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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

White outside


21st January 2011


The last day of the year began with snow, more snow than I've ever seen in Kyoto.





The sakura trees of Gion Shirakawa were white not with flowers but with winter.




Caught off guard, many people didn't have umbrellas.










But not everybody needs them.




The snow made patterns never seen before.




And I made this.




It was my old year resolution.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Follow the river...


18th January 2011





...and the link to a ryokan, fresh soba and a moon growing on the ground. For the rest of it, see today's Life! in The Straits Times.

Saturday, January 01, 2011

明けましておめでとうございます


1st January 2011


今年もよろしくお願いします。




Gion Shirakawa in the snow.