A slightly closer look at a Japanese top. Not much more to say.
Photo of the Day: Up-Close Kite
A kite pulls up from a swoop to get kebab at a Kamakura festival. I should try to get a recording of kites calling. It's a wonderful sound.
Photo of the Day: More Pickles!
Pickles again. What can I say? They all looked amazing. These are gobo (burdock root) pickles.
Photo of the Day: Rickshaw
While out cycling, we came across two rickshaws parked in a lot. I took the opportunity to have a close-up look—no touching or anything, of course. Sadly, my photography skills didn't quite capture some of the neat angles that my eyes saw, but it was a start.
Photo of the Day: Folded Up
Umbrella shops make me imagine a world like that described by Emile Zola in Au Bonheur des Dames. It's magical—the colours, styles... This particular shop is on Komachi Dori.
Photo of the Day: Pickled Eggplant
Komachi Dori is the main tourist shopping street in Kamakura. Amongst the knick-knacks and restaurants, there's a small pickle shop with lots of free samples. We arrived just as a shopkeeper set out a new mountain of eggplant pickles. Love the colour.
Photo of the Day: Interiors
The retired train from the other day still looks brand-new on the inside. Trains of yore were classy—just look at those lights!
Photo of the Day: Rainy Season Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas, or ajisai, are the flowers of June and the rainy season in Kamakura. Everywhere you look, tufts of blue, white and pink turn the city into a rainbow. Too bad their appearance coincides with day after day of rain (which so far at least has been fairly scarce this year).
Photo of the Day: The Octopus
Hisashi has quite an eye for sea creatures. While playing on the beach with Kaede and friends the other day, he noticed a little something somersaulting across the sand. Closer inspection revealed it to be a wee octopus. We had a good look, and the kiddies got to (gently) feel the suction cups and watch … Continue reading Photo of the Day: The Octopus
Photo of the Day: Toy Box
A whole collection of classic Japanese toys sit in a box for kids to use at a festival. Hagoita (the paddles), koma (the tops), kendama (the ball and handle thing), and more good stuff.
女性専用 - Inn By The Sea Kamakura - Women's Guesthouse 