Recently I dug up some of my older photos of a trip to Tatton Park, Cheshire, England. It is a Japanese style garden commissioned by Lord Egerton for his own mansion. It includes a replica tea house as well as a host of other traditional Japanese plants. It was a trip organised through the Japan […]
Senriyama Station at night (千里山駅)
This is a wonderfully nostalgic picture of Senriyama station at night. It reminds me of train stations so often dotted around the American West. The picture gives a sense of warmth and charm, so often characteristic of a friendly and jovial town, the kind where everyone knows everyone. How would you describe this picture? (どのようにこの絵を説明しますか)
Houses of Senriyama
Whilst traversing Senriyama’s quaint suburban streets, one begins to wonder how it came to be that many houses (often on the same street) are so different in architectural style. Coming from the UK, it is common to see the same house style in a whole town whereas Senriyama seems to have 5 different houses on […]
