Yamashita Park Roses Lavender

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Red roses, the official flower of Yokohama city, on display at Yamashita Park for the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair (Garden Necklace Yokohama 2017)

ISO 400 @ ƒ/6.3 for 1/40 sec.

#redroses #roses #YamashitaKoenPark #赤いバラ #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園

White roses on display at Yamashita Park for the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair (Garden Necklace Yokohama 2017)

ISO 400 @ ƒ/7.1 for 1/250 sec.

#whiteroses #roses #YamashitaKoenPark #白いバラ #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園

White rose starting to wilt with Yokohama Marine Tower in the background taken at Yamashita Park for the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair (Garden Necklace Yokohama 2017)

ISO 400 @ ƒ/7.1 for 1/250 sec.

#whiteroses #roses #YamashitaKoenPark #白いバラ #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園

French lavender against a backdrop of peach-colored roses at Yamashita Park during 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair.

ISO 400 @ ƒ/5.6 for 1/30 sec.

#lavender #FrenchLavender #YamashitaKoenPark #ラベンダー #フレンチラベンダー #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園

Close-up shot of a dark pink rose at Yamashita Park during 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair.

ISO 400 @ ƒ/6.3 for 1/40 sec.

#rose #pinkrose #YamashitaKoenPark #バラ #ピンクバラ #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園

Yokohama Marine Tower watching over the Port of Yokohama. Used to be a lighthouse till 1961. Now just a symbol of Yokohama with an observation deck that offers beautiful views on a clear day.
ISO 400 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/250 sec.
#YokohamaMarineTower #Yokohama #YokohamaPort #横浜マリンタワー #横濱 #横浜港

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Negishi Shinrin Park Area

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Came across a water fountain in the gardens of the Daienji Buddhist temple during a morning dog walk.

ISO 1600 @ ƒ/11.0 for 1/320 sec.

#Daienji #DaienjiTemple #BuddhistTemple #Yokohama #諏訪山 #大圓寺 #山元町 #横浜

Old storehouse on the grounds of the Nanjing Cemetery, a Chinese cemetery located in Yokohama.

ISO 1600 @ ƒ/11.0 for 1/400 sec.

#NanjingCemetery #storehouse #OldBuildings #OldArchitecture #南京墓地 #倉庫 #中国人墓地 #古い建築

Grandstand ruins against gray skies overlooking the former Negishi Racecourse (1866 to 1942). Racecourse land that was returned to Japan after the occupation eventually became Yokohama city’s largest park in 1972.

ISO 1600 @ ƒ/16.0 for 1/1600 sec.

#NegishiForestPark #NegishiShinrinPark #ruins #grandstands #lamppost #根岸森林公園 #旧一等馬見所 #横浜

Abstract shot of a park bench. I love old park benches made of iron and real wood, wrought iron fences, and classically designed steel light poles.
ISO 1600 @ ƒ/11 for 1/3200 sec.
#NegishiForestPark #NegishiShinrinPark #parkbench #根岸森林公園 #公園のベンチ #横浜

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Flowers Jug Lantern

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Blossoms on display at the Zonohana Park in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama during the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair.

ISO 400 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/250 sec.

#flowers #ZonohanaPark #Yokohama #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #象の鼻パーク #GardenNecklaceYokohama2017

Flowers in bloom during a dog walk through Zonohana Park in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama.

ISO 400 at ƒ/11.0 for 1/80 sec.

#flowers #ZonohanaPark #Yokohama #象の鼻パーク #咲いている花

Corncockle blossoms (agrostemma githago) during a dog walk through Zonohana Park in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama. Although an invasive alien species in Japan, it has become adopted by gardners and landscapers.  

ISO 400 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/200 sec.

#flowers #ZonohanaPark #Yokohama #象の鼻パーク #咲いている花

Huge stone Japanese-style lantern (dai-dōrō 台灯籠 lit. platform lamp) overlooking the Port of Yokohama with Osanbshi Pier in the background.

ISO 400 @ ƒ/6.3 for 1/80 sec.

#JapaneseLantern #StoneLantern #toro #灯籠 #daidoro #台灯籠 #大桟橋 #横浜港

Antique Japanese sake jug hanging on a tree for decoration at an exhibit for the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair.

ISO 400 @ ƒ/5.6 for 1/50 sec.

#SakeJug #AntiqueJug #pottery #陶器 #酒瓶 #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #GardenNecklaceYokohama2017

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Failure

Like barbed wire,
tied in knots around your chest.

Like falling into icy water,
while gasping for your breath.

A sudden numbness,
erasing feelings and desire.

Shame of weakness and fragility,
envelopes you like fire.

Sapped of energy, vitality,
and strength to move on.

Turn away, close your eyes,
your insignificant first-world problem.

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Four White Pills

Watch the pain,
let the abscess grow.

Ascend the slope,one foot down,
knees cracking under the load.

A lonely street lamp casts convulsing shadows
fleeting across the cobblestones.

Four white pills with a cup of joe,
eyelids heavy,saved by insanity.

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Marine Tower and Yamashita Park

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Rudder of the Hikawa Maru ocean liner (now a floating museum in the Port of Yokohama) with Osanbashi Pier in the background.

ISO 400 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/125 sec.

#HikawaMaru #OceanLiner #LuxuryLiner #FloatingMuseum #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #NYKHikawaMaru #氷川丸 #大洋航路定期船 #豪華客船 #山下公園 #横浜

Stern of the Hikawa Maru ocean liner permanently moored at Yamashita Park in Yokohama.

ISO 400 at ƒ/4.0 for 1/30 sec.

#HikawaMaru #OceanLiner #LuxuryLiner #FloatingMuseum #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #NYKHikawaMaru #氷川丸 #大洋航路定期船 #豪華客船 #山下公園 #横浜

Huge bouquet of living flowers on a special display at Yamashita Park for the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair (Garden Necklace Yokohama 2017)

ISO 400 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/250 sec.

#GardenNecklaceYokohama2017 #Yokohama #flowers #bouquet #YamashitaPark #YamashitaKoen #YamashitaKoenPark #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園

Dale-chan waiting for kids at Yamashita Park to throw her Frisbee to her. Tried to get shot of catching the Frisbee, but can’t let go of leash in public parks. She nearly dragged me across the grass just to get that Frisbee!

ISO 1600 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/100 sec.

#BorderCollie #dog #pet #ボーダーコリー #犬 #愛犬 #YamashitaPark #山下公園

Young couple on a slow, romantic stroll through Yamashita Park surrounded by flowers and a view of Osanbashi Pier (background). 

ISO 1,600 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/800 sec.

#大さん橋 #大さん橋国際客船ターミナル #横浜 #OsanbashiPier #Yokohama #flowers #tulips #YamashitaPark #YamashitaKoen #YamashitaKoenPark #Yokohama 

#全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園 #チューリップ #GardenNecklaceYokohama2017

Dale-chan resting after chasing Frisbees at Yamashita Park. 

ISO 1600 at ƒ/5.0 for 1/13 sec.

#BorderCollie #dog #pet #ボーダーコリー #犬 #愛犬 #ワンちゃん

A decorative fence post cap near Osanbshi Pier using design I have never seen before. Some of the older, upscale properties with fences in this area of Yokohama (especially on the bluff) tend use flat pyramids, Windsor spires, fleur-de-lis motifs, quad spears, or spear ends for the post caps. 

ISO 1600 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/50 sec.

#fencepost #fencepostcap #OsanbashiPier

NYK Hikawa Maru and Yamashita Park at dusk. 

ISO 1600 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/25 sec.

#HikawaMaru #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #FloatingMuseum #氷川丸 #大洋航路定期船 #豪華客船 #山下公園 #横浜 #博物館船

Observation deck of the Yokohama Marine Tower (106 meters/348 feet) overlooking the Port of Yokohama. The tower was originally built as a lighthouse in 1961 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the port.

ISO 1600 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/40 sec.

#YokohamaMarineTower #Yokohama #YamashitaPark #YokohamaPort #横浜マリンタワー #山下公園 #横濱 #横浜港

Replica of the original Guardian of Water sculpture by artist Donal Hord located in sister-port, San Diego. San Diego gifted the sculpture to Yokohama in 1960.

ISO 1600 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/25 sec.

#YamashitaPark #山下公園 #横浜 #Yokohama #GuardianOfWater #水の守護神像 #噴水 #fountain 

Skyline of the Port of Yokohama waterfront district, Minato Mirai 21, at dusk.

ISO 1600 at ƒ/4.0 for 1/15 sec.

#YamashitaPark #山下公園 #横浜 #Yokohama #MinatoMirai #みなとみらい 

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Tulips, Ships, and Dogs

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Cooling off in a water fountain at the western end of Yamashit-koen Park.

#BorderCollie #dog #YamashitaPark #YamashitaKoen #YamashitaKoenPark #Yokohama #ボーダーコリー #山下公園 #愛犬 #横浜 #犬

Tulips at Yamashita Park as part of the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair.

#flowers #tulips #YamashitaPark #YamashitaKoen #YamashitaKoenPark #Yokohama #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園 #チューリップ #GardenNecklaceYokohama2017

Bed of tulips in Yamashita-Koen Park located right on the edge of the Port of Yokohama.

#flowers #tulips #YamashitaPark #YamashitaKoen #YamashitaKoenPark #Yokohama #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園 #チューリップ #GardenNecklaceYokohama2017

Bed of tulips in Yamashita-Koen Park with the permanently moored Hikawa Maru ocean liner (1930 to 1960) in the background.

#flowers #tulips #YamashitaPark #YamashitaKoen #YamashitaKoenPark #Yokohama #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園 #チューリップ #GardenNecklaceYokohama2017

Bed of tulips in Yamashita-Koen Park with the permanently moored Hikawa Maru ocean liner (1930 to 1960) in the background.

#HikawaMaru #OceanLiner #LuxuryLiner #FloatingMuseum #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #氷川丸 #大洋航路定期船 #豪華客船 #山下公園 #横浜

The Urban Greenery Fair included realistic models of actual historical buildings in Yokohama using small flowers and plants as bushes and trees. The actual Diplomat’s House was built in 1910 for a Japanese diplomat, and was one of 40 houses designed by U.S. architect James McDonald Gardiner. 

ISO 100 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/200 sec.

#HomeofDiplomat #NationalImportantCulturalProperty #Yokohama #GardenNecklaceYokohama2017 #HarborViewPark

#全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #外交官の家 #重要文化財 #横浜 #港の見える丘公園

Taking a break on the grass after playing in water fountains at Harbor View Park up on the bluff in Yokohama.

ISO 100 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/125 sec.

#BorderCollie #dog #pet #ボーダーコリー #犬 #愛犬

Stern of the Hikawa Maru ocean liner, which carried passengers and cargo on the Yokohama–Seattle route. During the war, she served as a hospital ship, and became a floating museum in 1961. Background skyline is of the seaside urban area called Minato Mirai 21 in central Yokohama.

ISO 400 at ƒ/14 for 1/2000 sec.

#HikawaMaru #OceanLiner #LuxuryLiner #FloatingMuseum #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #氷川丸 #大洋航路定期船 #豪華客船 #山下公園 #横浜

Random shot of one of many flowerbeds on display for the 33rd National Urban Greenery Fair in Yokohama.

ISO 800 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/3200 sec.

#flowers #YamashitaPark #YamashitaKoen #YamashitaKoenPark #Yokohama #全国都市緑化よこはまフェア #山下公園 #GardenNecklaceYokohama2017

Taking a break on the terrace outside a coffee shop during a dog walk around Yokohama Stadium.

ISO 800 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/50 sec.

#BorderCollie #dog #pet #ボーダーコリー #犬 #愛犬

Dale-chan got excited with a Shibaken  stopped nearby. She invites other dogs to play by laying prone while wagging her tail. The Shiba just stared at her with no reaction.

ISO 800 at ƒ/5.0 for 1/80 sec.

#BorderCollie #dog #pet #Shibaken #ボーダーコリー #犬 #愛犬 #柴犬

Slightly long exposure of the Nakamura River from Nishino Bridge near Motomachi Street. The Shuto Expressway, which winds its way through central Yokohama on its way to Tokyo, is an elevated highway that was built over the length of the river until it flows into the Port of Yokohama. 

ISO 800 at ƒ/4.5 for 1.0 sec.

#Yokohama #MotomachiStreet #NishinoBridge #NakamuraRiver #ShutoExpressway #横浜 #元町通り #西の橋 #中村川 #首都高速道路

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