The Telegraph run a weekly travel photography competition called the Big Picture. I decided to enter one of my monkey moments– taken at the Jigokudani monkey park in Nagano, Japan. I was pleasantly surprised with a runners up position! See it on the Telegraphy website here. See some more monkey moments.
Category: 365 days in Japan
365 days in Japan, one photo at a time.
Day 163- The deer of Nara
Nara is another of Japan’s gems! It is home to the Great Buddha; an awe-inspiring effigy, grandiosely housed within the largest wooden structure in the world (keep an eye out for future posts). Located just a skip and a jump from Kyoto it made the perfect day trip during a recent trip to see the […]
Day 162- Shamisen Lesson- Part 2
The second part of my shamisen photo shoot (see part 1). Being a guitar player, I had little head start in learning. The emphasis though, being on little. The shamisen is not easy to learn, a host of rules and rituals making it very difficult to master. I am slowly improving though and my teacher […]



