Panoramania Korea / Japan

I usually dont do many panorama shots...but i am starting to make use of them because sometimes i want quality and the 10.5 2.8 nikon fisheye can't produce this.
But usually i always use it when i want WIDE! ha

To the right are the beautiful mountains of Sokcho Korea (Serokasan).



The small but big city of Japan/Kyushu...Fukuoka!






 Incheon Korea!

Kagoshima (Sakurajima active volcano)
Pity i missed the ash in this photo

Travelling with Shinya-san @ Arashiyama and Sagano

After many days in Japan I was waiting to see the cars....And OH YES I finally manage to snap one :)
The original Skyline. I believe it is Nissan Skyline KGC10.
















Saw some tourist or locals? Dressing up in hired Kimono for family photos.






Bamboo Groves
The walking paths that cut through the bamboo groves make for a nice walk or bicycle ride. The groves are particularly attractive when there is a light wind and the tall bamboo stalks sway gently back and forth. The bamboo has been used to manufacture various products, such as baskets, cups, boxes and mats at local workshops for centuries.

[quote from http://www.japan-guide.com]





Temple near the bamboo groves & Togetsukyo Bridge.









The hand washing stone you use before you go to the temple and pray.
You wash your hands and mouth before you pray :)

Kyoto With Shinya-san

Hmmm what can i say @_@ It was over run by tourists...If you been to Cambodian Angkor wat in the last couple of years you know what I mean.
You have to fight to get a clear photo lol.
After coming from Kyushu where the sites are just as lovely but less tourists it’s a bit dis-heartening.
When I travel I like to feel that not many tourists have seen what I seen.  But when going to Kyoto it feels as if everyone that comes to Japan visits Kyoto.

Driving to Kyoto from Hyogo!

Golden Pavilion!

But it was worth it, got to catch up with Shinya.  Went to see Kyoto Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji) and a rock garden (Ryoanji)







Ryoanji Temple is the site of Japan's most famous rock garden, which attracts hundreds of visitors every day. Originally an aristocrat's villa during the Heian Period, the site was converted into a Zen temple in 1450 and belongs to the Myoshinji school of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, whose head temple stands just a kilometer to the south.
[extracted from http://www.japan-guide.com]







My friend says that you sit in front of the rock garden to absorb energy.








And now for curry lunch :D
Have a craving for curry ever since Kagoshima, I have been in love...It was good but not as good!