The Osu Kannon Temple and shopping mall located in central Nagoya has a classic Japanese pagoda style Buddhist temple that is a popular tourist spot. Osu Kannon first was established in 1612 but the current temple is a replica built in the 1970’s.
The price of goods at this huge outdoor type shopping mall isn’t the [...]
Higashiyama Botanical Gardens is located along side the Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya, Japan. Here I created a spherical panorama from the inside inside quicktime.
Atsuta Jingu is one of the top places to see in Nagoya, Japan. It’s located in a huge park with many old trees and buildings. It’s said to house the famous sacred sword Kusanagi-no-tsurugi, one of the three sacred treasures that symbolize the Imperial throne. They also have nice museum with many old items [...]
I’ve been practicing my spherical panoramas lately and thought it was a nice day for a Nagoya Castle shoot.
I really like the way these look and so I started to make them of my favorite places.
Just click the flash window below and move the mouse around in 360 degrees and mouse wheel to zoom in. [...]
This is my second try taken at the Higashiyama Botanical Gardens in Nagoya. Keep in mind I did this one for practice, it’s done fast and sloppy.
The first big mistake, I forgot to use the aperture “sweet-spot” and everything turned out slightly blurry or soft. I wanted to get the foreground and [...]
This my first attempt at making a spherical panorama. I used Autodesk StitcherUnlimited 2009, Sony a700 at 16mm (24 full frame), and a regular tripod head (worst one to use btw). Now that I’m back in Japan I’ll use my a900 which will give me true 16mm and higher resolution.
That software is really [...]
Bokka-no-Sato is a farming, flowers, and crafts type park located high up the mountains in 2756-2 Washimi, Takasu-cho, Gujo city TEL 0575-73-2888 website www.bokka.co.jp. Great for children as there are many things to do like make wooden music boxes, ride horses, games, flowers, and feeding animals. During winter time the area turns [...]
Just 35 minutes by train from Nagoya via the JR Chuo line is Jokoji Park in Seto. It has camping, a famous temple called Jokoji built in 1236, Shoden Pond, and many hiking trails. It is an amazing forest park up in the mountains.
Just take the JR Chuo line from Nagoya Station to [...]
Rokkō Island is the second major artificial island in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan located in the southeast region at Port of Kobe.
I'm really a cola freak and enjoy the fact that Japan comes out with some strange cola mixtures every once in awhile. Coca-Cola no calorie plus fiber, Pepsi Azuki - Red bean flavored, Coca-Cola no calorie plus catechin - Green Tea flavor, Pepsi White - Pepsi and Yogurt flavor
The Osu Kannon Temple and shopping mall located in central Nagoya has a classic Japanese pagoda style Buddhist temple that is a popular tourist spot. Osu Kannon first was established in 1612 but the current temple is a replica built in the 1970’s. The price of goods at this huge outdoor type shopping mall isn’t the [...]
I did a fishing trip with about 10 friends in Wagunohama and beach south of Nagoya in Mie prefecture, Japan. We must of caught fish off the pier every 2 minutes from 6am to 10am. It’s a great fishing spot and beach just located about 2 hours south of Nagoya by car. Official websites [...]
