Category: 365 days in Japan

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Day 28- Waterfall

Driving around, we spotted a shrine and decided to stop for a wander. As shrines go it was a bit unremarkable, overshadowed by a pretty view over a river and a set of stairs winding down to a little waterfall. I wanted to get that silky water look, so I lowered my shutter speed and […]

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Day 27- Shrimp Catching Festival

Japanese people are very welcoming and are always keen to get foreigners involved with cultural events. I was invited by the town of Aio to take part in the World Shrimp Caching festival- I think the ‘World’ aspect might have been dependant on my saying yes. There were lots of film crews and reporters there […]