Has reality caught up with fiction? With the sakura trees lit up with purple lighting and light trails of cars passing by, one may feel […]
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Shidarezakura
Although the Someiyoshino type of sakura is the most wide-spread and probably the most popular kind in Japan, one must appreciate the Shidarezakura tree, not […]
Morning Kiss
There’s nothing like waking up at 4am to be the first one to see the sakura at sunrise in Tokyo with no one else in […]
Japan’s Graceful Sakura
Autumn used to be my favorite season in Japan because of the beautiful red and orange colours you can find in the trees. My recent […]
When Discovering Simple Pleasures
When I was in France, I had never pictured myself being able to sit down at a window to simply look at trees. Maybe I […]
Achieving Balance
There is really something fascinating about Japan. Everywhere, you can see its attention to perfection, the harmony and the balance, the respect for others and […]
A Glimpse of Beauty
I was impressed by this elegant and powerful room in Kyoto. That half-opened sliding door creates a gap just wide enough to let you enjoy […]
The Fallen Ones
The fallen trunks were laying on top of each other, as if someone had placed them to make a path leading deeper into the forest, […]
Four Views
This photo was taken in one my favorite temples in Kyoto. It’s not only one of the most serene and elegant ones I know of, […]
The Temple of Pure Water
Kiyiomizudera, one of the major temples in Kyoto “floats” over red autumn foliage thanks to its stage built on wooden pillars, bringing it about 12 […]