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The Japan Oddysey
If you are a lover of nature, food, people, culture, history, architecture and especially woodwork, Japan should be high on your list of places to visit. In October/November 2024 I finally got the opportunity to visit the country. With little forward planning, beyond needing to start and end at Narita airport, I spent five weeks touring the country. I visited 21 cities/towns/villages. The pictures below are a photographic journal of the journey I took and the places I visited. I only list the places I visited. I don't give details of what I photographed as most were unknown to me. To the citizens of Japan I would like to convey my appreciation for the genuine warmth I received as I embarked on my journey.
As this is a woodwork site most of the pictures are of things that most people might possibly overlook?
自然、食べ物、人々、文化、歴史、建築、そして特に木工を愛するなら、日本は訪れるべき場所の上位に入るべきでしょう。2024年10月から11月にかけて、ついにその国を訪れる機会を得ました。成田空港での出発と終了以外にほとんど計画を立てることなく、私は5週間かけて全国を巡りました。21の都市・町・村を訪れました。以下の写真は、私が旅した様子と訪れた場所の写真日誌です。私は訪れた場所だけを挙げています。私が撮影した詳細はほとんど知らなかったので、詳細は伝えません。日本の皆様に、旅の旅に出る際にいただいた心からの温かさに感謝の意を表したいと思います。
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The Japan Route
Inevitably, this being my first visit to Japan, I too ended up visiting a lot of the more popular areas. I can see the appeal but I was also aware of my own presence adding to the overcrowding in a lot of these places! If you are the sort of person who doesn't like crowds there are plenty of places to visit in Japan that are off the beaten track. If you'd like to plan a 'quieter' trip to Japan I would highly recommend checking out this youtube channel: Miki from Japan and others like it.
For those interested; camera - Sony Alpha 6400, 18-135mm and 11mm lenses, edited in Darktable. Some photos were taken on a mobile phone. Graphics designed in Inkscape.