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Anpan-Man!

Anpan-Man!

Anpan-Man! Who is this cheerful superhero really? And why is he named after a Japanese snack?

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Shinto iPhoneography
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Dragon Wishes

Dragon Wishes

The year of the dragon. People left him lots of wishes.

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The Japanese Torii
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Faded

Faded

Gate way to the gods, a symbol of Japan… Read more about just what the heck torii gates are →here. Also, that rope is a shimenawa, a barrier against evil. A few →more pics on that.

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→Rare Color Photographs from Depression-Era America

Perhaps it would be a bit more relevant to this site if it were Japan and not America; despite that, these are some amazing photos!

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Cloudscape or landscape?
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Cloud Cover

Cloud Cover

It was a beautiful sky on this day when I ran up to the roof parking lot of the nearby Toys R Us to grab this photo.

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Odd Things In Japan
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Run Don't Walk

Run Don't Walk

I’ve always thought the graphic used for exits gives the wrong idea… Panic and run!

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HDR iPhoneography
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Reflections

Reflections

As I have posted here many times, I am always blown away by what the iPhone can give me.

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Back to the Past
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Going Home

Going Home

You can’t go back home again… or can you? Or would you want to… to an old Japanese home.

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A Japanese Person's House is his castle
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Imposing Gate

Imposing Gate

The thing is, the house itself is kind of dinky, but man, what an impressive gate, huh?

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