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yuki no kisetsu

jasohill — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:45:57 +0000

The snow season has come. The rooftops in Hachimantai City are full of snow now. The ski season is soon to follow.

fudou no taki

jasohill — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:25:40 +0000

fudou no taki, or “The Unmoving” waterfall. Located in Ashiro, Hachimantai City, Iwate, Japan.

asahi biiru

jasohill — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:47:36 +0000

Probably the most famous brand of beer in Japan. Asahi is loved by people all over the country. It also has a distinctive silver can which makes a nice reflective surface.

from the top of all creation

jasohill — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:00:44 +0000

From the archives. This photo was taken near the top of Mt.Fuji in 2005. Seeing the sunrise from the top of a mountain is called ‘goraiko’ or 御来光。Many people climb Mt.Fuji to see this event.

nastu no toki

jasohill — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:32:32 +0000

With the first snowfall here in Hachimantai city, I can’t help but remember the wonderful summer we had. Here is a fleeting memory of it. This photo was taken near the end of summer.

sunset over matsuo, japan

jasohill — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:08:07 +0000

Winter solstice is approaching. The sun sets earlier and earlier and without any form of daylight savings time in Japan, night comes at around 4:30pm during November. The days are dark, but spring will come and bring with all of the wonders that this land offers.
Originally posted here.

deep fall, hachimantai

jasohill — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:15:07 +0000

Hachimantai City is famous for fall scenery. No matter where you go in town, you can see all sorts of amazing fall imagery.

koukuusai

jasohill — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:16 +0000

The amazing Japanese “Blue Impluse” air acrobatics team perform at the 2009 Misawa airshow, in Aomori. The American Thunderbirds were also there. Next week’s photo will feature a photo from the Thunderbirds performance.

Note: In Japanese, air show is called 航空祭 or koukuusai.

fall comes to akita

jasohill — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:00:51 +0000

The fall leaves have made their appearance. This scene was taken not too far from Lake Towada, near the border of Akita and Aomori.

Originally published on flickr here.

fall fire in northern japan

jasohill — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:00:45 +0000

Fall has arrived in Northern Japan.