PRIZE WINNING PHOTOS OF JAPAN

PRIZE WINNING PHOTOS OF JAPAN, a group on Flickr.

TILE ROOFS OF JAPAN

TILE ROOFS OF JAPAN, a group on Flickr.

Girl's School Group Photo - Year Unknown

Girl's School Group Photo - Year Unknown, a photo by Mustang Koji on Flickr.

JAPANESE EDUCATION was unique in the years before 1945. The girls and boys attended seperate schools. Thanks to Mustang Koji for posting this photo in his Flickr photostream. Somewhere in this photograph is Mustang's aunt.

積載量オーバー

積載量オーバー, a photo by kasa51 on Flickr.

積載量オーバー by kasa51
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It pays to be thrifty, no matter where one lives. I admire those who create their own employment.

The Foreigners' Cemetery, Yamate Bluff, Yokohama, Japan

The Foreigners' Cemetery, Yamate Bluff, Yokohama, Japan, a photo by ilcavaliereinglese on Flickr.

The Foreigners' Cemetery, Yamate Bluff, Yokohama, Japan
In the years leading up to the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Europeans and Americans were allowed to live in the small port of Yokohama where they established trade links between their home countries and Japan. Many , such as Mr William Aspinall, a Liverpool tea trader who set up the Cornes Company with Frederick Cornes of Macclesfield, Cheshire, are buried at this cemetery on the Yamate Bluff, a hill overlooking the city.
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It is good to know that these early foreign residents of Yokohama who loved Yokohama enough to choose it as their final resting place sleep undisturbed and their burial plots cared for by their Japanese hosts. My respect for the Japanese in maintaining this prime piece of real-estate for those who remain here is symbolic of the Japanese character where "honor" reigns supreme.
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Photograph by ilcavaliereinglese

Tokyo 1659

Tokyo 1659, a photo by tokyoform on Flickr.

This is the essence of the Japanese bar scene.

It was like this in 1961 through 1963, so I now realize that these unique bars are still a joy. The only difference now is the Yen exchange. In the early 60s, the exchange rate was 360 Yen per one U.S.dollar. The alleys appear to be paved now with digital lighting. The lighting was a little less bright back then.

It was fun for this young man then......

TOKYO 2006

TOKYO 2006, a photo by manel gran canaria on Flickr.

TOKYO 2006 by manel gran canaria___________________________

Long ago, hairstyles like these were common...

THANKS TO MANEL ALMAZAN for great photo.

IT WAS A GREAT TOUR OF DUTY

IT WAS A GREAT TOUR OF DUTY, a photo by roberthuffstutter on Flickr.

On a clear day, Mount Fuji could be seen from our Naval Air Station at Atsugi, Japan. Unfortunately, only one side of Mt. Fuji is revealed in this photograph. This photo was taken in the autumn of 1963.
Robert L. Huffstutter, editor of BLOGABOUTJAPAN

Welcome

Welcome, a photo by David Kyle Craig on Flickr.

Those of my generation will surely remember the frightening sight of KING KONG IN TOKYO when we went to the Saturday movies.

Well, now, it is Hollywood's turn to suffer the wrath of the GIANT SLIME AND LICK TOAD whose vicious tongue eradicates all who are guilty of adding methane gases to the environment.

Hint: stay away from Hollywood and Vine...

The photograph is by my Flickr friend David Kyle Craig; the text is by Earl R. Stonebridge.

Gion lantern

Gion lantern, a photo by i_love_japan_27 on Flickr.

Gion lantern by i_love_japan_27

Brad's photos of Japan are a real treat for those who have been to Japan or are planning on a visit.

This is one of my favorites photos by my Flickr friend who is serving in the U.S.Navy and shooting photos of all aspects of Japanese life and scenery. Please take time out to enjoy his Flickr photostream.
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Click on highlighted text and you will be be transferred to Brad's Flickr photostream.

takagi_famous_1919_15

takagi_famous_1919_15, a photo by roberthuffstutter on Flickr.

THE YOKOHAMA PIER OF THE LATE 1800S. Photo by famous Japanese photographer of that era, Takagi

www.baxleystamps.com/litho/ta/1919110319b.shtml

YOKOHAMA PIER, Photos by Takagi

Japanese-American camp, war emergency evacuation, [Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, Calif.] (LOC)

Japanese-American camp, war emergency evacuation, [Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, Calif.] (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

It was a shameful act and one that should not have happened. Certainly, so many years after the fact, it causes anger and despondency, two things that tell us we are still humans with conscience feelings about right and wrong.

No, it will not happen again.

Who is our enemy on the homeland today? There are many more than there were in the 1940s, and most are Americans, some elected and some appointed. What? you ask!

No, no proof or evidence, just observance of what is happening in my good old USA, in Washington and in the foreign service. But of course, this is my opinion.

I still have that right to have an opinion.

Mt Fuji 富士山 and Farm and Wood Gatherer

Mt Fuji 富士山 and Farm and Wood Gatherer, a photo by born1945 on Flickr.

Mt Fuji 富士山 and Farm and Wood Gatherer
There is quite a bit of detail in the largest size picture. There are a couple of workers to be seen.
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Mt Fuji 富士山 and Farm and Wood... by born1945

Japanese children 1957

Japanese children 1957, a photo by asachitose on Flickr.

Japanese children 1957
Photo provided by Milt Kessler asachitose.com/MiltsPhotoIndex.html
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Japanese children 1957 by asachitose
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I look at this photograph and see children whose parents must have suffered much through World War Two. My heart aches for that suffering. I am glad that Japan has such a forgiving heart; I am so glad we have been friends for more than 50 years.
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My thanks to ASACHITOSE (Phil Peters) for making photos available for exhibition in BLOGABOUTJAPAN.

slide003

slide003, a photo by vincentvds2 on Flickr.

One of the best photographs I have seen of Mt Fuji with Yokohama in the foreground. I truly love this photograph.
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Thanks to the photographer VINCENTVDS2

HIKER SILHOUTTE

HIKER SILHOUTTE, a photo by i_love_japan_27 on Flickr.

HIKER SILHOUTTE by i_love_japan_27
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Photograph by Brad, a Flickr friend...

Otorii (Gate) at Itsukushima Shrine, Japan

Otorii (Gate) at Itsukushima Shrine, Japan, a photo by Sue Ann Simon on Flickr.

I love the lights in the distance. Lights twinkling in the distance are always special, but in Japan, such lights were joyful like no others. Perhaps, it was simply youth and Japan combined. Your photography is really special.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY SUE ANN SIMON

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 'Mädchen unterm Japanschirm'

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 'Mädchen unterm Japanschirm', a photo by pittigliani2005 on Flickr.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 'Mädchen unterm Japanschirm'
Quelle: HAZ, Ausgabe 15. Juli 2009.
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Thanks to Pittigliani for exhibition of a masterpiece influence by the Japanese art of the era.

Untitled

Untitled, a photo by OwenFinn on Flickr.

I have a title for this photo: One Mastepiece by Owen Finn. I could write a novel about such scenes, really.