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 me since the very beginning. Others discovered my photos later and remained with me ever since...
Thank you my friends, for everything! I know, I'm too sentimental, but I have a soft spot for anniversaries...
3 Years of Daily Japan Photos... Top 12 Visitors Choice And now, just like the previous anniversaries, taking into account the traffic statistics and your feedback, I compiled a top of 12 "readers choices", with the most popular photos from the passed year. Here they are, in countdown order:
12. An "only in Japan" photo, a
Mikoshi parade from the Furusato Kumin Matsuri in Tokyo...
[read more]Mikoshi Parade, Furusato Kumin Matsuri, Tokyo 11. A
rare wheel repository at Naritasan Temple in Narita...
[read more]Wheel repository, Narita-san Shinshō-ji Temple, Narita 10. There are moments on the streets of Asakusa when the time seems to have stopped in the Edo Period. Here's a
soba noodle portable vending stall, exactly like in Edo...
[read more]Soba Yatai - Japanese Edo style noodle portable vending stall in Asakusa, Tokyo 9. One of my best photos with reflections, at the
Taikobashi from Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, in Osaka...
[read more]Taikobashi, Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Osaka 8. A
dashi parade at Uchiwa Matsuri in Kumagaya, Saitama, with 8 meters tall, 3-level wooden floats, lavishly ornate with complicated carvings...
[read more]Dashi parade at Uchiwa Matsuri, Kumagaya, Saitama 7. A
perfect view of Mount Fuji from the Chuo train, somewhere around Hachiōji...
[read more]6. A set of
Hina Matsuri Dolls, which are displayed on March 3rd by families with young daughters, praying for their daughters to be healthy and happy...
[read more]5. A long exposure night time photo with the
Yokohama Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel...
[read more]Ferris wheel Cosmo Clock 21, Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama 4. The
smallest Japanese Zen rock garden, at the Ryogen-in Temple in Kyoto ...
[read more]Totekiko, the smallest Japanese Zen rock garden, Ryogen-in Temple, Kyoto 3. A winter walk in Shinjuku Southern Terrace, under the
Tokyo Christmas Illuminations...
[read more]Shinjuku Southern Lights, Shinjuku, Tokyo 2. Mount Kurama is a place where you can enjoy at the same time natural beauty and man-made beauty...
[read more]1. Tokyo Dome City Milky Way, a 140 meters passage with spectacular decorations in blue, yellow and violet. For me, this is one of the most romantic places in Tokyo during the Christmas time...
[read more]Tokyo Christmas Illuminations, Tokyo Dome City, Milky Way Arigatou gozaimashita!Muza-chan