Benoa in Japan : Photographic Snippets from Tokyo and Around

Gunma Escape

A brief escape to the nearby snowy mountains of Gunma for some winter fun on the slopes.

The renewal of the area around Shibuya station is taking shape. Old buildings are torn down, new ones are rising.

Pointing a macro lens on small little flowers often reveals interesting details.

Macro views of some delicious Tantanmen noodles. And then some Fujikake on rice.

All the cup sizes from Starbucks in Japan. I usually go for the short one. For my taste, I don’t

Repurposed princess castle, Minnie Mouse cake shop and a few other things into an awesome spaceship. Look at the amount

When the sun hits the glass of the lens directly, colors are subdued, contrasts drops and flares appear. The resulting

I wonder what these are for? To protect against cold, or some kind of animal as the upper part suggests,

Awesome dragon at the Fujiyoshida Sengen Shrine, formerly known at the Kitaguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Jinja (北口本宮冨士浅間神社 or North Entrance

Yearly pilgrimage at the Fujiyoshida Sengen Shrine, formerly known at the Kitaguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Jinja (北口本宮冨士浅間神社 or North Entrance