23 Nov 2012: 3 Years of Daily Photos from Japan, Top 12 Readers Choice
A Japan Photo per Day series has been a part of my life for so long that it became a part of who I am. Today, on the 3rd anniversary since I published the first photo from this series (the Asakusa Shrine night view), I looked back to all these photos and to your feedback and to statistics and I discovered with joy (and pride) that many of you have been with ... »
66 comments 01 Sep 2012: The 1000th Japan Photo of the day - Taikobashi reflection
Today, I would like to mark the anniversary of the 1000th photo from the "A Japan Photo per Day" series!
On this occasion, I wanted to show you something special and yesterday, when I was visiting the Sumiyoshi Taisha from Osaka, I found this really special bridge, Taikobashi... Located between the entrance torii and the main building, Taikobashi (also ... »
86 comments 01 Mar 2012: The daily Japan photo is returning - Okayama Castle before the storm
Dear friends,
Today, after a hiatus of more than two weeks, I'm restarting the daily Japan photo series and I'm returning to my normal life.
What happened? Two weeks ago, on Monday, I woke up feeling weak and dehydrated, with nausea and breathing difficulty. To me, it felt like a flu... But soon it became worse and all I remember now is that I woke up in ... »
229 comments 21 Feb 2012: Preparing to return
Dear friends, thank you so much for the many encouraging messages!
I'm out of words to thank you enough...
I'm feeling a lot better now, my recovery is going well and I'm preparing to return home, but it will take me a few more days to return to my usual routine.
...It's hard to work with photos with a blurry vision... :|
Muza-chan
Post ... »
78 comments 15 Feb 2012: Good news
Dear friends,
We have good news, Muza-chan is now out of danger and her condition is improving. She is in great hands, receiving the best treatment possible.
We were overwhelmed to tears by your wonderful response. We received hundreds of messages by email, website comments, Google+ and Twitter.
We want to thank you all so much for your prayers, ... »
144 comments 13 Feb 2012: Temporary interruption
Dear all,
Instead of today's Daily Photo from Japan, we are sadly announcing that our beloved Muza-chan has just been admitted to emergency room, due to sudden diabetes.
Since she started the Daily Photo series, she never missed a day! She asked us to continue her work, but we think you will agree with us, that she's simply irreplaceable...
... »
124 comments 20 Dec 2011: Muza-chan sponsoring Akihabara Winter Wonderland event
Dear friends, I am delighted to tell you that Muza-chan's Gate to Japan is sponsoring the AKIHABARA WINTER WONDERLAND at Royal/T, a beautiful Tune in Tokyo anime and cosplay event taking place tomorrow in Los Angeles. My contribution will consist, of course, in some of my best Japan photos, which combined with J-Pop, cosplay and Japanese street fashion, ... »
11 comments 02 Dec 2011: Muza-chan's Winter Goodies!
The holidays are just around the corner, so my chibi-me Muza-chan mascot is again in Holiday mode.
But this time around, the Santa's bag is filled with "real-life" goodies! :)
I'm not as strong as Santa, so I only kept a sample and placed the rest in... a store, the first Muza-chan's official store!I always wanted to do this, to offer you the first ... »
34 comments 23 Nov 2011: Two Years of Daily Japan Photos, Top 12 Readers Choice
The time has come to celebrate the second anniversary of the daily Japan Photo series. For me, the task of publishing a photo from Japan has become a part of the daily life and I must confess that I really love to do it. I hope the fact that I never missed a day is a testimony to my passion and perseverance: 731 photos published since I launched the series, ... »
117 comments 21 Aug 2011: Kansai Airport Arrival
Yesterday I landed in Japan, at the Kansai Airport in Osaka. It feels so good to return to Japan! The next month's posts will probably closely follow my journeys, as I know from experience that I'll be tempted to write about current events...This time I'll be visiting in Japan many, many new places. I'm "armed" with a Japan Rail Pass and I will travel ... »
80 comments 27 Mar 2011: How to Help Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami Survivors by giving to Japanese Organizations
The following article is part of the Blog for Japan event, initiated by my friend Todd Wassel, a wonderful travel blogger and an experienced development and relief specialist.
It is wonderful that a lot of people want to help Japan's earthquake and tsunami survivors and have been donating to various international organizations, but Todd explains that ... »
87 comments 31 Dec 2010: Happy New Year 2011!
2010 was another amazing year at muza-chan.net. Thank you for being with me this year!
I will add more great content in 2011 and I'm looking forward to your comments and thoughts in the year to come!All the Best,
Muza-chan ... »
28 comments 05 Dec 2010: Muza-chan Holiday version - Santa Girl
We entered the month of December and the holidays are coming fast... I love winter holidays, Christmas trees, Christmas carols and cities decorated with Christmas lights...
and I love Santa Claus! :wave:And... I like dressing up as Santa girl, so here's Muza-chan chibi-me dressed up in holiday clothes!I hope her joy will be contagious and ... »
73 comments 22 Nov 2010: One Year of Daily Japan Photos... Top 10 Visitors Choice
Exactly one year ago, on November 23rd, I started the Daily Japan Photo series.
It is my favorite subject, I am doing it with great pleasure and, over the year, the daily photos have proven to be your favorites, too!So at this anniversary, I browsed through the statistics, analyzed your feedback and I came up with... the Top 10 list, according to your ... »
64 comments 04 Oct 2010: My first interview...
A couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed by Warren from Photo Nippon, about blogging, about my passion for Japan, photography, travel and many other things...Warren persuaded me to share some thoughts and a little information about myself, and since I always add photos along with my thoughts, the interview also features some previously unpublished ... »
45 comments 15 Jul 2010: Travel to Japan preparations
I'm preparing to leave for Tokyo, so for the last weeks I've been researching...
As you know, one of my main interests are the Japanese festivals, matsuri. Some of these events are taking place on variable dates and the information available on the Internet is sometimes misleading... Two trustworthy sources are the Tokyo Tourism Info and the Japan ... »
135 comments 07 Jul 2010: Muza-chan Manga Style - Time to Launch
I was writing a few days ago about the first sketches of my mascot, Muza-chan... chibi-me ;).The vast amount of feedback received from you, for which I thank you again, brought me not only joy but also confidence. From today on, she will be a regular presence on the site, so I had to be sure that you like her... ;)And the time to launch has ... »
64 comments 05 Jul 2010: Muza-chan's Gate to Japan, a new skin
As you probably already noticed, starting today, my site has a new skin/theme.Like the previous one, the banner features a Japanese torii. From the many options available, I selected a vermilion torii, in the Myōjin style. This is the style I like the most and at it is also the most popular type of torii.I took the photo some time ago, at a ... »
22 comments 02 Jul 2010: Muza-chan Manga Style
I never told you until now, but for a long time I wanted a mascot for this site...
It was a hard to achieve goal, because I wanted something original, professional, but also something to represent me...I love painting, I like comics and manga, I know a little about drawing, but not enough to design a character to match my requirements... And because ... »
63 comments 31 May 2010: My first Published Photo!
Ever since I started my online activities, I received a constant flow of requests for my photos to be used in various other projects. Obviously, most of these requests were coming from online projects, but from time to time, I have been asked to have my photos featured in print publications.
Obviously, I often agreed, and just very rarely I had to refuse. ... »
57 comments 24 May 2010: Top 10 Most liked Photos of the Half year
You probably already know that I like top lists, especially around anniversary dates. So, since yesterday was the 6 months anniversary of the "A Japan Photo per Day" series, I thought to find out which were the most appreciated photos during this half-year, in order to present them in a bigger format too... B)
So, here are the top 10 photos, ordered after ... »
73 comments 23 May 2010: Odaiba Colors
Today marks six months since I started this Japan Photo per Day series.
During these 180 days, I received an amazing amount of positive feedback from you, supporting and encouraging me! Arigatou gozaimasu!...and since many of you asked me to publish the photos with a higher resolution (and I agree, some photos really deserve a larger view...), ... »
32 comments 01 Feb 2010: Japan Blog Matsuri – February 2010 Edition
Update - the Japan Blog Matsuri is published here:20 Japan Top ListsDear friends, I will be your host to the February 2010 edition of the Japan Blog Matsuri.Japan Blog Matsuri, if you're not already familiar with it, is a monthly blog carnival founded in February 2007. You can read the history of Japan Blog Matsuri on JapanSoc ... »
77 comments 31 Dec 2009: Happy New Year 2010!
2009 was an amazing year at muza-chan.net. Thank you for being with me this year!
I will add a lot more great content in 2010 and I'm looking forward to receiving your comments and thoughts in the coming year! ... »
12 comments 23 Nov 2009: Asakusa Shrine
Starting today, you will find a new permanent category on my site, A Japan Photo per Day.
I hope you'll like it!
Asakusa Shrine, main building, Asakusa, TokyoNikon D300
Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G
Focal Length: 31mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 8s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200Începând de azi veţi găsi o nouă categorie ... »
28 comments 22 Nov 2009: On Japan Blogging
This month marks 2 years since my on-line projects started, and since I wrote my first Japan travel article. Since then, I received a lot of questions, ranging from personal information about myself to questions about the site's content, Japan blogging, Japan travel tips and photography advices. This is not necessarily an FAQ, but it does answer to ... »
78 comments 02 Aug 2009: I was a Mikoshi bearer...
...at Furusato Kumin Matsuri - Setagaya Summer Festival!I always wanted to see a Mikoshi parade and, as I wrote, I scheduled my visit to Japan accordingly.Today I participated to the Furusato Kumin Matsuri, and while watching the parade I was unexpectedly invited to be, for a few minutes, a Mikoshi bearer. You can see the joy on my ... »
6 comments 24 May 2009: Sakura photos
I just updated my Photo Gallery, with a new set of sakura photos, all taken last month in the Bucharest Botanical Garden.Am adăugat în galeria foto o selecţie de fotografii cu sakura făcute anul acesta în Grădina Botanică din ... »
3 comments 04 Apr 2009: New Nikko photos
As I promised, I made the first update on my Japan Photo Gallery, with a set of 29 photos, all taken in Nikko, in July.
Aşa cum am promis, am făcut un prim update la galeria foto, cu o serie de 29 fotografii, făcute în iulie la ... »
Comment 22 Mar 2009: My Japan Photo Gallery
Time has passed fast and now I have reached the one year anniversary since I launched this site, muza-chan.net. With this occasion, I'm launching a new project, a project very dear to me, on which I have been working intensively these days, the Muza-chan's Japan Photo Gallery.The gallery currently includes a selection of 600 photographies from ... »
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