quickly in the mountains. For example Takao San is about 1h from Shinjuku... I don't even mention if you take the Shinkansen... (then it is not even a question of time and distance but more of money...)Today I bring you to Todorokikeikoku just near Tokyo West part. It is just one stop after Jiyugaoka (on the  Oimachi line) which is also on the Tokyu - Toyoko line that starts from S... Read more

I just realized that the last episode of "Everyday Life in Japan" was as far as December! As Homer Simpson would say : "D'oh!" Yep, time is flying!!So it is much time for my random mix of snapshots in Tokyo and around.Most were taken with the Nikon D5000, and the bad looking ones were taken with the iPhone 3G.This lion is at the entrance of an old imperial building now used as an exhibition place.Just near in a café after the visit, I "stole" this shot of these 2 ladies in kimono. I  wonder... Read more

I already covered the city previously but I've been there 2 times last week (it is only about 25mn from Yokohama) and took many photos again. The weather was really nice with a taste of spring. Preparing the photos for the article I remembered that I went there also in November with my parents during their Japan travel. That time also was a good day for photography so I include here some of the November shots : At the main Shinto shrine of Kamakura, Tsuruokahachimangu, many tourists... Read more

Completely forgot to upload these photos! I took them at the beginning of November during our trip in Nagano prefecture. We spent an afternoon in this Ninja village : even if it was a rather small place, it was fun! The place is called : Togakushi Ninja Karakuri Yashiki. I said village but it mostly composed of 3 main houses. One being a "trick" house. This is where the fun happened! You enter the house and the goal, well, is to get out of it! This room was built at... Read more

No, I did not give up on this series of "Everyday Life in Japan". Last one was quite a while though, so the following is a collection of photos taken the last 2 months. As usual here, no real common theme but just random shots I took from my day to day life... Minato Mirai by Night. I am never bored of this place. And I guess I am not the only one. Many groups of photographers come in the area to practice. This one was taken from the Washington Hotel, an a... Read more