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penguins | in kyoto?

penguins … in kyoto? <p>traditionally, according to local ordinances, no building in <em>kyoto</em>, the old capital of japan (prior to the establishment of <em>edo</em>, now <em>tokyo</em> of course) should be taller than the tallest buddhist temple.<br />however, during the 1990s under the architect and engineer <em>hiroshi hara</em>, the older <em>kyoto</em> station (京都駅) was radically rebuilt…

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ubud bali | temples (and a bit of bamboo)

bali ubud | temples and a bit of bamboo sorting through older photographs i was struck by these, taken on a rather lazy visit to bali, about two years ago. i’d almost forgotten about them because the trip had more to do lying around next to a swimming pool than exploring, but i did find these. please click on any and all images for a larger gallery experience. (o. and leave a like, below, if you…

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aso san

aso san i’ve stayed in the japanese prefecture of kumamoto, in kyushu, several times. what brings me back is the stunningly beautiful landscape around the ancient caldera of mount aso or asosan. the outer caldera is up to 80-150Km around, and is one of the biggest in the world. it is the result of a series of cataclysmic eruptions which took place between 90,000 and 300,000 years ago. my first…

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kamikōchi

a one day wander in kamikōchi <a href="https://kenedwards.org.uk/image/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/0001-kamikochi_colour-24_10_22-2-scaled.jpg" data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="d365cae"…

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kamikōchi

kamikōchi in autumn <p>k<em><strong>amikōchi</strong></em> is a remote highland valley located in the northern japan alps, within nagano prefecture. part of the <strong><em>chūbu-sangaku</em> </strong>national park, it lies at an elevation of approximately 1,500 metres and is accessible only from mid-april to mid-november. private vehicles are not permitted within the area, helping to preserve…

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tsukiji market

築 地 市 場　(tsukiji market) <p>photographs of <em>tsukiji fish market</em> and nearby.<br />when i first visited japan in the early ’nineties, one of the first recommendations i receved was to visit <em>tsukiji</em>. the recommendation then was based on <em>tsukiji’s</em> still being the fully operational central fish market for tokyo and the adjacent prefectures. the fish market itself was not open…

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poorly in paris

poorly in paris for the last few years i’ve been regularly travelling to paris in january (accompanying someone who has work with paris fashion week). i’ve always enjoyed these visits, despite the sometimes freezing, usually miserable and grey, weather. the weather usually doesn’t trouble me too much. i wrap up warm and carry my <em>fujifilm x100f</em> so i don’t need to worry about protecting my…

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setoda

(project) <p style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';">the island of setoda is nestled in a corner of the japan inland sea, near hiroshima. setoda’s shiomachi district is a quiet corner of hiroshima…

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setoda

in ‘projects’ a series of photographs, taken in january 2024 on the island of setoda (link here)   <a href="https://kenedwards.org.uk/image/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/setoda-31.jpg" data-elementor-open-lightbox="yes" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow="6ecebac"…

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coffee, jazz, and neon

my last visit to japan was in june, typically the heart of the rainy season in tokyo. the weather should have been in the upper teens, with cloudy skies and sudden bursts of rain. but this june was different—just like everything seems to be these days. (as i write, it feels like the whole world is out of balance: south america is ablaze, the west coast of the usa is burning, and central europe is…

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“a night out in london”

“a night out in london”

outing … i’m mainly posting this just to remind you all that i haven’t stopped posting on here, the website hasn’t died (nor have i … yet) so these images were from a night out last week in soho. at a restaurant i will happily recommend; noble rot. the prime place is downstairs (that’s the place you’re most likely to encounter celebs) and from experience i’ve found that most try to avoid…

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clerkenbloom

bloomsbury and clerkenwell | an afternoon to the east of the west end a black and white walk back in may tropical medicine ministry of truth cafe society green shade disraeli cocktails pre-raphaelite dentistry a point illegible unreadable communication interior | exterior deconstruct finitude by design green shade

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new japan photos

recently . . . just spent a month in what should normally have been ‘rainy season’ japan. however, as most of us now recognize; climatically, there aren’t really any ‘normal’ seasons anymore. the days alternated between full summer sun, and rainy humidity. with one or two exceptions every day was in the mid-thirties (celsius) or higher. stepping out from the arctically air-conditioned interiors…

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greenway

walking east london greenway – ‘twixt plaistow and stratford one of the great pleasures of living in london is walking.the city is criss-crossed with urban pathways through the remnants of an earlier industrial age, through inner-city decline, through pre-railway and motor vehicle waterways. with the increased popularity of cycling, bith mechanical and electrically assisted, the casual pedestrian…

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haunted by postmodernism

is po-mo now retro? recently visited charles jencks’ residence; the cosmic house, a somewhat imposing property in what used to be my old neighbourhood; holland park, notting hill. it’s open to the public, although visiting parties are limited in number. there’s much postmodernism in evidence here, with its attendant historicism (neoclassical, ancient egyptian, gothic and medieval refererences)…

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haunted by postmodernism

is po-mo now retro? a visit to charles jencks’ the cosmic house, a somewhat striking property in what used to be my old neighbourhood; holland park, notting hill. it’s open to the public, although visiting parties are limited in number. there’s much postmodernism in evidence here, with its attendant historicism (neoclassical, ancient egyptian, gothic and medieval refererences) but most striking…

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Elementor #11886

and now, it all seems a distant blur mayfair; one of the poshest boroughs in london. it was here that former chairman of the conservative party and alleged novelist, the serially mendacious jeffrey archer, was accused of soliciting in shepherd market. mayfair is a bit like that. ‘all fur coat and no knickers ‘ as they say up north. a mecca for money to burn consumerism, and a cover for all kinds…