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, exactly 2 years ago, with the Asakusa Shrine photo.

But all this would have been nothing without you: your feedback is amazing, your encouragements are priceless and your support is my main source of motivation.
Thank you very much, dear friends!

And since I'm curious by nature, I wanted to know what are the Japan photos that you enjoyed the most during these years. So I analyzed the statistics and your feedback and I came up with this "readers choice" top 12. Here they are, in countdown order, along with a link to the original article:

12. Hikone castle, one of the oldest original construction castles in Japan and one of the only four Japanese castles designated as National Treasure... [read more]


11. Nara deer are declared Natural Monument and about 1200 shika (deer in Japanese) are roaming freely through the town... [read more]


10. Japanese red bridge from Hakone: If you follow the path that starts at the foot of the great torii towards East, you’ll soon find a small vermilion arched bridge... [read more]


9. Typical Japanese Narrow building from Tokyo, one of the most spectacular narrow buildings I have seen, a karaoke venue from Akasaka... [read more]


8. Umeda Sky Building, simply the most spectacular skyscraper from Japan... [read more]


7. Hungry Japanese Koi: I took this photo at a temple from Ueno, from a small bridge, probably exactly the place where they are usually fed. When they sensed me on that bridge, they started swarming and jumping... [read more]


6. Contrasts in Kyoto, with Gion geishas and cars: A stroll on Hanami-koji-dori should be like a travel in time, because the street, with its old machiya preserved as in the old times, is absolutely gorgeous... [read more]


5. Mount Fuji seen at dusk: it is rare to see Mount Fuji from Tokyo, and even then it’s better to be in a high-rise building. As a traveler, I was lucky enough to be able to take a few pictures with Mount Fuji, from several places in Tokyo... [read more]


4. Streetcar named... Tama the Cat: Tama is a beautiful calico cat, officially employed by a Japanese railway and her fame is spreading... [read more]


3. Lanterns from Kasuga Taisha in Nara: This is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and there are many interesting things to see here, but what caught my attention was this beautiful lantern collection... [read more]


2. Daruma Dolls from the Shorinzan Daruma Temple in Takasaki, Gunma: I discovered here an amazing collection of Daruma dolls... [read more]


1. The Flame of the Atomic Bomb from Ofuna: there are several monuments in Japan keeping alive the flame ignited by the atomic bomb - the flame was taken after it was ignited by the bombing and was kept alive until today! [read more]