Pix4Japan

2019-11-27

Odaiba

Shinagawa Wharf

High-profile container-handling gantry cranes (foreground) at the Shinagawa Container Terminal. The smokestack for the Shinagawa Power Plant can be seen in the background. View as seen from Odaiba Island located in Tokyo Bay.

ISO 1600 at ƒ/4 for 1/5 sec.

#crane #GantryCrane #ContainerCrane #ShinagawaWharf #TokyoBay #reflections #cityscape #cityskyline #waterfront #nightscape #industrial

#クレーン #メガガントリークレーン #品川南ふ頭 #東京港

Ryoma

Tourists on the Ryoma enjoying a harbor boat cruise around Shinagawa Wharf, Odaiba Island, and Rainbow Bridge located in the upper portion of Tokyo Bay.

Standing on the shore at night, you can hear the echoes of jovial passengers singing, chatting, and laughing with some occasional singing as they wine and dine on Japanese dishes. Regardless of nationality and language barriers, both the Japanese and foreigners onboard seem to be having a delightful experience of sharing memorable experiences that I am sure they will treasure and share with loved ones back home.

ISO 1600 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/13 sec.

#Ryoma #TokyoBay #ship #dinnercruise #baycruise #harborcruise #Odaiba #nightcruise #waterfront #nightscape

#竜馬 #チャータークルーズ #品川南ふ頭 #東京港 #お台場 #レインボーブリッジ #東京湾クルーズ #水上バス

Rainbow Bridge

View of Rainbow Bridge from a beach on the island of Odaiba. In 1853, the Shogunate ordered the building of Odaiba island, among other man-made islands in Tokyo Bay, to host canon batteries for the defense of Edo (modern Tokyo) in response to the arrival of U.S. Navy Commodore Perry and his warships.

With the completion of the bridge in 1993, the island has rapidly transformed into a popular tourist destination and is home to luxury high-rise condos with beautiful views of Tokyo Bay.

ISO 1600 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/15 sec.

#RainbowBridge #TokyoBay #Odaiba #Tokyo

#レインボーブリッジ #東京湾 #お台場 #東京

Dinner Cruise Boats in Tokyo Bay

The low profile of these boats allows them to head up the Sumida River where they have to pass under highway and pedestrian bridges that are located almost every kilometer or so up the river.

Visiting this beach with my dog on a cool autumn evening is great due to the fewer number of tourists and people on the beach, which gives me a chance to take her off her leash and let her bark at the boats in the bay.

ISO 1600 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/13 sec.

#dinnercruise #TokyoBay #ship #nightcruise #baycruise #harborcruise #Odaiba #waterfront #nightscape #RainbowBridge

#チャータークルーズ #品川南ふ頭 #東京港 #お台場 #レインボーブリッジ #東京湾クルーズ #水上バス

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2019-11-20

Yamashita Rinko Line Promenade

Yokohama Waterfront Skyline

Skyline of the waterfront district as seen from Yamashita Park, Yokohama, Japan.

Pentax KP 135mm ƒ/7.1 for 60 sec. at ISO 200. No filter.

#trees #MinatoMirai #autumn #foliage #fallcolors #YamashitaPark #Yokohama #Japan

#木 #みなとみらい #秋 #紅葉 #山下公園 #横浜

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Street Lamp on Yamashita Rinko Line Promenade

Shot taken from the elevated Yamashita Rinko Line Promenade. This pedestrian walkway was originally a railway for freight entering Japan through the Port of Yokohama from 1965 to 1986. Since 2002, tourists and locals can enjoy walks on the promenade, which offers great views of the bay and the waterfront district.

Pentax KP 100mm ƒ/7.1 for 1/160 sec. at ISO 3200. No filter.

#lamp #streetlamp #bridge #YokohamaBayBridge #monochrome #YamashitaRinkoLinePromenade #Yokohama #Japan

#街路灯 #橋 #横浜ベイブリッジ #横浜

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Yamashita Rinko Line Promenade

Abstract shot taken below the elevated Yamashita Rinko Line Promenade--a freight railway that was converted into a pedestrian walkway to link two public parks on the waterfront of Yokohama.

Pentax KP 135mm ƒ/5.6 for 1/8 sec. at ISO 3200. No filter.

#concrete #columns #elevated #railway #overpass #monochrome #YamashitaRinkoLinePromenade #Yokohama #Japan

#コンクリート #柱 #高架鉄道 #結ぶ遊歩道 #モノクロ写真 #山下臨港線プロムナード #横浜

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2019-11-06

Dairin-ji Temple

Lion-Dog

The lion-dog creature (komainu in Japanese) was introduced to Japan in the 6th century from India via the Silk Road. Nowadays, the komainu are typically pairs of stone or metal statues placed outdoors near the gate of a Shinto Shrine. On some Buddhist temples, however, we can still see the heads of komainu carved of wood under the eaves of the temple. The carving in this photo was taken at the Dairin-ji Temple, which was originally founded in 1570.

Pentax KP 135 mm ƒ/5.6 for 1/200 sec. at ISO 200 with no filter.

#DairinTemple #BuddhistTemple #Dairinji #DairinjiTemple #Yokohama #Japan

#大林寺 #狛犬 #長津田 #緑区 #横浜 #木造建築 #お寺

Sanmon Gate

The original gate to the Dairin Temple was built in the 17th century and subsequently destroyed by several fires. The current version was rebuilt in 2008.

Pentax KP 18mm ISO 200 at ƒ/8 for 1/400 sec. No filter.

#JiunzanGate #DairinjiTemple #TempleGate #BuddhistTemple #JapaneseArchitecture #Yokohama #Japan

#慈雲山 #大林寺 #大林寺山門 #長津田 #緑区 #横浜 #木造建築 #お寺

Japanese Wooden Statue

Face of a nearly 6-foot tall wooden statue called Kongorikishi at the Dairin-ji Temple in Yokohama. The statues are always in pairs and represent Alpha & Omega, Beginning & End, or Birth & Death. Originally Hindu gods, they were adopted into Buddhism and are guardians of many Buddhist temples in Japan.

Pentax KP 78mm ISO 200 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/160 sec. No filter.

#NioGuardian #BenevolentKing #KongoRikishi #DairinjiTemple #TempleGate #BuddhistTemple #Yokohama #Japan

#仁王 #金剛力士 #大林寺 #大林寺山門 #長津田 #緑区 #横浜 #木造建築 #お寺

Japanese Wooden Statue

From the inner courtyard of Dairin-ji Temple in Yokohama, there are two carved wooden Misshaku Kongo (密迹金剛) statues. The statues are always in pairs, and the one on the left has his mouth open to scare off demons. This guardian statue is holding a "thunderbolt" is his right hand.

Pentax KP 24 mm ISO 200 at ƒ/5 for 1/60 sec. No filter.

#NioGuardian #BenevolentKing #KongoRikishi #DairinjiTemple #TempleGate #BuddhistTemple #Yokohama #Japan

#仁王 #金剛力士 #大林寺 #大林寺山門 #長津田 #緑区 #横浜 #木造建築 #お寺

2019-10-16

Tokyo Tower

Standing at 333 meters (1092.52 ft), Tokyo Tower was built in 1958 as a communications tower with observation decks for tourists. Inspiration for the design was based on the Eiffel Tower, but is many times more robust to withstand Japan's many typhoons and earthquakes.

ISO 6400 at ƒ/14 for 1/6,000 sec.

#TokyoTower #ShibaKoen #MinatoWard #Tokyo #東京タワー #芝公園 #港区 #東京 #PentaxKP

Sangedatsumon Gate to Zojoji Temple in the heart of Tokyo near Tokyo Tower. Built in 1622, the two-story gate has survived fires, earthquakes, and wars making it the oldest wooden building in Tokyo. The name of the gate can be transliterated as "three salvations" (san = three; gedatsu = salvation), which is reference to the belief that if you walk through this gate, you can find reprieve from three passions: greed, hatred, and foolishness.

ISO 6400 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/1600 sec.

#SangedatsumonGate #ZojojiTemple #Nijumon #Tokyo #三解脱門 #三縁山増上寺 #二重門 #東京 #PentaxKP

Cusped window on the side of Sangedatsumon Gate to Zojoji Temple. Called "katomado" (火灯窓) in Japanese (literally "fire light window"), and can be seen in the architecture of Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, castles, and samurai homes dating back to the 16th century.

ISO 6400 at ƒ/8 for 1/400 sec.

#SangedatsumonGate #ZojojiTemple #katomado #JapaneseArchitecture #三解脱門 #三縁山増上寺 #火灯窓 #東京 #PentaxKP

Close-up shot of ancient bolts holding bronze trim to one of the gates of the Sangedatsumon Gate at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. The gate its self dates back to the 1622.

ISO 6400 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/1000 sec.

#SangedatsumonGate #ZojojiTemple #JapaneseArchitecture #三解脱門 #三縁山増上寺 #東京 #PentaxKP

Gate to the Daitokuin Mausoleum complex built for Lord Tokugawa Hidetada, the 2nd Shogun from 1605 to 1623. The gate, which was restored after the war, is all that remains in Tokyo of the once sprawling complex that was destroyed by firebombings.
ISO 6400 at ƒ/10 for 1/250 sec.
#DaitokuinMausoleum #somon #JapaneseArchitecture #TokyoTower #旧台徳院霊廟惣門 #惣門 #東京 #PentaxKP

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2019-10-01

Kawasaki Ozenji Temple

Ozenji Temple tucked deep away in the heart wooded hills in Asao Ward, Kawasaki. The temple was originally founded in the year 921 and features the original Zenjimaru variety of a sweet persimmon tree that is over 450 years old (and is a registered national monument).

ISO 800 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/250 sec.

#OzenjiTemple #BuddhistTemple #Kawasaki #川崎市 #寺 #王禅寺 #星宿山王禅寺 #PentaxKP

Onigawara (鬼瓦) roof tile on the main ridge (oomune 大棟) of the Ozenji Temple roof showing the face of a Japanese ogre, which is regarded as a talisman to guard the temple from evil spirits (a concept dating back to possibly the 11th or 14th century).

ISO 800 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/250 sec.

#OzenjiTemple #onigawara #BuddhistTemple #JapaneseArchitecture #川崎市 #寺 #王禅寺 #星宿山王禅寺 #鬼瓦 #PentaxKP

The front of Ozenji Temple showing the offertory box (bottom center) where visitors can toss a few coins to the temple to help pay for its upkeep and preservation. The leaves in the upper right are from a 450-year-old sweet persimmon tree (a registered national monument).

ISO 800 at ƒ/3.5 for 1/250 sec.

#OzenjiTemple #BuddhistTemple #Kawasaki #川崎市 #寺 #王禅寺 #星宿山王禅寺 #PentaxKP

Claw-like hand of a cast iron guardian deity (守護神/shugojin) holding a persimmon. Sitting next to Ozenji Temple and right across from Japan's oldest existing sweet persimmon tree, my guess is that his job is to scare demons away from not only the temple, but protect the persimmon tree as well.

ISO 500 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/125 sec.

#OzenjiTemple #BuddhistTemple #GuardianDeity #persimmon #柿 #王禅寺 #星宿山王禅寺 #守護神 #PentaxKP

A cast iron "guardian deity" (守護神/shugojin) next to Ozenji Temple in Kawasaki looking towards Japan's oldest existing sweet persimmon tree (over 450 years old), which is planted nearby.
ISO 800 at ƒ/5.6 for 1/100 sec.
#OzenjiTemple #BuddhistTemple #GuardianDeity #王禅寺 #星宿山王禅寺 #守護神 #PentaxKP

Kurosuda River Yokohama

A musk mallow (common rose mallow?) growing on the banks of the Kurosuda-gawa River in Yokohama.

ISO 400 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/400 sec.

#muskmallow #commonrosemallow #KurosudaRiver #blossom #flower #JapanFlowers #Yokohama #黒須田川 #ジャコウアオイ #ムスクマロウ #横浜 #PentaxKP

Literally--it's just water off a duck's back. (A Japanese grey duck (karugamo) bathing in the Kurosuda River, Yokohama.

ISO 200 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/250 sec.

#duck #greyduck #karugamo #KurosudaRiver #Yokohama #カルガモ #黒須田川 #横浜 #PentaxKP

A Japanese grey duck (or possibly an eastern spot-billed duck) stretching out her wings on the Kurosuda River.

ISO 200 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/250 sec.

#duck #greyduck #karugamo #KurosudaRiver #Yokohama #カルガモ #黒須田川 #横浜 #PentaxKP

Dale-chan the border collie with razor-sharp focus on the ducks down in the river. She would be herding them if there wasn't a fence.

ISO 400 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/320 sec.

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

Came across this single "purple ice plant" growing at the base of an old oak tree along a narrow street winding through a hilly area of Kawasaki city.

ISO 400 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/250 sec.

#flowers #KawasakiCity #PentaxKP #pinkflowers #purpleflowers #PurpleIcePlant #アイスプラント #マツバギク #川崎市 #花 #赤紫アイスプラントの花

Alternate view of the purple ice plant growing at the base of an old oak tree in a hilly area of Kawasaki city.
ISO 400 at ƒ/6.3 for 1/250 sec.
#flowers #KawasakiCity #pinkflowers #purpleflowers #PurpleIcePlant #アイスプラント #マツバギク #川崎市 #花 #赤紫アイスプラントの花 #PentaxKP

2019-08-14

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum Center Zone

Jisho-in Mausoleum built in 1652 for the wife of the third shogun, Iemitsu Tokugawa. (Shinjuku, Tokyo)

ISO 400 at ƒ/4.5 for 1/60 sec.