-Japan
The Fuji Five Lakes area is situated at the northern base of Mount Fuji. It makes the perfect stopover point from which to climb Mount Fuji. The five lakes (Kawaguchiko, Saiko, Yamanakako, Shojiko and Motosuko) […]
-China
On an afternoon stroll around Beijing, I came across a small patch of green, Huangchenggen Relics Park, just a short walk from busy Wangfujing Dajie. It provides a welcome calm […]
-Japan
Kazaridaru means “decorated barrels” and refers to the sake barrels donated to Japanese temples. They serve a practical use, in that the sake is used at festivals and ceremonies but they […]
-India
Tigers have come to St Pancras! The tigers is the largest cat species, reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in length and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb). This magnificent animal is endangered: […]
-Canaries
A selection of pink from around the world: Linked to Pink Saturday.
-Barcelona
It’s Sunday again and time to publish my contribution to this week’s Sunday Stills challenge. In Tunisia: In Scotland: In a supermarket in Los Angeles: A stall in Moscow: In […]
-China
Often likened to a dragon creeping across the mountain ranges, the Great Wall of China is a stunning sight. Some walls were built as early as the seventh century but little survives from that period. […]
-Asia
This story of 2 Asian elephants, who arrive in England […]
-Japan
A somewhat chilly day on Mount Fuji and my overriding memory is of people, people everywhere: This is part of the Weekly Image of Life Challenge: People.
-Japan
At Japanese temples it is common to see racks of hand-inscribed votive plaques, or “ema” (絵馬). This is wishing Japanes style; the plaques could be asking for anything from a […]