...and my first outing with the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 G2 lens. As it's Golden Week here in Japan I ventured into Shiga Prefecture to...

With my X-T3 and three prime lenses I did an early morning shoot, going from Otsu all the way to Arashiyama. It was also a chance to...

Some nice red leaves this year despite the warm autumn. For information on my photography tours please visit the tours page or send me a...

5:50am, Lake Biwa. For information on my photography tours please visit the tours page or send me a message at...

This lantern signals the entrance to Hayashi Ya (林屋), a local eatery two minutes from Otsu station. It offers a surprisingly varied menu...

For information on my photography tours please visit the tours page or send me a message at info@classic-kyoto-photography.com You can...

Taken at Tenson Jinja, Otsu City

5:30am.

Nuff said....

In the year 1054 this shrine was moved from the top of Nagara Mountain to its current location in Otsu so that the common people could ...

Getting up at / or before dawn I see how many people get up and out early in the morning. My morning walks have been, and continue to be...

The Lake Biwa Flower Fountain is a large fountain located on a 180m breakwater in the Otsu Port offing, that sends out streams of 440m...

Making a clean sweep of things at Ishiyama.

These daruma had been inserted into the kanji character for temple at the entrance of Katsuoji, in Osaka. It seemed oddly apt.

A diferent take on the Biwako Hall. Fujifilm X100S 1/52 second F/5.6 ISO 200 33 mm #shiga #mono

Kutsuki, and John Steinbeck. Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/160 second F/10.0 ISO 250 182 mm #shiga #snow #kura

Takebe taisha (建部大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was established in the 43rd year of the...

Confucius Shrine (孔子廟 Kōshi-byō) in Nagasaki is said to be the world's only Confucian shrine built outside China by Chinese hands. Even...

Tuesday 08:30 Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/40 second F/16.0 ISO 320 35 mm #sakura #hikone #water #reflection #castle #shiga #primelenses #spring

Hikone at full bloom splendor yesterday. Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/30 second F/11.0 ISO 100 35 mm #hikone #sakura #primelenses #ef35mm...