Tag: travel
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I have so many questions.
Cameras: Fujifilm XT5 & iPhone 17 proMax. One thing I notice about Japan is the number of bespoke, independent shops. Sure there are plenty of homogenized super-chain stores if you want ‘em (…I don’t). But there is also a refreshingly large number of funky, quirky, utilitarian, vintage, and artisanal type stores. And sometimes there are…
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Matsumoto castle.
The steep, narrow, , sock-worn wooden staircases of Matsumoto castle are no joke. Inclines of 60 degrees as you juggle your shoe-holding bag, your camera bag, and your holding-on-for-dear-life bag. A queue of schoolkids leads the climbing pack, with a group of eighty-somethings in hot pursuit. 5 levels up. No photos on the stairs! But…
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Zenkoji temple. Nagano.
Camera: fujifilm XT5 We left Tokyo for a scenic Shinkansen ride to the city of Nagano. There is nothing quite like contemplating life through the window of a bullet train whilst munching on a Family Mart egg & mayo sandwich (crusts cut off, of course). Nagano is home of Zenkoji, a 7th century zen temple…
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