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• Shinjuku (and Mt. Fuji)

  
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  Tokyo, Japan I have shown this scene (the Mt. Fuji piece anyway) zoomed in a couple times before . Today’s pic is a much more general overview of the bulk of Shinjuku Ku with the main Shinjuku skyscraper buildings in the distant center, a bit of Nakano Ku in the distance to the right and a bit of Shibuya Ku in ...
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• 600 sunrises atop Mt. Fuji by Yu Yamauchi

  
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  Every morning at dawn for 600 days, Yu Yamauchi took a picture from the same location, living in a hut near the summit of Mt. Fuji. See more from this amazing series below! View the whole post: 600 sunrises atop Mt. Fuji by Yu Yamauchi over on BOOOOOOOM! .
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• F IS FOR SPORT: THE NEW LEXUS LS600H

  
  Speedhunters — Authority: 522
  We are currently living through one of the most important shifts in the evolution of the motorcar. Whether we like it or not, hybrid technology –  in all its interpretations – is being embraced by more and more manufacturers for use on a wider range of cars. Dare I say, even on proper sports cars. [...] The post ...
  3 weeks ago

• Yukio Ohyama has devoted his entire life to photographing Mt. Fuji

  
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  I’m finishing up our series on Mt. Fuji with this post because it’s impossible to write about Mt. Fuji and art without discussing the work of photographer Yukio Ohyama. Almost as if destined to be linked to Mt. Fuji – Ohyama (大山) literally means large mountain – he discovered the alluring qualities of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bring Mt. Fuji into your home with Mt. Fuji-related products

  
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  Our week-long series of Mt. Fuji-related posts is coming to an end. I know you’re sad and are thinking, “no! I still haven’t had enough Mt. Fuji.” Fear not, here are some Mt. Fuji-related products you can purchase to further your appreciation and bring Mt. Fuji into your own home. Origami Fuji Origami ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hot baths and Mt. Fuji | the ultimate form of relaxation

  
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  Indoor baths There are roughly 850 sento, or public baths, still operating in Tokyo. Of these, about 200 are decorated with penki-e, large murals that are painted on the interior. It’s common for them to be repainted 2-3 times a year with most featuring Mt. Fuji in various forms. The art form has its origins in a ...
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• 1000 years of art | Mt Fuji depicted through the ages

  
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  Deeply engrained in the Japanese psyche is a form of animism that views all natural objects as spiritual. In fact, one of the pillars of Japan’s indigenous religion Shintoism is yaoyorozu no kami (八百万の神), or “eight million gods” that reside on objects of nature like mountains, trees and waterfalls. So ...
  4 weeks ago

• Photographing the many faces of Mt. Fuji

  
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  Just like there are many categories of photographers – nature, portrait, street – so too exist a microcosm of Mt. Fuji photographers, each who have carved out a niche for themselves after what is presumably many years of photographic study directed at Fuji. The subcategories are as diverse as its subject matter: a ...
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• Yu Yamauchi spent 600 days on Mt. Fuji photographing sunrises

  
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  10,000 feet above sea – five months straight – four years in a row. For 600 days Yu Yamauchi lived in a hut near the summit of Mt. Fuji, getting up while it was still dark to photograph the sunrise every day, from the same location. The resulting series, titled “DAWN,” is a stunning look at the colorful, ...
  4 weeks ago

• 10 Interesting facts about Japan and the Japanese language

  
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  For people interested in visiting or learning more about Japan and the Japanese language, here’s a short list for help getting started.
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• Trivia | 8 things you probably didn’t know about Mt. Fuji

  
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  Until 1868 women weren’t allowed to climb Mt. Fuji According to legend, Mt. Fuji used to be the abode of a fire goddess who would be jealous of any other woman in the vicinity. A 1000 yen view Mt. Fuji, as it appears on Japan’s 1000 yen note, is a view from Lake Motosu and is based on a photograph by Koyo ...
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• Mt. Fuji 101 | A beginner’s guide

  
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  Mt. Fuji seen from above | photo by Flickr user Toshi_KMR Surrounded by blue sky, topped with white snow and standing at 3776 meters, Mt. Fuji is perhaps the single most revered national landmark of Japan. Over 300K people climb Japan’s highest peak each year. I did it with my Mom many years ago and will ...
  4 weeks ago

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