HIROSHIGE AND VAN GOGH

HIROSHIGE AND VAN GOGH
Read About Van Gogh's Secret Visit to Japan

WELCOME TO BLOGABOUTJAPAN

WELCOME TO BLOGABOUTJAPAN
IT WAS A SPECIAL TIME IN MY LIFETIME

APT WITH TATAMI MATS, a special time in my lifetime in Japan...

APT WITH TATAMI MATS, a special time in my lifetime in Japan...
Watercolor by R.L.Huffstutter

COMPARISONS IN ART

COMPARISONS IN ART
HIROSHIGE'S WORK ON LEFT, VAN GOGH'S ON RIGHT

YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW

YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW
Shot with my Petri in Yokohama 1962

RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962

RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962
I took this with my PETRI in Kanagawa Prefecture

Saturday, June 30, 2012

When the singer’s gone let the songs go on

Your title for this photograph is a brilliant statement, advice for all who might be suffering the heartache of a love affair that was lost to time because of Fate. This, of course, is only my opinion, how I view your most intense images of posters advertising affairs of the heart.

If I am wrong, please accept my apologies. Aside from my personal attitudes about your composition, let me compliment you on photography that is very excellent

I have added your photo to several galleries. Hopefully, you will approve. Too, I have invited you to exhibit in several public groups.

You are a remarkable photographer. It would be a pleasure someday to follow you or accompany you on a photoshoot through your favorite areas of Tokyo and Yokohama. Thank you, Robert.
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When the singer’s gone let... by kasa51

Dinosaurs Born from Wood

Dinosaurs Born from Wood by taburinsdino
Dinosaurs Born from Wood, a photo by taburinsdino on Flickr.

This exhibit is over. However, I found this informational poster most unique. For an interesting view of dinosaur models, I recommend you take a tour through TABURINSDINO's photostream. Follow the link to his photostream.
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Dinosaurs Born from Wood by taburinsdino

Friday, June 29, 2012

飲み喰い処・桜/Drink and eat area・Sakura

ONE OF THE BEST LANTERN PHOTOS I HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT MY LIFETIME. A REAL MASTERPIECE.
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み喰い処・桜/Drink and eat... by Kurosawa Michiyo

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Alley of bars

Alley of bars by kasa51
Alley of bars, a photo by kasa51 on Flickr.

Love the Suntory sign. This alley looks the same as the ones I saw in Yokohama almost 50 years ago.

The signs, the wires, the items outside the doors--they are all reminders of another era,the era of my youth.

Thank you for sharing this photo.

Alley of bars by kasa51

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Alley of bars by kasa51

Saturday, June 23, 2012

A post

A post by kasa51
A post, a photo by kasa51 on Flickr.

I have many letters that were mailed in a Totsuka mail post like this.

Those letters are from long ago. They are letters I have not read for many years

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雑貨屋

雑貨屋 by kasa51
雑貨屋, a photo by kasa51 on Flickr.

Another great photo. I am so glad these older buildings remain. It is how I feel about the older buildings in the USA also. I like the structures from the older eras.

One thing about some of your photography is the contrast you provide. While this photo could be very similar to an old woodblock print, a Hiroshige, for example, some of your work features very modern and contemporary architecture

This is a scene I could have seen nearly 50 years ago. There are really no signs that I can see that identifies it as taken only a few days ago. This is, in my opinion, a classic photo of old Japan, or old Yokohama.

I especially like the three levels that appear, two from the roofs, the third from the awning. I love the colors,the deep red of the roof; I like the weathered wooden wall at the right.

Yes, everything in this photograph is pleasing to my eye,thus I find joy in viewing this work.

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雑貨屋 by kasa51

Friday, June 15, 2012

4814 (Park Hyatt Tokyo)

Yes, reserve this one for about a month. Are my JAL tickets ready? Okay, you get your choice of my best Japanese paintings and I will take the vaction. Wish it was that easy. What a fun way to spend a month painting and shooting photos from this luxurious hotel,PARK HYATT TOKYO. Editor RLH

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4808home - utrapan by City View King

4808home - utrapan


4808home - utrapan a video by City View King on Flickr.

COOL VIDEO FROM TOKYO PARK HYATT

I should book seats on a JAL for a six month vacation. Dream on, but it would be great. Oh, the joy....Robert, editor
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4808home - utrapan by City View King

Thursday, June 14, 2012

臭突のある路地

臭突のある路地 by kasa51
臭突のある路地, a photo by kasa51 on Flickr.

THIS IS A CLASSIC. This is the type of photos that bring back fond memories of my life in Japan in 1961,1962 and 1963. It is an alley that is full of art images. The chrome of the bike fenders adds a highlight. I can imagine the bowing and polite words that are exchanged when the neighbors meet by chance in this shared and very small avenue. I would enjoy a studio in this area. Great photo in my mind. Thanks for sharing this work.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Fishing Boats in Yokahama Harbor

Photographs by Cliff McCarthy.

Over 60 years have passed since these images were taken by Cliff McCarthy in and around Tokyo. At the time, McCarthy was an Air Force Sgt. As a way of passing time before his return to the United States, he borrowed a Speed Graphic camera from his 36th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron and explored his surroundings. In this collection you will find images of contrast and beauty within a society in transition.

“When you meet face-to-face, it’s an entirely different thing than the abstractness of war”, McCarthy said. “The humanity that we all possess emerges immediately. The act of photographing them was one of friendship.”

The photographs can be found as part of the permanent collection at Chubu University in Kasugai, Japan, Ohio University’s sister university.
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Fishing Boats In YOKOHAMA Harbor... is definitely one of the greatest photos of its kind that I have seen during my lifetime. It is a masterpiece, a photographic maritime original with no competition for a runner-up. Cliff McCarthy was one fabulous photographer as he shot these photos. RLH Editor

Sunday, June 10, 2012

beer house

beer house by skschang
beer house, a photo by skschang on Flickr.

One of my favorite watercolors by Skschang. When you have time to take a tour of Hawaii, visit his Flickr Photostream. Follow the link to go to his photostream.

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beer house by skschang

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

beer house

beer house by skschang
beer house, a photo by skschang on Flickr.

THIS is one of my favorites of your work. I truly admire your style. (And if you will notice, it is a kind of style I have unknowlingly been trying to achieve for many years.) For many years, I did not paint. It has only been during the last three years that I have returned to painting, so it is kind of like starting all over again. It is because of work like yours and one of my favorie all-time artists, Don Kingman (some call him Dom Kingman) that I keep on trying.Editor
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beer house by skschang

Friday, June 1, 2012

Japan Air Lines DC-8

Japan Air Lines DC-8 by n303wr
Japan Air Lines DC-8, a photo by n303wr on Flickr.

Japan Air Lines DC-8
Introducing the Douglas DC-8 jet airliner to the public in this ad which ran in the National Geographic.

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Japan Air Lines DC-8 by n303wr