Waves crashing into the Jyogasaki Coast, Izu Penninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. "Jyogasaki", written 城ヶ崎, means "next to the castle". The steep cliffs are composed of columnar basalt that forms when lava cools at a relatively slow pace, allowing regular contraction fractures to form. These cliffs resemble the stone walls of Japanese castles.
The "Kirishima". Kongo-class guided missile destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, anchored off Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Photo of the day - 5 Mar 2016
Tokyo's Shibuya district. The shiny cylinder just right of center in the distance is Roppongi Hills, with red-and-white Tokyo Tower just to its right. The famous "Shibuya Scramble" intersection is the area with the white bands painted on the street at the lower left. There is an airplane on the roof of a building at lower right.
Photo of the day - 28 Feb 2016
Footbridge across the Kawazu River [河津川] above Yugano[湯ヶ野], Shizuoka Prefecture [静岡県], Japan. For a video and music I composed about my many hours in these beautiful mountains, click here and scroll down the page that opens to find "Amagisan Doro".
Photo of the day - 26 Feb 2016
Tokyo's Shinjuku district at twilight.