ENOSHIMA, JAPAN TRAIN STATION, MAY 1962

ENOSHIMA, JAPAN TRAIN STATION, MAY 1962
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

I SPENT MANY DAYS AT ENOSHIMA SKETCHING AND SIPPING SAKE. SOMEHOW, IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO RAIN SOMETIME DURING AN AFTERNOON.

Dohtonbori View

Dohtonbori View
Originally uploaded by bakagaijiin

This looks so much like the japan of the 60s........A favorite. I loved the canals with the bridges and painted numerous scenes of them in yokohama and tokyo from 1961 to 1963. Many of them were framed and placed behind the bars of the little sake and beer bars...................Rob

Undercurrents in the Floating World

Undercurrents in the Floating World
Originally uploaded by born1945

Censorship and Japanese Prints. This seemed an appropriate first posting to the Floating world Group in Flickr. This book was published by The Asia Society Galleries, New York, on the occasion of an exhibition organized by The Asia Society Galleries, New York, Oct. 1991 to Jan 1992.

Prints reproduced in the book are from the Tokugawa period through the Japan Russia war of 1904.

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Vintage Portrait of Japanese Man

Vintage Portrait of Japanese Man
Originally uploaded by born1945

Vintage Portrait of Japanese Man
This dates from the 1930s or earlier. Can anyone in Flickrland translate the banner?

Uploaded by born1945

Wooden Bridge at Iwakuni, 1902

Wooden Bridge at Iwakuni, 1902
Originally uploaded by born1945

PHOTO FROM THE FLICKR PHOTOSTREAM OF BORN 1945...See his entire collection of interesting items and photos. Many for sale on a commercial site. Contact him for info by clicking on link.

I frequently flew down to Iwakuni from Atsugi and relaxed for a few days. The area was even more reasonably priced than Yokohama and it was a joy to see the older areas of a Japan unaffected by the war. Took photos of this most famous bridge.

TEXT BELOW BY BORN 1945

Wooden Bridge at Iwakuni, 1902
This picture is from a book titled "Japan, Its History, Arts and Literature" published in 1902. I earlier posted a photograph of this bridge. This illustration from the book is actually a better picture.

The other photo is at: www.flickr.com/photos/12567713@N00/46170144/in/set-963514/

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YOKOHAMA, PAINTED ON SCENE 1962, YOKOHAMA HARBOR PARK

YOKOHAMA, PAINTED ON SCENE 1962, YOKOHAMA HARBOR PARK
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

YOKOHAMA, PAINTED ON SCENE 1962, YOKOHAMA HARBOR PARK

YAMATO TRAIN STATION 1963

YAMATO TRAIN STATION 1963
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

Originally sketched this in pencil at the station and later turned it into pen and ink.

One of my biggest hopes is to be able to return to Japan someday and spend a few months sketching, painting and taking photos. There is probably more subjects in Japan for artists to paint than in any other country. Tradition and the Japanese lifestyle of respect and appreciation for nature has, I believe, preserved the beauty of the past, in mind and spirit, and in the material things of life too.

Toyohashi station

Toyohashi station
Originally uploaded by yuki80

I REALLY ENJOY THIS PHOTO; IT HAS SOME OF THE OLD 60S FLAVOR TO IT. IN OTHER WORDS, SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE THAT MUCH. THIS MAKES ME WANT TO BOARD THE NEXT JAL......

Matue Castle

Matue Castle
Originally uploaded by OpenGovPhotos

Matsue Castle, 400 year old structure which houses a great collection of historic artifacts. The view at the top is fantastic.

Uploaded by OpenGovPhotos on 15 Mar 09