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Today’s Japan Photo: Kitano Tenman-guu 北野天満宮

February 1, 2012

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be visiting Kitano Tenman-guu 北野天満宮, a shinto shrine that is popular with students praying for success [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Generous Donations

January 5, 2012

While most Japanese folks visit their local shrines and temple to pray for good fortune on New Year’s Eve and [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Kinkaku-ji White Makeover

December 26, 2011

The Kinkaku-ji [金閣寺] is a one of the most popular historic building in Japan due to its golden pavillion which are [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: ‘Kizuna’ (bond) Selected as Kanji of 2011

December 13, 2011

Every year on the 12th of December, a special ceremony will be held at Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 to select the Kanji [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺

November 11, 2011

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be seeing the beautiful Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 being lit up in the night. While this UNESCO [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Gozan no Okuribi 五山送り火

September 8, 2011

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be visiting Kyoto Prefecture to see one of its iconic festival Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火), in which [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Amanohashidate Manhole

June 14, 2011

We had previously visited the lovely Amanohashidate 天橋立, which has been listed as one of Japan’s three scenic views. For Today’s [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: World’s Oldest Man Celebrates 114th Birthday

April 21, 2011

For Today’s Japan Photo, we get to see the current world’s oldest living male person – Jirouemon Kimura celebrate his [...]

Nintendo HQ Unaffected by Earthquake

March 12, 2011

A short update for the Nintendo fans that the company’s HQ located in Kyoto is relatively unharmed from earthquake & [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Kamo River 鴨川

February 25, 2011

For Today’s Japan Photo, we continue our tour of Japanese rivers with this lovely shot of the Kamo River 鴨川 [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Japanese Taxi Tilt Shift

December 13, 2010

Last week, we saw a shot of the different colored taxicabs in Japan that are parked outside Kyoto train station. [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Japanese Taxi

December 9, 2010

I frequently travel by taxi in Singapore because it is relatively cheap and convenient form of public transport. For Today’s [...]