BOY ON BIKE IN YOKOHAMA 1962

BOY ON BIKE IN YOKOHAMA 1962
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

IF ONLY I HAD TAKEN THE TIME TO TAKE MORE PHOTOS WHILE I WAS IN JAPAN. HOWEVER, THOUGH PHOTOGRAPHY WAS ONE OF MY INTENSE INTERESTS, THERE WERE OTHER INTEREST I HAD TO ATTEND. I HAD NOT BEEN SENT TO JAPAN TO TAKE PHOTOS FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS. AT THE TIME, THE NATION OF JAPAN WAS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING AND THE PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES WERE ENDLESS. NEVERTHELESS, I TOOK QUITE A FEW, SO I MUST BE SATISFIED WITH THIS FACT. ONE CANNOT GO BACK IN TIME.

Old Matchbooks

Old Matchbooks
Originally uploaded by [futilitarian]

THERE IS NOTHIN AS NEAT AS A COLLECTION OF OLD JAPANESE MATCH BOXES..............

Old Matchbooks
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Uploaded by [futilitarian] on 7 Jun 09, 8.34PM PDT.

桜

桜
Originally uploaded by ihsusta52

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THE AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER IHSUSTA 52 and I am most impressed with his work. I am looking forward to viewing more of his fantastic photographs. I would love to be in Japan once more, to shoot the scenes that so enchanted me as a young man in my first overseas duty. It was a tour I have never forgotten. It was an affair of the heart if one can love another nation almost as much as one loves his own nation. I shall never forget the many great moments so very long ago. It is photography like IHSUSTA52'S that delights my heart and soul. A journey through his photo collection is almost like a return trip. Almost.............Robert

さかえ

さかえ
Originally uploaded by ihsusta52

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THE AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER IHSUSTA 52 and I am most impressed with his work. I am looking forward to viewing more of his fantastic photographs. I would love to be in Japan once more, to shoot the scenes that so enchanted me as a young man in my first overseas duty. It was a tour I have never forgotten. It was an affair of the heart if one can love another nation almost as much as one loves his own nation. I shall never forget the many great moments so very long ago. It is photography like IHSUSTA52'S that delights my heart and soul. A journey through his photo collection is almost like a return trip. Almost.............Robert

食堂

食堂
Originally uploaded by ihsusta52

IT COULD BE RIGHT OUT OF THE 60S................ANOTHER GREAT PHOTO BY IHSUSTA52

タイヤ

タイヤ
Originally uploaded by ihsusta52

Uploaded by ihsusta52 on 21 May 09, 7.18PM PDT


It is so comforting to know that there is something so distinctly Japanese about the scenes that despite the years that have passed since I last looked at real life images of this nature, I would still, after these many years, know that this is the Japan of the past but in the present. A great nostalgic shot from my perspective. Editor

小割烹

小割烹
Originally uploaded by ihsusta52

Uploaded by ihsusta52 on 24 May 09, 6.39AM PDT.

伝説の肉屋

伝説の肉屋
Originally uploaded by ihsusta52

Café Hula Hawaii

Café Hula Hawaii
Originally uploaded by kaige

Café Hula Hawaii
A Hawaiian goods shop and café right beside the Enoshima Line Hase Station.

Uploaded by kaige

Aiko

Aiko
Originally uploaded by yangkuo

IF I HAD A FEW WISHES, BEING 20 AGAIN WOULD BE ONE OF THE WISHES. AND THERE IS ALSO WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE, TWO MORE WISHES I WOULD PONDER UPON. THANKS TO YANGKUO FOR PERMISSION TO EXHIBIT THIS PHOTO AND THE ONE BELOW. EDITOR

Keiko

Keiko
Originally uploaded by yangkuo

THE WOMEN OF JAPAN: BEAUTIFUL BEYOND WORDS AND I AM A WRITER. EDITOR

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan
Originally uploaded by pierre m

THIS PHOTOGRAPH SAYS JAPAN LOUD AND CLEAR, BUT IN A POLITE AND QUIET FASHION, SO TRADITIONAL. THANKS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER, PIERRE M FOR PERMISSION TO EXHIBIT THESE PHOTOS IN OUR ONLINE JOURNAL. THE EDITORS....

IMG_1602

IMG_1602
Originally uploaded by pierre m

PHOTOGRAPH OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE SCENE BY PIERRE M

Traditional scene. The stairs and roofs are so precise, so perfect, so very japanese. Almost every scene at any angle is a work of art and you have captured so many in your photostream. Congratulations and thanks. Robert

YOKOHAMA SUNRISE 1963

YOKOHAMA SUNRISE 1963
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

IN THIS PHOTO TAKEN ALMOST FIFTY YEARS AGO, A NEW SUNRISE BEGINS ANOTHER NEW DAY IN THE NEW JAPAN. IT WAS A TIME OF MUCH ENERGY AND CONSTRUCTION, A TIME FOR LOOKING AHEAD AND FORGETTING THE PAST. IF ANY NATION ON EARTH HAS OVERCOME HATE AND DESTRUCTION, IT IS THE JAPANESE.

A FRIENDSHIP BORNE OUT OF SORROWS, BUT ONE THAT IS SINCERE.

IT IS AS IF WE SHARE A SECRET BETWEEN US, BOTH OF US HAVING SEEN THE SHAME AND SORROW OF OUR DEEDS OF LONG AGO, BOTH OF US RECONCILED LONG AGO, BOTH OF US HAVING FORGIVEN AND ALMOST FORGOTTEN.

DSC_2600

DSC_2600
Originally uploaded by Rafio27

ONE OF THE BEST PHOTOS FROM JAPAN I HAVE SEEN. EDITOR

THE PHOTO IS BY RAFIO27.

TAKE A LOOK AT RAFIO'S PHOTOS BY CLICKING ON THE HIGLIGHTED TEXT.

DSC_2603

DSC_2603
Originally uploaded by Rafio27

THE ESSENCE OF JAPAN...A PHOTO THAT COULD WIN A MILLION PRIZES...PHOTO BY RAFIO 27

DSC_4731

DSC_4731
Originally uploaded by Rafio27

ONE INTERESTING AND BEAUTIFUL WORK. PHOTO BY RAFIO27

subway stories #3

subway stories #3
Originally uploaded by chibi_butterfly

PHOTO BY CHIBI BUTTERFLY...GREAT SIGNAGE, GREAT ANGLE, GREAT PHOTO, THE EDITORS............

Chinatown

Chinatown
Originally uploaded by lioil

THIS IS ONE WORK OF ART, A PHOTO BY LIOIL..............SEE ALL OF THE YOKOHAMA PHOTOS IN LIOIL'S SET AND PHOTOSTREAM. SOME OF THE BEST PHOTOS OF JAPAN I HAVE SEEN IN 50 YEARS............THE EDITORS

TOKYO

TOKYO
Originally uploaded by rav_rav

THIS WAS STILL AN IDEA IN SOMEBODY'S MIND IN THE TOKYO OF 1961, YET THERE WAS A LOVE THAT BLOOMED FOR A SEASON. THIS IS A PHOTO FROM THE PHOTOSTREAM OF RAV RAV....

TO SEE HER PHOTOS, CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED NAME rav rav

For you...

For you...
Originally uploaded by rav_rav

YOKOHAMA TOWER BROCHURE FROM 1960S

YOKOHAMA TOWER BROCHURE FROM 1960S
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

VILLAGE IN HAKONE AREA OF JAPAN 1960S

VILLAGE IN HAKONE AREA OF JAPAN 1960S
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

ANOTHER MEMORY SKETCH.....

KINTAI BRIDGE BY R.L. HUFFSTUTTER 1962 , IWAKUNI, JAPAN

KINTAI BRIDGE BY R.L. HUFFSTUTTER 1962 , IWAKUNI, JAPAN
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

LIFE IS FULL OF GREAT MEMORIES

Whenever I got the chance to fly down to Iwakuni for a few days, I was ready to go. The scenery and the bridge provided daytime joy while painting, sketching and shooting photos. The evenings were spent in quiet sake shops and bars gazing out at the twinkling lights reflected in the stream beneath the bridge. The atmosphere was serene; the sound of the samisan was unforgettable. The smiles of the people were genuine and admiring. The sight of a peaceful American enjoying the customs and courtesies of their ancient nation helped create the type of good will America shares with Japan today. There was no vile hatred of Americans that I observed; the nation had had ists problems; the problems were solved and America was doing its share to rebuild a nation. I am proud to have been a part of that era

Morikami-12

Morikami-12
Originally uploaded by Trilic

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A STONE LANTERN LIKE THE IMAGE OF THE JAPANESE LANTERN BY PHOTOGRAPHER trillic to cause me to enter into a relaxed state of mind. Perhaps it is a subtle Zen influence I adopted for philosophical purposes while living in Japan in the early1960s........................

FOR MORE TERRIFIC PHOTOS AND SETS, VISIT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS FLICKR PHOTOSTREAM. SIMPLY CLICK ON THE LINK HIGHLIGHTED AND YOU WILL GO THERE IMMEDIATELY....The Editor, Robert L. Huffstutter

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