JustSomeMotion Dances to All Night by Parov Stelar

Love this video! Not only the dancing, but the track as well.

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Shimenawa, Shide, and Torii

Went for an evening walk and found a small Shinto shrine in the neighborhood between Kayama Station and Tsukahara Station. I took a few shots with my iPhone, so there is a lot of noise in these shots.

I think the Japanese word for this straw rope is shimenawa (しめなわ). The white objects are ritual paper streamers that are attached to the shimenawa. Those streamers are called shide (垂) in Japanese.

I tried to frame the steps leading up to the Shinto shrine with the torii gate, or just torii (鳥居) in Japanese. In this shot you might be able to see the komainu (狛犬) or so-called lion-shaped guardian dog on the left.

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田んぼと神社

Took these shots while walking through the neighborhood on a cloudy morning.

Lots of greenery and fresh air!

Rice paddy and Japanese farmhouse

散歩中の風景

Phone 5S

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Torii gate

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Torii gate

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Torii gate

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Torii gate

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine among rice paddies.

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

#神社 #田んぼ

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine among rice paddies.

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

#神社 #田んぼ

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

Shinto shrine among rice paddies.

散歩中の風景

Pentax K-50 & Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL WR

#神社 #田んぼ

© 2014 池谷 大星 (IDCS英会話)

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壁 稲荷

Took these shots during an evening walk in my neighborhood. 

近所の散歩中の風景。

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個人宅お稲荷さん。

A farmer's household Inari shrine. Likely a shrine dedicated to a "rice paddy kami" (田の神) deity.

[iPhone 5S]

(Inari Shinkō: Kokugakuin University, Encyclopedia of Shinto)

A decorative opening in a stone wall surrounding a Japanese farmhouse. I think this kind of decorative feature also allows a breeze to flow through the wall to help keep the home cooler during summer.

[iPhone 5S]

Wall around a farmer's home. I am sure this kind of wall must have cost more than a million yen!

Taken with iPhone 5S in Japan.

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River Fields and Dogs

It was a sunny and warm summer afternoon today! I took Dale and Mary for a walk along the rice paddies and near one of the local rivers. I think they had a very nice day!

Dale the border collie at the local River 

[Sony HDR-GW77V] 

#border #collie #river #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリー #川 #横浜

Mary on her dog walk on a summer morning. 

[iPhone 5S] 

#miniature #pinscher #dog #Yokohama #Japan #犬 #ミニチュアピンシャー #横浜

Mary on her dog walk on a summer morning. 

[iPhone 5S] 

#miniature #pinscher #dog #Yokohama #Japan #犬 #ミニチュアピンシャー #横浜

Dale the border collie on her morning dog walk. 

[Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR] 

#border #collie #dog #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリー #犬 #横浜

Dale the border collie on her morning dog walk. 

[Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR] 

#border #collie #dog #Yokohama #Japan #ボーダーコリー #犬 #横浜

Mary the miniature pinscher napping at home. 

[Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR] 

#miniature #pinscher #dog #Yokohama #Japan #犬 #ミニチュアピンシャー #横浜

Mary the miniature pinscher napping at home. 

[Pentax K-50 & HD Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR] 

#miniature #pinscher #dog #Yokohama #Japan #犬 #ミニチュアピンシャー #横浜

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Flowers, Dog, and Cat

Neighborhood flowers during dog walk. 

[iPhone 5S] 

#flower #bush #Yokohama #Japan #花 #横浜

Mary getting hugged. 

[iPhone 5S] 

#miniature #pinscher #Yokohama #Japan #ミニアチュアピンシャー #横浜

Cat on tiny shrine on top of hill in a local park. 

[iPhone 5S] 

#cat #shrine #park #Yokohama #Japan #猫 #公園 #横浜

Cat on tiny shrine on top of hill in a local park. 

[iPhone 5S] 

#cat #shrine #park #Yokohama #Japan #猫 #公園 #横浜

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Japanese Farm and River

Struggling with each breath,

Searing pain of a thousand bites. 

Lying connected to wired machines,

Hand in hand, alone at night.

#bird #river #Japan

#鳥 #川 #小田原市

Focus on the sunrise,

Flanked by clouds of pain.

Regrets so many, uncountable,

Drowning in the rain.

#ducks #sky #Japan

#アヒル #空 #小田原市

Let it go,

Live with the flow,

Never ready for the flood.

I ask who knows,

She says “I know.”

Daily struggle through the mud.

#river #Odawara #Japan

#川 #酒匂川 #小田原

• Packed subway,
  Like a bale of hay,
  Speeding through dark tunnels.
  Close your eyes,
  A cool summer evening,
  Free as a lone heron, no intimidation.
  #river #heron #Odawara #Japan
  #川 #サギ #酒匂川 #小田原

Packed subway,

Like a bale of hay,

Speeding through dark tunnels.

Close your eyes,

A cool summer evening,

Free as a lone heron, no intimidation.

#river #heron #Odawara #Japan

#川 #サギ #酒匂川 #小田原

Lonely, hungry crow;

Autumn breeze brushes the back of my neck;

An idle rice paddy reflects a dark blue autumn sky.

#ricepaddy #crow #Japan #田んぼ #烏

Pressure building, ready to blow.

Don’t give up, don’t let go.

A deep longing for days gone by,

Value the present for time will fly.

#pump #gauge #Odawara #Japan

#ポンプ #計量器 #小田原

Stalks of rice hung out to dry.

Blue nets prevent birds from stealing the rice.

#米 #rice #ネット #net #小田原 #Japan

Clay wall of old shed on Japanese farm.

農場にある古い粘土の壁。

#粘土壁 #clay #wall

Bamboo poles stored next to a rice paddy.

田んぼの竹竿

#竹竿 #bamboo #竹 #poles

Bamboo poles stored next to a rice paddy.

田んぼの竹竿

#竹竿 #bamboo #竹 #poles

Railroad crossing between files of rice.

田んぼと田んぼの間踏切。

#踏切 #crossing #電車 #train #小田原 #Japan

Ashes of burnt rice stalks after a rain storm.

雨の嵐の後に燃えた稲の灰が溜まる。

#田んぼ #ricepaddy #灰 #ashes #小田原 #Japan

Ashes of burnt rice stalks after a rain storm.

雨の嵐の後に燃えた稲の灰が溜まる。

#田んぼ #ricepaddy #灰 #ashes #小田原 #Japan

Pear gourd on a fence near a rusty oil drum can.

フエンスに乗っている洋梨型ヒョウタン。

#ヒョウタン #gourd #農場 #farm #小田原 #Japan

日が当たる

面に負けく

自然と壁

Basking in the sun

Wary of the shutter click

Nature and concrete

#カモ #duck #壁 #wall #小田原 #Japan #haiku #俳句

青い世界

流れを上る

秋の鯉. 

A world of aquatic blue

Swim upstream against the flow

Autumn season carp

#鯉 #carp #川 #river #小田原 #Japan #haiku #俳句

抑えてる

冬に向かってる

竹の勝ち

Hold up and support

Preparations for winter

The strength of bamboo

#竹 #bamboo #田んぼ #field #小田原 #Japan #haiku #俳句

抑えてる

冬に向かってる

竹の勝ち

Hold up and support

Preparations for winter

The strength of bamboo

#竹 #bamboo #田んぼ #field #小田原 #Japan #haiku #俳句

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