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posted: Originally in 2003, 2nd Edition - July 2012 |
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This page begins with September 13, 2003 and goes through November 15, 2003. These photos were originally posted back in 2003, but were somehow "lost" until recently. Now that they have been found, We are going to the effort to repost them - with the hope that they may be enjoyed by a few people. Click on any thumbnail to begin. |
| Begin September 2003 |
September 13, 2003 - Pampas Grass at Jindai Botanical Garden.
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The 2 flower shots were taken on September 23, 2003 and the Night Panorama of Tokyo Tower was taken on September 20. You can find a day Panorama of Tokyo Tower HERE (new window or tab). The center photo is out of sequence for balance.
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These 2 shots were also taken along the Tama River on September 23rd.
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The photo of the "Basu (Bus) Ramen Shop" was taken on September 28th - it used to be a great Ramen Shop, but in more recent times it has become "just average". The Aoyama Twin-Towers Scene was taken from my workplace (in the Aoyama Twin-Towers) on September 30.
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| End September 2003, Begin October 2003 |
These 3 shots of Cosmos Flowers were taken on October 18, 2003 at a Park in Chofu City.
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These 3 shots were taken at a Kindergarten in Chofu City on October 19th.
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The first shot here is the FCUK Store (French Connection - United Kingdom). The 2nd shot - One Omotesando - is where I started recently working at Louis Vuitton as a proofreader. The first 2 shots were taken on October 23rd. The 3rd shot is a Fall Thistle at the Takao Science Garden and was taken on October 26th.
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| End October 2003, Begin November 2003 |
On November 1st and 2nd Kazuya and I went to the city of Nikko in hopes of seeing great fall colors.
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Nikko is famous for the number of Shrines and Temples in the area, so of course we visited the most famous of them. In this row you can see some shots of Rinno-ji (Rinno Temple).
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Here are 2 more shots of Rinno-ji (Rinno Temple) and a shot of a 5-story pagoda at Tosho-gu Shrine.
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In this row are 3 shots of Tosho-gu Shrine.
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The first 2 shots in this row show Tosho-gu Shrine and the 3rd shot is Futarasan Shrine.
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In first position in this row is a shot of Taiyuin Mausoleum and then an additional shot of Rinno-ji (Rinno Temple). The 3rd shot shows some fall color along the Daiya River, which runs through Nikko City.
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Here is another shot of the Daiya River fall color in first position. The 2nd shot is the first shot of the following day - November 2, 2003. We took a bus up to this Akechi-daira Ropeway and took it to the top. From there we hiked along a trail and eventually ended up at Chuzenji Lake, which can be seen in the background of the 3rd photo. The waterfall is Kegon Falls and at 97 meters in height, it is one of Japan's three highest waterfalls.
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The first shot in this row shows a zoomed shot of Kegon Falls. The 2nd and 3rd shots show Mt. Nantai (2,486 m = 8,156 ft)
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Here is Kazuya at Akechi-daira (Akechi Plain or flat spot) and then a shot of Chanoki-daira (Chanoki Plain or flat spot). The 3rd shot shows that we finally arrived at Chuzenji Lake and found 1 tree which still contained some good color.
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Here is a closer shot of that Maple Tree with the good color. As you have probably noticed, the fall colors peaked before we got here, so this one tree was the greatest color we saw. The 2nd shot is cropped to show 2 monkeys after they stole some food from a small girl. The 3rd shot shows some dangerous looking clouds moving in.
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Here is a shot of Kazuya and I sitting down and relaxing for a few moments before heading down to Nikko in the bus. The 2nd shot shows the huge Torii which marks the highway entrance to this area.
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These 2 final shots were taken near Mitake, along the Tama River on November 15, 2003. The first shot shows the Tama River and a beautiful yellow Ginkgo Tree. The 2nd shot is a closer one of the Ginkgo Tree.
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| End September, October and November 2003's Photos |
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