In Japan, you have the opportunity to visit so called owl cafes, which is exactly what it sounds like – you go in and have a coffee while being surrounded by owls (and some other birds). This little fella here is from Nara, a famous place in Japan that is crawling with deer in the …
New Photo: Waiting for the Rain
While exploring Tokyo, I found several nice viewpoints that made for a fantastic photo. By the time I found this one, clouds had come in – which made for this awesome dramatic backdrop. I am not sure what our friend here was waiting for, but I thank him for standing there in the right moment. …
New Photo: The Monks Door
This door is the entrance for monks of the world-famous Yamadera temple in Japan. It is rather interesting – I thought the temples were pure tourist attractions nowadays – which really just shows how little I know about Japan – but turns out that once the temple closes, the monks take over again and go …
New Photo: The Professional Photographer
So this was actually a little funny – I spent some time at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, when it started to rain badly. Now, the couple that you see in the image had booked a professional photographer for the evening that came prepared – he pulled out a couple of umbrellas right away and every …
New Photo: The Never-Sleeping Bamboo Forest
This is one of the most famous bamboo forests near Kyoto, Japan. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove looks absolutely stunning when you walk through or whenever you see it in pictures – however, there is one thing that comes with the fame: tourists. Like me, hundreds of people everyday make their way to the forest to take …
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