Photo Scavenger Hunt: Light

this week theme is :LIGHT

taken in the matsuyama’s glass museum . its really pretty when it’s hit by lights..

ray of lights?? this was supposed to be failure, but it turned out to be an interesting shot..

ps… am on my way to tokyo now for the holidays, so ill visit yours as soon as i can get hold of a pc.. for now have great weekend and MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !!!

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Photo Scavenger Hunt: Small

This week theme is : small 

this was an attempt to capture a macro photo on very small Strawberry Flower when we went Strawberry picking this Spring in Wakayama

and this i personally arranged. a very small red strawberry on top of of 2 green ones.

very delicious, especially the green ones. i was really surprise,  i thought it would be bitter turned it was really tasty, i think i ate more green ones that red ones…

have a great weekend everyone, happy photohuntingm(__)m

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Photo Scavenger Hunt: Long

This week theme is LONG

This is a princess Kimono outfit we rented in Edo Wonderland .

Notice the very LONG sleeves and Red Ribbon.

This kimono cost us about 9000 yen.

Have a nice weekend everyone and enjoy photo hunting m(__)m

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Photo Scavenger Hunt: Red

This week theme is ::: RED:::

A very fabulous RED NINJA

happy photohunting everyone m(__)m

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Photo Scavenger Hunt: Classic

This week theme is : Classic 

Gozan no Okuribi (五山の送り火 ）

Toriigata (鳥居形) Mandara Mountain

August 16,2007 Kyoto Japan

Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火), more commonly known as Daimonji (大文字), is one of the iconic festivals of Kyoto, Japan. It is the culmination of the O-Bon festival on August 16th, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city. It signifies the moment when the spirits of deceased family members, who are said to visit this world during O-Bon, are believed to be returning to the spirit world—thus the name Okuribi (送り火) (roughly, “send-off fire”).

Starting at 8PM, the giant bonfires are lit, each with a distinctive shape. Three of the fires form giant Japanese characters, and two form familiar shapes. The characters, their locations, meanings, and the lighting times are:

• Daimonji (大文字), the character meaning “large” or “great:”
  • on Daimonji-Yama/Higashi-Yama, Nyoigatake at 8:00PM
• Myō/Hō (妙・法), the characters meaning “excellent law” (referring to Buddhist teachings):
  • on Matsugasaki, Nishi-Yama/Higashi-Yama at 8:10PM
• Funagata (舟形), the shape of a boat:
  • on Nishigamo, Funa-Yama at 8:15PM
• Hidari Daimonji (左大文字), again, the character meaning “large:”
  • on Daihoku-San, Hidaridaimonji-San at 8:15PM
• Toriigata (鳥居形), the shape of a torii or shrine gate:
  • on Toriimoto, Mandara-San at 8:20PM

We wanted to go to Gosho ( Imperial Palace ) cause we might be able to see all the characters, but Arashiyama is a long long way and because this is a big event in Kyoto, we might be stacked up in traffic. We decided to stayed where we are and watch the Torii or Shrine Gate being lighted. I did not have any camera stand so Night shot was a bit difficult.

H ave a nice classical weekend everyone !!!

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Photo Scavenger Hunt: Pink

if its pink it has to be roses and cherry blossoms. spring is my fave part of the year when the cherry blossom in japan are in “mankai mode” and then next in line would be roses..

my macro attempt at a pink rose bud.

the sakura hunters for spring 2007 in kyoto arashiyama.

have a nice weekend everyone

more sakura and rose pics are here:

Sakura

Roses

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Photo Scavenger Hunt: Smelly

This week’s theme: Smelly

Not me ok. The one Im pointing too. I think this was a preserve fox. It was really smelly.

This is in Hitokura Park’s Nature Center Hyogo Prefecture

Don’t be Smelly . Have a great weekend everyone.

Note: ( as I remember on what on the museum announcement)

Animals in these museum were not caught so that they could preserve them. Most of them were found in the wild already dead or almost dead ( no chance of survival).

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Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt: Curvy

This week theme’s: Curvy

a scary ride in Parque de Espana Mie Prefecture 

wanted to ride this but my companion was scared so i just contented myself from riding a viewing tower ( i don’t know what it was called )

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Photo Scavenger Hunt: Original

This week theme: Original

The Momofuku Ando Original Chicken Ramen

Momofuku Ando is known as the father of Instant Ramen. After WWII he found a way to make instant noodles and founded the company which everybody knows as NISSIN.

In honor of Mr. Ando, an instant ramen musuem in Ikeda City, Osaka can be found and just a few blocks away is the Ramen shop which still sold this delicious Chicken Ramen.

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Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt: Paper

This week Theme: Paper

Seirei Okuri Candle Festival

Arashiyama Kyoto

August 16, 2007

Each of this lantern cost a 1000yen. These are for the dead. Basically families buy a candle together with this lantern to honor their dead love ones.

More pics below ( sorry its a bit blurry as I don’t have a tripod yet )

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