BLOGABOUTJAPAN:

BLOGABOUTJAPAN:
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

THANKS for stopping by. BLOGABOUTJAPAN is a collection of photos and memories.

Many of the photos in the blog are mine, taken with a Petri 35 MM during my tour of duty, long ago.

Most of the photos, however, are from photographers whose work appears on Flickr (registered trademark and copyrighted by FLICKR) and who were kind enough to permit me to exhibit their photos in my blog.

This is a non-commercial blog. It has, as far as I know, no outside affiliations or connections. All of the photographs are the property of the individuals whose name or user name appears on the photo or is linked to the photograph. Most of the guest photos have links that will take the viewer to the photographers Flickr Photostream or website.

Your comments are appreciated. If you have photographs of Japan you feel would fit into the mood and attitude of BLOGABOUTJAPAN, please comment.

My blog is not associated with the National Geographic; I simply collect National Geographics and felt this cover would express some of the moods and the attitudes shared by others who share a lifelong interest in Japan.
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BLOGABOUTJAPAN:

Uploaded by roberthuffstutter on 20 Aug 09, 5.17PM PDT.

A610_IMG_0420

A610_IMG_0420
Originally uploaded by mari-ten

IN THE HEART OF THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.......IT LOOKED MUCH DIFFERENT IN 1961, BUT IT WAS STILL ONE EXCITING PLACE TO BE FOR AN 18 YEAR OLD LAD. I AM SO PROUD OF HOW JAPAN HAS FLOURISHED AND SUCCEEDED.

ANOTHER PHOTO BY mari-ten..............click on their site and go immediately to their fantastic photos on Flickr. A tour through Japan without leaving your PC screen. I am enjoying it immensel. Robert L. Huffstutter
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The bright lights of Shinjuku

Uploaded by mari-ten on 6 Jul 09, 8.11AM PDT

A610_IMG_0482

A610_IMG_0482
Originally uploaded by mari-ten

ONE OF THE BEST PHOTOS OF THE JAPANESE COAST I HAVE SEEN. WHILE I WAS IN JAPAN IN THE EARLY 60S, THE COAST WAS NOT NEARLY AS ACCESSIBLE AS IT SEEMS TO BE TODAY. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHEN THE YOUNG LADY I WAS WITH WAS STUNG BY A JELLY FISH, THUS THE TRIP TO THE BEACH ENDED WITH MORE THAN A BIT OF PAIN. THANKFULLY, SHE WAS WELL IN A FEW DAYS. I LOVE JAPAN AND IF I GET THE CHANCE, I WILL VISIT THE COAST A BIT MORE. THANKS TO MARI-TEN WHO SHOT THIS FANTASTIC COASTAL PHOTO......

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Looking down the coast

Uploaded by mari-ten on 8 Jul 09, 8.29AM PDT.

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A610_IMG_0634
Originally uploaded by mari-ten

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Pagoda at Toji

Uploaded by mari-ten on 21 Jul 09, 6.41AM PDT.

One of the night in Saporro ＃15

One of the night in Saporro ＃15
Originally uploaded by travelhaha

IF I HAPPEN TO MAKE THE TRIP, I WILL STOP HERE FOR SOME TEA......AN EXCELLENT NEON SHOT. CONGRATS ON A MARVELOUS LOOK AT HOKKAIDO............

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One of the night in Saporro ＃15
Hokkaido (the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu)

Uploaded by travelhaha on

She is charming

She is charming
Originally uploaded by travelhaha

SUDDENLY, I AM REMINDED AGAIN, OF THE GREAT BEAUTY OF THE JAPANESE WOMAN..........A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT............
_She is charming
日本北海道旭山動物園 Asahiyama Zoo

Uploaded by travelhaha on 12 Jan 09, 6.50PM PDT.

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Hokkaido winter color

Hokkaido winter color
Originally uploaded by travelhaha

日本北海道支笏洞爺湖國立公園
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YOUR PHOT IS WORK OF ART. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THIS AND A FEW OTHERS IN MY BLOGABOUTJAPAN.............Robert L. Huffstutter
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Hokkaido winter color
日本北海道支笏洞爺湖國立公園
Toyako Lake

Uploaded by travelhaha on 3 Jan 09, 8.12AM PDT.

The snow steps are so interesting

The snow steps are so interesting
Originally uploaded by travelhaha

THIS APPEARS TO BE A TRADITIONAL ROOF...with snow. It is a most unique shot, one like no other I have ever seen and I have studied Japanese homes from the ground up. Am I correct in my identification of the subject? This photo, dear photographer, is a masterpiece, a photographic haiku, a joy, a scene to study. You have created within my mind a desire to see Hokkaido. Robert
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The snow steps are so interesting
Hokkaido (the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu)
地獄谷

Uploaded by travelhaha on 1 Jan 09, 5.50AM PDT.

yoyogi_parasols01-800

yoyogi_parasols01-800
Originally uploaded by persimmonous.jp

UMBRELLAS AND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, my fondest memories of Japan. They are forever linked in my mind. So many times, in Enoshima, Yokohama or any area, there were smiles beneath each umbrella grasped in the hands of Japan women, young and old. There was always a certain joy in a slow pace during a steady and light rain that made the ancient lanterns and old stone walls reflect the light like a watercolor reflects light.
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yoyogi_parasols01-800
www.persimmonous.jp

Uploaded by persimmonous.jp on 3 Aug 08, 3.04AM PDT.

Rain and steps - a recurring theme today

Rain and steps - a recurring theme today
Originally uploaded by Andy in Tokyo

IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTIME I VISITED ENOSHIMA IT RAINED

March's Engrish

March's Engrish
Originally uploaded by Andy in Tokyo

WHAT MORE CAN I SAY THESE NON SMOKING SIGNS FOLLOW ME EVERY WHERE I GO.........THANKS TO ANDY IN TOKYO FOR TAKING THIS PHOTO SO I COULD PUT IT IN MY BLOG.Chck out the rest of his fantastic photos by clicking on the site below.


March's Engrish

Uploaded by Andy in Tokyo on 30 Mar 09, 4.47AM PDT.

geijutsu-maru-800

geijutsu-maru-800
Originally uploaded by persimmonous.jp

geijutsu-maru-800
www.persimmonous.jp

I have just reviewed many of PERSIMMONOUS' PHOTOS and have totally captivated by each and every one. As one who has lived in Japan, though it was nearly 50 years ago, I still feel a moving spirit of Japan as I view these photos. For those who love Japan, this photostream is a must view. Robert L. Huffstutter

15nov15b-800

15nov15b-800
Originally uploaded by persimmonous.jp

15nov15b-800
www.persimmonous.jp

Uploaded by persimmonous.jp on 11 May

suginami_girl_band

suginami_girl_band
Originally uploaded by persimmonous.jp

suginami_girl_band
A girl band in front of the Suginami Ward Office

Uploaded by persimmonous.jp

TROLLEYS AND TRAMS OF YOKOHAMA

STREETCARS OF YOKOHAMA HEADED BACK IN TIME

MORE TROLLEYS AND STREETCARS OF JAPAN, THANKS TO MY FRIEND, QUIETUDE. IT WAS QUIETUDE'S RESEARCH THAT HELPED ME TO RENEW OLD MEMORIES IN MY MIND OF THE STREETCARS OF YOKOHAMA.

HOW MANY TIMES IN THE LATE EVENINGS WHILE IN YOKOHAMA DID I LOOK AND LISTEN TO THEIR MUSIC, THEIR CLICKING AND CLACKING, THEIR SUDDEN SPARKS AND SOMETIMES LARGE FLASHES, HOW MANY TIMES?

OH, TO SEE THOSE CARRIAGES OF ANOTHER ERA IN REALITY INSTEAD OF DREAMS WOULD BE LIKE A ROMANCE THAT TIME DID NOT END.

THERE WOULD BE NO MORE IMAGES OF A SHORELINE DISAPPEARING IN A MISTY MORNING FOG.

I WOULD BE ON A
TRAIN HEADED FOR YOKOHAMA TO CATCH A TROLLEY BOUND FOR MOTOMACHI AND
END UP AT THE WEIN.


A RAMBLING POEM ABOUT ANOTHER
TIME AND PLACE,
ANOTHER ERA.
BY R.L. HUFFSTUTTER

THE STREET CARS OF YOKOHAMA...

WIEN COFFEE SHOP, YOKOHAMA 1962 & 1963

WIEN COFFEE SHOP, YOKOHAMA 1962 & 1963
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

A VERY SPECIAL COFFEE HOUSE SOME SPECIAL MEMORIES

Autumn Color

Autumn Color
Originally uploaded by Quietude

Asakusa
The town of Asakusa celebrating new year putting bunch of lanterns at the shrine.

Uploaded by Quietude on 4 Feb 06, 2.52AM PDT.

THIS IS A PHOTO THAT COULD BE A PRIZE WINNER.

Asakusa

Asakusa
Originally uploaded by Quietude

Asakusa
The town of Asakusa celebrating new year putting bunch of lanterns at the shrine.

Uploaded by Quietude on 4 Feb 06, 2.52AM PDT.

China Town

China Town
Originally uploaded by Quietude

THIS IS A CLASSIC. I LOVE THE UMBRELLAS, THE REFLECTIONS, THE SUBDUED NEON. IT IS TRULY A JAPANESE CLASSIC OF A CHINATOWN I WELL REMEMBER BUT WITH A TIME SPAN OF ALMOST FIFTY YEARS IN THE PAST.

1960s advertisement for Fujiya Hotel

1960s advertisement for Fujiya Hotel
Originally uploaded by motortree

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IMAGES OF MT FUJI THAT I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFETIME. THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF THE JAPANESE ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING THE FAMOUS MOUNTAIN. THE RED BORDER AND THE COLORS COMBINE TO CREATE A MINDSET OF JAPAN IN THE MIND OF THE WESTERNER. THE EDITOR
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1960s advertisement for Fujiya Hotel
"Fujiya Hotel,
Natural Hot Springs
Miyanoshita (Hakone)
Japan
Only 1 1/2 hours from Yokohama"

This hotel still exists.

Uploaded by motortree

DETAIL OF AN OLD WATERCOLOR

DETAIL OF AN OLD WATERCOLOR
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=MY%20WATERCOLORS&w=29528454%40N04

JAL ~ Japan Airlines ~ One World

JAL ~ Japan Airlines ~ One World
Originally uploaded by Brian Howell

JAL ~ Japan Airlines ~ One World
Honolulu International Airport

Uploaded by Brian Howell on 31 Jul 08, 8.45PM PDT.

TOUR OF DUTY IN JAPAN

TOUR OF DUTY IN JAPAN
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

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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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

Motomachi in rain

Motomachi in rain
Originally uploaded by Quietude

Motomachi in rain
DSCF2782
Dec 26, 2006

Uploaded by Quietude on 26 Dec 06,

リチヤード サミ スア

リチヤード　サミ　スア
Originally uploaded by K_SATSU

YAMASHITA PARK 1962 BY K. SATSU....Thanks for permission to include your photos in BLOGABOUTJAPAN...Editor

MINUTE MEMORY OF YAMASHITA PARK, YOKOHAMA 1962

MINUTE MEMORY OF YAMASHITA PARK, YOKOHAMA 1962
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

THE ESSENCE OF ALL THINGS JAPANESE BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER 1963

THE ESSENCE OF ALL THINGS JAPANESE BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER 1963
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

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.................

Sankeien

Sankeien
Originally uploaded by Quietude

PHOTOGRAPH BY QUIETUDE



Sankeien

Uploaded by Quietude on 15 Apr 09, 6.45AM

Inuyama castle on Kiso River in Aichi

Inuyama castle on Kiso River in Aichi
Originally uploaded by Joel Abroad

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.

Cafe Mocha coffee shop, Ashikaga, Japan

Cafe Mocha coffee shop, Ashikaga, Japan
Originally uploaded by Joel Abroad

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

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
Display at the Advertising Musem

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....