Dragon
On a "hikiyama" float at the Hida Takayama Spring Festival, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Photo of the day - 12 Mar 2017
Leaping Horse
Baji Koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Photo of the day - 28 Feb 2017
Nemuri Nekko, Nikko
The famous "nemuri nekko" [sleepy cat] carved above an entryway in a rather inconspicuous spot at the World Heritage Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Toshigi Prefecture, Japan.
Photo of the day - 26 Feb 2017
A "kids kabuki" performance at the Hikiyama Matsuri [festival] in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. All of the actors are boys.
Photo of the day - 23 Feb 2017
Among the tall buildings in the Shiodome area of Tokyo. At center in the distance, the WINS Shiodome building - a facility of the Japan Racing Association for off-track betting on horse races. Beyond it, the brown and green René Partile Shiodome apartment complex [prices start at about USD $2400/month for a 700 sq ft apartment - $350 more a month for a parking space for your car]. At right, the triangular Park Hotel Tokyo building.