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YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW
Shot with my Petri in Yokohama 1962
RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962
I took this with my PETRI in Kanagawa Prefecture
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
JAL ~ Japan Airlines ~ One World
JAL ~ Japan Airlines ~ One World
Honolulu International Airport
Uploaded by Brian Howell on 31 Jul 08, 8.45PM PDT.
Honolulu International Airport
Uploaded by Brian Howell on 31 Jul 08, 8.45PM PDT.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
TOUR OF DUTY IN JAPAN
Robert Frost (1874–1963)
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
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The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
MY THANKS TO THE GUEST PHOTOGRAPHERS
I EXTEND MY DEEPEST THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO HAVE GRANTED ME PERMISSION TO EXHIBIT THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS IN MY ONLINE JOURNAL, BLOGABOUTJAPAN...THIS BLOG. I TRULY APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS IN HELPING ME PRESENT ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST BEAUTIFUL NATIONS AND A COUNTRY THAT I LOVE DEARLY THROUGH THEIR PHOTOS.
THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY GUEST PHOTOGRAPHER.
Robert L. Huffstutter
Monday, July 6, 2009
リチヤード サミ スア
YAMASHITA PARK 1962 BY K. SATSU....Thanks for permission to include your photos in BLOGABOUTJAPAN...Editor
Saturday, July 4, 2009
THE ESSENCE OF ALL THINGS JAPANESE BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER 1963
THE ESSENCE OF ALL THINGS JAPANESE BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER 1963
I HAVE LOVED JAPAN LIKE MY OWN SINCE THE EARLY 60S WHEN I ARRIVED AS AN 18 YEAR YOUTH. I WAS BLESSED WITH A THREE YEAR TOUR OF DUTY AT NAS ATSUGI. I MET SOME BEAUTIFUL STUDENTS WHO BECAME FRIENDS. WE SPENT MUCH TIME SKETCHING AND LEARNING LANGUAGE. WE ENJOYED JAPANESE ROCK AND ROLL AT THE OLD PEANUTS CLUB IN YOKOHAMA; WE WENT TO SANKIEN GARDENS, SKETCHED. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TIMES IN MY LIFE. IF I HAD NEVER BEEN TO JAPAN, I WOULD LEAVE THIS WORLD WITHOUT THE JOY OF A BEAUTY AND A PEOPLE I NEVER KNEW. THANKFULLY, I HAD MY TIME IN JAPAN AND I SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER JAPAN WITH A JOY AND REVERENCE ONLY FEW CAN UNDERSTAND. IN MOST LIFETIMES, A MAN LOVES ONLY ONE COUNTRY; I LOVED TWO. ROB.................
I HAVE LOVED JAPAN LIKE MY OWN SINCE THE EARLY 60S WHEN I ARRIVED AS AN 18 YEAR YOUTH. I WAS BLESSED WITH A THREE YEAR TOUR OF DUTY AT NAS ATSUGI. I MET SOME BEAUTIFUL STUDENTS WHO BECAME FRIENDS. WE SPENT MUCH TIME SKETCHING AND LEARNING LANGUAGE. WE ENJOYED JAPANESE ROCK AND ROLL AT THE OLD PEANUTS CLUB IN YOKOHAMA; WE WENT TO SANKIEN GARDENS, SKETCHED. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TIMES IN MY LIFE. IF I HAD NEVER BEEN TO JAPAN, I WOULD LEAVE THIS WORLD WITHOUT THE JOY OF A BEAUTY AND A PEOPLE I NEVER KNEW. THANKFULLY, I HAD MY TIME IN JAPAN AND I SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER JAPAN WITH A JOY AND REVERENCE ONLY FEW CAN UNDERSTAND. IN MOST LIFETIMES, A MAN LOVES ONLY ONE COUNTRY; I LOVED TWO. ROB.................
Inuyama castle on Kiso River in Aichi
Inuyama castle on Kiso River in Aichi
Inuyama castle keep on the Kiso River in Aichi Prefecture in April 2006. Built in 1537 by the grandfather of Oda Nobunaga, who helped pacify and unify Japan just before the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Uploaded by Joel Abroad on 11 May 06, 6.39PM PDT.
Inuyama castle keep on the Kiso River in Aichi Prefecture in April 2006. Built in 1537 by the grandfather of Oda Nobunaga, who helped pacify and unify Japan just before the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Uploaded by Joel Abroad on 11 May 06, 6.39PM PDT.
Cafe Mocha coffee shop, Ashikaga, Japan
REMINDS ME OF A COFFEE HOUSE OUT OF THE 60S IN YOKOHAMA
Cafe Mocha coffee shop, Ashikaga, Japan
Cafe Mocha coffee shop in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, June 2006
Uploaded by Joel Abroad on 2 Jun 06
Monday, June 29, 2009
BOY ON BIKE IN YOKOHAMA 1962
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.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Old Matchbooks
THERE IS NOTHIN AS NEAT AS A COLLECTION OF OLD JAPANESE MATCH BOXES..............
Old Matchbooks
Display at the Advertising Musem
Uploaded by [futilitarian] on 7 Jun 09, 8.34PM PDT.
Old Matchbooks
Display at the Advertising Musem
Uploaded by [futilitarian] on 7 Jun 09, 8.34PM PDT.
Monday, June 22, 2009
桜
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
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
タイヤ
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
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
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Café Hula Hawaii
Café Hula Hawaii
A Hawaiian goods shop and café right beside the Enoshima Line Hase Station.
Uploaded by kaige
A Hawaiian goods shop and café right beside the Enoshima Line Hase Station.
Uploaded by kaige
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Aiko
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
Friday, June 19, 2009
Kyoto, Japan
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....
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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
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
Thursday, June 18, 2009
YOKOHAMA SUNRISE 1963
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.
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.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
subway stories #3
PHOTO BY CHIBI BUTTERFLY...GREAT SIGNAGE, GREAT ANGLE, GREAT PHOTO, THE EDITORS............
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Chinatown
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
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
TO SEE HER PHOTOS, CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED NAME rav rav
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
KINTAI BRIDGE BY R.L. HUFFSTUTTER 1962 , IWAKUNI, JAPAN
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
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
Monday, June 1, 2009
Morikami-12
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
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
Saturday, May 30, 2009
ENOSHIMA, JAPAN TRAIN STATION, MAY 1962
I SPENT MANY DAYS AT ENOSHIMA SKETCHING AND SIPPING SAKE. SOMEHOW, IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO RAIN SOMETIME DURING AN AFTERNOON.
Dohtonbori View
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
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Undercurrents in the Floating World
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.
Uploaded by born1945 on 1
Prints reproduced in the book are from the Tokugawa period through the Japan Russia war of 1904.
Uploaded by born1945 on 1
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Vintage Portrait of Japanese Man
Vintage Portrait of Japanese Man
This dates from the 1930s or earlier. Can anyone in Flickrland translate the banner?
Uploaded by born1945
This dates from the 1930s or earlier. Can anyone in Flickrland translate the banner?
Uploaded by born1945
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Wooden Bridge at Iwakuni, 1902
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/
Uploaded by born1945
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/
Uploaded by born1945
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
YOKOHAMA, PAINTED ON SCENE 1962, YOKOHAMA HARBOR PARK
YOKOHAMA, PAINTED ON SCENE 1962, YOKOHAMA HARBOR PARK
YAMATO TRAIN STATION 1963
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.
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
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......
Monday, May 4, 2009
Matue Castle
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
Uploaded by OpenGovPhotos on 15 Mar 09
Friday, April 24, 2009
JAPANESE SMOKING JACKET
I PURCHASED THIS JACKET FOR ABOUT Yen 3,600 in a small shop in Yokohama. It was made in the shop.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Night Street - Shimokitazawa
THANKS TO COCOIP for furnishing the excellent photo used as the icon for the new group JAPANESE NEON..........
About JAPANESE NEON
Photos of neon signs and neon lights in japan. The more neon in the image the better, but sometimes only a flicker of a neon light or sign is also almost as good. This group is open to 6 submissions per member per day. Photos must be original images. Color is the best, but if there is a b/W that indicates neon, it is elgible. Painting and sketches, pastels, pencil sketches, all elgible. Invitations will be posted on images the editors feel would be great examples of the group's purpose. Once this group gains attention, we look for it to expand beyond our wildest expectations. So, if you have some neon images, inside or outside of the building, neon signs in the windows, all from japan, let us then begin on this bright and positive group project.
THE GROUP IS JUST BEGINNING. THE POSSIBILITIES FOR VOLUME IS UNLIMITED, BUT WE MUST ALSO KEEP QUALITY IN MIND. CONSIDER JOINING. INVITATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED, BUT THEY ARE SENT OR POSTED TO PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO HAVE FANTASTIC PHOTOS OF JAPANESE NEON.............Robert
About JAPANESE NEON
Photos of neon signs and neon lights in japan. The more neon in the image the better, but sometimes only a flicker of a neon light or sign is also almost as good. This group is open to 6 submissions per member per day. Photos must be original images. Color is the best, but if there is a b/W that indicates neon, it is elgible. Painting and sketches, pastels, pencil sketches, all elgible. Invitations will be posted on images the editors feel would be great examples of the group's purpose. Once this group gains attention, we look for it to expand beyond our wildest expectations. So, if you have some neon images, inside or outside of the building, neon signs in the windows, all from japan, let us then begin on this bright and positive group project.
THE GROUP IS JUST BEGINNING. THE POSSIBILITIES FOR VOLUME IS UNLIMITED, BUT WE MUST ALSO KEEP QUALITY IN MIND. CONSIDER JOINING. INVITATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED, BUT THEY ARE SENT OR POSTED TO PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO HAVE FANTASTIC PHOTOS OF JAPANESE NEON.............Robert
Friday, April 17, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Adm. Togo (LOC)
LOOKS LIKE THE ADMIRAL IS GETTING A BIT SLEEPY....This is one of about a dozen of photos of Admiral Togo and his tour of U.S. Academies, West Point, Brooklyn Navy Yard, etc. Great shots compliments of the Library of Congress....
Monday, April 13, 2009
Tokyo Smokers
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS BLOWING SMOKE IN TOKYO. I SMOKED IN TOKYO AND WHEN I RETURN, I WILL SMOKE AGAIN. I AM ONE WHO LOVES TOKYO AND SMOKING.
THANKS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER AIPSCS
THANKS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER AIPSCS
WATERCOLOR BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER
Watercolor by Robert L. Huffstutter. Yokohama's "Chinatown" was the place where many American servicemen spent their liberty and leaves if they wanted to enjoy the company of the opposite sex and relax with a few drinks. In addition to this type of entertainment, Yokohama had plenty of other tourist spots that were unique and very different than what one found in the USA.
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