Japan
I can’t exactly remember when my fascination for Japan had started. Maybe early 2000 when I read my first Haruki Murakami novel (‘The Wind-up Bird Chronicle’) and became interested in Japanese literature, movies, music composers and the history of Japan. Definitely my visit to the Haute Photography Exposition in 2019 in Rotterdam and in that year their special focus on a small group of Japanese photographers kicked me definitely in the right direction, I was literally blown away by their work. I suppose there my wish arose to visit Japan, to see and experience this beautiful country even only once in my life … so a dream came through in the summer of 2024.
どういたしまして,

Tokyo - Hotel Room View

Tokyo ~ Sensō-ji Temple

Tokyo ~ Sensō-ji Temple

Tokyo ~ Sensō-ji Temple

Tokyo ~ Taito City, 1 Chome Negishi

Tokyo - Taito City close to Uguisudani Station

Tokyo ~ Shibuya Crossing

Tokyo ~ Shibuya Crossing

Tokyo ~ Shibuya Crossing

Tokyo ~ Shibuya Crossing

Kita-Kamakura Train Station

Kamakura

Kamakura - Tōkei-ji Temple


Kyoto

Kyoto - Leica Store

Kyoto ~ Chion-in Temple

Kyoto ~ Chion-in Temple


Kyoto

Kyoto

Nara

Nara - Tōdai-ji Temple



Koyasan - Yochi-in Buddhist Temple

Koyasan - Yochi-in

Koyasan - Yochi-in

Yochi-in Temple (Pilgrim's Lodging)


Koyasan - Yochi-in

Koyasan - Okunoin, Buddhist Cemetery on Mount Kōya

Koyasan - Okunoin, Buddhist Cemetery on Mount Kōya

TAKAYAMA - Daiou-ji Temple

TAKAYAMA - Daiou-ji Temple


Matsumoto - Izakaya Restaurant

Matsumoto

Matsumoto

Osaka - The Kaiyukan Aquarium



Osaka

Osaka

Osaka - Dōtonbori Canal

Hiroshima -The Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Hiroshima -The Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Hiroshima -The Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Hiroshima -The Hiroshima Peace Memorial


Hiroshima

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

Kumamoto - Kato Shrine

Kumamoto - Kato Shrine

Kumamoto

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

Nagasaki - China Town

Nagasaki - Dejima, Dutch Trading Post (1641–1854)

Nagasaki Peace Park

Nagasaki - Matsuyama Bridge


Nagasaki Peace Park

Nagasaki


Nagasaki

Nagasaki

Nagasaki

Nagasaki - Dejima Dutch Trading Post



Shinkansen view: Nagasaki > Tokyo


Shinkansen view: Nagasaki > Tokyo