We stopped by a harbour in Hayama, a small town up the coast from Kamakura, and I decided that boats need to be painted bright colours. It's a beautiful little place, with an amazing view of Mt. Fuji over the water. What makes it even better is that there's a torii gate out in the … Continue reading Hayama Boats
Photo of the Day: Hayama Blue
Another shot from our winding trip up the coast. Hayama is predominantly reef, unlike Kamakura which is predominantly beach. Though the colour of the ocean along Kamakura's Yuigahama Beach can—despite the sand—be a whole paint chip of glorious blues, when the wind blows and the waves whip, it does have a tendency to muddy up. … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Hayama Blue
Photo of the Day: Windmill Rainbow
I let 3-year-old Kaede choose today's photo, and she went with the brightest one I had. Not surprising, really, since it's a good memory of a fun day out. Yesterday's photo was of a torii gate on the way to Hayama, and the reason we were headed out that way was to take Kaede to … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Windmill Rainbow
Photo of the Day: Torii in the Water
Not far up the coast from Kamakura is a lovely little cottage town called Hayama. So lovely is it, that the Imperial Family has a large cottage compound there. We headed out that way the other day, and while we traced the seaside by way of winding roads, I saw a little torii gate out … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Torii in the Water