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Japan in Spring - photos
(Sat 2 Mar 2002 to Sat 27 Apr 2002, 42 photos)

Spring is the season for plum and cherry blossoms in Japan. For plums, I went to Kairakuen in Mito, one of Japan's three most famous gardens. The cherry blossoms of Miyajima, Matsuyama castle and Arashiyama were wonderful. The Takayama Spring Festival was spectacular.
 
Waterfall web, Fukuroda Falls, Ibaraki-ken, Japan, photo
Waterfall web
Kimono lady, Kairakuen Gardens, Mito, Ibaraki-ken, Japan, photo
Kimono lady
Plum blossoms, Kairakuen Gardens, Mito, Ibaraki-ken, Japan, photo
Plum blossoms
 
Girders, Art Tower, Mito, Ibaraki-ken, Japan, photo
Girders
Purification water, Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Narita, Chiba-ken, Japan, photo
Great thoughts
Shadow steps, Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Narita, Chiba-ken, Japan, photo
Shadow steps
 
Mixed blossoms, Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Narita, Chiba-ken, Japan, photo
Mixed blossoms
Lanterns in wall, Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Narita, Chiba-ken, Japan, photo
Lanterns in wall
Rich lion, Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Narita, Chiba-ken, Japan, photo
Rich lion
 
Mt. Fuji sunset and rainbow, from Sakonyama, Yokohama, Kanagawa-ken, Japan, photo
Mt. Fuji sunset
Guardian, Daimon, Koyasan, Wakayama-ken, Japan, photo
Guardian
Barrier on entrance steps, Kongobu Temple, Koyasan, Wakayama-ken, Japan, photo
Barrier
 
Black sandals, Sekishoin Temple, Koyasan, Wakayama-ken, Japan, photo
Black sandals
Sunset, near Daimon, Koyasan, Wakayama-ken, Japan, photo
Sunset
World Trade Centre Tower, South Port, Osaka, Japan, photo
WTC Tower
 
Bowing Priests, stairs to main shrine, Izumo Taisha Shrine, Izumo, Shimane-ken, Japan, photo
Bowing Priests
Barcode steps, Izumo Taisha Shrine, Izumo, Shimane-ken, Japan, photo
Barcode steps
Sunset, Okashiro Park, Taketa, Oita-ken, Japan, photo
Sunset
 
Torii and Lantern, Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Hiroshima-ken, Japan, photo
Torii and Lantern
Cherry Blossoms and Five-storied Pagoda, Miyajima, Hiroshima-ken, Japan, photo
Blossoms and Pagoda
Itsukushima Shrine Torii at sunset, Miyajima, Hiroshima-ken, Japan, photo
Torii at sunset
 
Cherry blossoms of Matsuyama Castle, Ehime-ken, Japan, photo
Castle blossoms
Castle esplanade, Matsuyama Castle, Ehime-ken, Japan, photo
Castle esplanade
Wooden wall and cherry blossoms, Matsuyama Castle, Ehime-ken, Japan, photo
Wooden wall and blossoms
 
Wooden wall and roof, Matsuyama Castle, Ehime-ken, Japan, photo
Wooden wall
Rippling stones, Flowing water garden, Ninomaru shiseki park, Matsuyama, Ehime-ken, Japan, photo
Rippling stones
Togetsukyo bridge and cherry blossoms, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, photo
Togetsukyo Cherries
 
Red umbrella and pine shadow, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, photo
Red umbrella
Fire god, Hiyama, Gifu-ken, Japan, photo
Fire god
Flower and drain, Temple, Mt. Yoshino, Nara-ken, Japan, photo
Flower and drain
 
Umbrella and lantern, Spring festival parade, Takayama, Gifu-ken, Japan, photo
Umbrella and lantern
Young boy marionette walking, Spring Festival, Takayama, Gifu-ken, Japan, photo
Young boy walking
Float on Nakabashi bridge, Spring festival parade, Takayama, Gifu-ken, Japan, photo
Float on bridge
 
Girl flautists, Spring festival parade, Takayama, Gifu-ken, Japan, photo
Girl flautists
Night floats, Spring festival parade, Takayama, Gifu-ken, Japan, photo
Night floats
Ice cream vendor, Hirosaki, Aomori-ken, Japan, photo
Ice cream vendor
 
Pink cherry blossoms, Takamatsu Park, Morioka, Iwate-ken, Japan, photo
Pink cherries
Cherry blossom avenue, Kakunodate, Akita-ken, Japan, photo
Cherry blossom avenue
Old red post box, Kakunodate, Akita-ken, Japan, photo
Old red post box
 
Marui motif, Vinawalk rambling terrace, Ebina, Kanagawa-ken, Japan, photo
Marui motif
Hot spring water drinking fountain, Kurokawa, Kumamoto-ken, Japan, photo
Drinking fountain
Flowers in bamboo stand, Noshiyu hotel gardens, Kurokawa, Kumamoto-ken, Japan, photo
Flowers
 

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