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Fuji Superia Venus 800 in Malaysia
It’s not the first time I’ve shot this film but it’s the first time I’ve used it in the way it’s intended, for casual happy snaps. The missus and I were in Malaysia recently to see family and I didn’t want to bring heavy gear, so I brought an old Canon EOS 5 and this…
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Day 19 – Eating around Tokyo
A relaxed but busy day of… eating. We spent a lot of time building social bonds, not much to show in photos haha.
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Day 18 – Back to Tokyo
It’s a long day of travel today, back to Nagano station, then from there to Tokyo.
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Day 17 – Snow monkeys at Jigokudani Onsen
We have a bit of a trek today, and it is well and truly snowing now. After breakfast we take the bus to the base of the Jigokudani trail, then you have to make the remaining 1.6km on foot. It’s not that far but the snow slows you down a lot. The path is wide…
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Day 16 – Yudanaka
We’re on the way to Yudanaka, an onsen town not that far from Nagano. Nagano was the venue for the 1998 Winter Olympics, so we know the snow will be nice at this time of year. Yudanaka is also famous for its snow monkeys, which love to hang around and bath in the natural onsen…
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Day 15 – Ine
We’ve visiting the village of Ine today, in the far north of Kyoto prefecture. Its main claim to fame is the houses built right onto the waterfront, called Funaya. It’s like living right on top of your boathouse, which makes sense because Ine is an old fishing town. The population has been shrinking steadily over…
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Day 14 – Arashiyama bamboo forest
Arashiyama is one of the places that you visit for that Old Japan vibe, and you’ve surely seen its bamboo pathway in pictures before. Arashiyama is a very touristy area, which is fine by us because we want to do touristy things today. The first of which is kimono rental. There’s quite a few places…
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Day 13 – New Years Day in Kyoto
We all have a well-deserved sleep in and go out for traditional new year activities. Shimogamo shrine is a bit of a trek north, but we want to go there because it’s the major shrine for this sort of thing, being close to the old imperial castle. As expected there’s a lot of visitors, but…
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Day 12 – New Years Eve in Kyoto
We spent most of the day travelling, down to Tokyo, pick up Michelle, then onwards to Kyoto. Not huge legs by any stretch, but no time to rest. We booked an Airbnb close to Fushimi Inari, it’s a nice cosy spot and conveniently walkable.
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Day 11 – Zao Fox Village
Another rented car, this time we’re hitting up some places not so close to Sendai.
A little portfolio.
