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• 水舟のせせらぎが響く須原宿 / Suhara-juku, with Murmuring Water

  

  Suhara-juku was the thirty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the seventh of eleven stations on the Kisoji. Of all of the post... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• ”七曲がり”の宿、木曽野尻宿 / Kiso-Nojiri-juku, Stands Along the Winding Path.

  

  Nojiri-juku was the 40th former post town on the old Nakasen-do Road (from Tokyo to Kyoto), and standed along the winding path, a kind of chicane to intercept... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 帝政ロシア威信をかけたイサク大聖堂 / Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, the Largest Orthodox Basilica and...

  

  Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor is the largest orthodox basilica and the fourth largest (by the volume under the cupola) cathedral in the world. I... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 威容たるエルミタージュ美術館 / State Hermitage Museum, Part 2

  

  State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia August 2015, Olympus OM-D E-M1 膨大なコレクションを擁するエルミタージュ美術館，館内の雰囲気だけでもお伝えできれば，と第２章です。... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Petra Guest House Hotel

  

  Petra Guest House Hotel P.O.Box 30 Petra, Wadi Mousa, Jordan. （This hotel is ideally located at the majestic city of Petra with only few steps away from the... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 奈良井宿の繁栄を支えた工人町、木曽平沢集落 / Kiso – Hirasawa, Famous as a Lacquer Ware Productive...

  

  Kiso-hirasawa flourished as a center for Japanese lacquer ware production. It was associated with Narai-juku which is along Nakasen-do highway. Narai-juku... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 壮麗なエルミタージュ美術館 / State Hermitage Museum, Part 1

  

  The State Hermitage (Госуда́рственный Эрмита́ж) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The collections occupy a large complex of six... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 美しい坂越湾に抱かれた港町，坂越 / Sakoshi, a Beautiful Port Town Has a Long History.

  

  Sakoshi flourished as a natural suitable port and as a　maritime trade hub in the Seto inland Sea　from ancient times. In the 17th Century, Dutch ships entered... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 華麗なるエカテリーナ宮殿 / The Catherine Palace, a Rococo Palace

  

  The Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец) is a Rococo palace located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), 25 km south of St. Petersburg, Russia. It was... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 清流に心洗われる郡上八幡 / Gujo Hachiman, with Pristine Waterways.

  

  Gujo Hachiman is a small town, known for its pristine waterways. The town flourished as a castle town (Hachiman Castle). When we were walking around the town, w... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 山陰の小京都，津和野 / Tsuwano is Called “Little Kyoto”.

  

  Tsuwano, popularly called the "Little Kyoto of San-In", is known for its main streets("Tono-machi") lined with neat rows of stores, Sake breweries, samurai... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 荘厳な大聖堂とアルカサル宮殿に圧倒されて。セビリア / Seville with Mystic Beauty, Cathedral & Alcázar,...

  

  Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (a World Heritage Site by UNESCO). Seville, Andalusia, Spain January 2015,Olympus OM-D E-M1... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 水飛沫が眩しいペテルゴフ夏宮殿 / Peterhof Palace, Петерго́ф, “Russian Versailles”

  

  The Peterhof Palace (Петерго́ф) is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg,... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 多くの芸術家を生み出した町，セビリア / Seville Has Ever Produced Many Artists, Part1

  

  Seville, Andalusia, Spain January 2015,Olympus OM-D E-M1 滞在中のコルドバから，身軽な格好で特急AVEを使って日帰りでセビリャの町を訪れました。... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• ドニエプル河畔の ”緑の古都” キエフ / Kiev, ” Greenest City in the World”

  

  Pechersk Lavra Monestry　（the World Heritage) ペチェールシク大修道院... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 「京は遠ても十八里」，鯖街道熊川宿 / Kumagawa Juku, a Post Station on “Mackerel Road”

  

  Kumagawa originally was a lonely village of only about 40 houses. However it was an important place for traffic and military strategy,so, Kumagawa had... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 魅惑のコルドバ / Exotic Cordoba, Part3

  

  The historic centre of Cordoba, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. January 2015 Olympus OM-D E-M1... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 常滑焼の窯元をそぞろ歩く / Strolling Around the Potteries in Tokoname.

  

  Tokoname has been associated with ceramics production since at least the Heian period, and Tokoname-yaki works from this period have been found in locations as... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 哀愁のコルドバ / El Cordobes, Cordoba Part2

  

  Great Mosque メスキータ Calleja de las Flores 花の小径 The historic centre of Cordoba, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. January 2015 Olympu... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• 塩の道の宿場町，奥三河，足助宿 / Asuke, Thrived as a Marketplace on the “Salt Road”.

  

  Asuke is located in northeastern Aichi-Prefecure (near Nagoya-City). It flourished as a marketplace on the Chuma-kaido street,"Salt Road", the route for... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL