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Temple entrance beckons at twilight
夕暮れの丘の上、寺は手招きします。景色が門を枠に入れて、門も景色を枠に入れます。 Visiting a nearby gallery, I wanted to show my friend the Gokokuji temple, just past the station. It was more magical and quiet than I had remembered. I love...
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Twilight over Nishi Shinjuku with almost full moon
暑さと高い湿度のために、東京の夏の日中はちょっとたいへんです。 けれども、夏の夜は歩くのが楽しいです。夕暮れは特にきれいです。この写真は、数日前、月がもうすぐ満月の時でした。西新宿の上に出ていました。 Summer days in Tokyo are difficult with the heat and humidity, but evenings are very pleasant for...
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Lone palm looks radiant in twilight
夕暮れに一本のヤシが素敵に見えます。 Lone palm looks radiant in twilight. I had to stop my bike to take this photo. Gaien-Nishi Dori between Aoyama and Jingu-mae. Update: Identified by @jasondewees as Washingtonia, or...
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Twilight cherry blossoms at Aoyama cemetery
青山霊園は、夕暮れの桜の花びらがとても素敵です。 The road through Aoyama Cemetery is lined with gorgeous old cherry trees. I went there for AQ‘s office hanami party, and on the way home I took this photo at twilight.
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View of Shinjuku at twilight, wide road and narrow sidewalk
この新宿の景色には、道路は広いですが、人と植物の空間が少ないです。もっと想像力を使えば、良かったと思いませんか。 This view towards Shinjuku demonstrates how wide the road is and how little space is allocated to people and plants. What a lack of imagination.
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Twilight on a department store roof garden. French fantasy meets function.
新宿の丸井のデパートの屋上庭園は、フランスのファンタジーみたいです。仲が良さそうな若いカップルが多いです。 I love the contrived fantasy of Marui’s Shinjuku roof garden. It’s a large space, with many formal French elements like precise mini-hedges,...
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Sky Tree, the view from below and from up top
日立さんのおかげで、やっとスカイツリーに登ることができました。構造と景色がすばらしいです。夕暮れのときがおすすめです。 Hitachi recently invited me to visit Sky Tree this summer. I’d delayed visiting because it seems far away from where we live, and because of...
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