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To Japan for the first time
In the spring of 2019, my friend Svenni and I travelled to Japan, a first for both of us. I absolutely loved it, and cannot wait to go back. We planned the trip so that we would be there when the cherry blossoms bloom, and were not disappointed. We did a bit of a mix of city tour and road trip. A few days in Tokyo, followed by the Shinkansen to Osaka, and nearby Nara, before picking up a car in Osaka to drive to Kanazawa and Nagoya. After we dropped off the car, we stayed in Kobe and Kyoto for a few days, before heading back to Tokyo.
For me, this was a magic trip. The culture is so different, and not a lot of people speak good English, but somehow it all works out really well. And as for photography, I think there is no place I would rather go.
On a side note, when I got back home I bought “Forms of Japan” by Michael Kenna. That book is a double edged sword. It’s so good that you almost wonder why you bother with photography.
![Shinjuku, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714548344-BRWSN0NEY16OTEGT8LPU/DSCF7381.jpg)
![Shinjuku, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714568591-K39NH4XU05162TQSEMZB/DSCF7419.jpg)
![Tsukij Market, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714587181-C7FVBL13XEXI2FZ7XJT6/DSCF7746.jpg)
![Tsukij Market, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714600032-BAWX2YJFWB5D2JQL9UOQ/DSCF7857.jpg)
![Tsukij Market, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714720929-7WXA2KVGIH8CD1THCZX8/DSCF9084.jpg)
![Tokyo van](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714569538-0T7BZHOZNLMKIIWE4KJV/DSCF7468.jpg)
![Tokyo taxi](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714645838-LXB96WXJOFNSOIN05SLH/DSCF8511.jpg)
![Tokyo taxi](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673715398123-MNR2JVUNCPYV6RCPU90Y/DSCF7997.jpg)
![Shibuya, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714620430-Y46MPSAGUSK8R1YPAVT3/DSCF8190.jpg)
![Shinjuku crossing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714669174-Y62NTNTLZZWITO9GIFJC/DSCF8522.jpg)
![Shinjuku crossing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714673969-9SBTVW18T3H2OH19J65T/DSCF8544.jpg)
![Shinjuku crossing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714687517-2GUHRRMTGSW8C958XA14/DSCF8590.jpg)
![Boy's days out in Nakameguro, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714706067-BTA24LRIRQ0BC8EKHCE1/DSCF8776.jpg)
![Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714709065-NH91NQ7YP29433BQ7B4C/DSCF9005.jpg)
![Shinkansen at Tokyo station](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714727924-HDBYQVLSL36I1YOIVE3K/DSCF9217.jpg)
![Doorman w/assistants, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714578669-R0V12VJNJCBM5O483YXJ/DSCF7715.jpg)
![Nakameguro, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714689676-ROYGPOB3UKIQ5RRHBXZH/DSCF8744.jpg)
![Shinjuku station, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714640329-65X45LTDSETNLH37VBO4/DSCF8461.jpg)
![Hamarikyu Gardens, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714599979-SP02L2ZHFPZM8HICQSSB/DSCF7913.jpg)
![Ginza, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714625723-RGO5YU8KB9OVSR86260K/DSCF8049.jpg)
![Dotonbori, Osaka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714740048-GXGQNTM7QHGTDDLCU4LW/DSCF9386.jpg)
![Dotonbori, Osaka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714742312-AK288ZPOZCK37HXH81O6/DSCF9239.jpg)
![Dotonbori, Osaka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714779017-MX2AUVDGJY0G7WMGKGH2/DSCF9639.jpg)
![Dotonbori, Osaka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714784878-8I3D7PU3X9WFXNNCA6JF/DSCF9652.jpg)
![Feeding the deer in Nara](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714759409-N9VK2FMCNU3OMDL1VGIM/DSCF9445.jpg)
![Todai-ji, Nara](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714769900-7AT5LX2P5BGPPY1K53HT/DSCF9489.jpg)
![Hikone castle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714827486-CKI5VWO0XLT558PIPBVG/DSCF9751.jpg)
![Harbour cat, Moriyama](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714806752-T89QJ9TP32BJZG65QJZ2/DSCF9688.jpg)
![Lake Biwa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714817803-Z8MUSHZ4MG1VL7191TPV/DSCF9696.jpg)
![Kanazawa castle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714832266-5QPD82EQQR1QRGDLD5FW/DSCF9940.jpg)
![Kanazawa castle park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714845134-5AC43ZMUUC99051323AM/DSCF9981.jpg)
![Kanasawa castle park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673734903563-9QMLBIAV6X608LI8YXT4/DSCF9993.jpg)
![Geisha in Higashi Chaya, Kanazawa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714326340-Z9EP57EAT3KVMPT62RSW/DSCF0030.jpg)
![Tristar Beer Restaurant, Kanazawa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714326834-CMUHSRER49WN2CT3N6F9/DSCF0085.jpg)
![ANA Crown Plaza Hotel, Nagoya.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714358073-C94ANXRQRK5UUV4FN54U/DSCF0167.jpg)
![Arashiyama garden](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714369086-C0GTIDTAI6S4WFNMYU1J/DSCF0238.jpg)
![Arashiyama](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714366892-O3B6ONR9ST1L8E3J85Y2/DSCF0251.jpg)
![Arashiyama bambus grove](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714412802-KO9WZYKWG2DWKMH4LP88/DSCF0284.jpg)
![Arashiyama bambus grove](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714412326-QC5NNRY9JP7VPGIQCE7M/DSCF0304.jpg)
![Signs in Kobe](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714446395-HEJ8ODQ1HYI0A5XEM2ET/DSCF0365.jpg)
![Imperial castle park, Kyoto](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714445983-8U0MGN7CO59FXKBTR92I/DSCF0500.jpg)
![Imperial castle park, Kyoto](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714460660-6AMVIVZOMEQ1K0FYFARZ/DSCF0508.jpg)
![Kyoto taxi](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673736811982-3VGSJOCW99WD24O6DBOR/DSCF0653.jpg)
![Nishiki market, Kyoto](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714469063-VQ89ZZHL0XZLC9231S8A/DSCF0601.jpg)
![Fujifilm guys in Asakusa, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714484233-R082Y6DPL6NX9C8RJPQE/DSCF0884.jpg)
![Asakusa, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714484813-WB6NN90O3NM748W7G3CU/DSCF0904.jpg)
![Asakusa, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714470085-0P555VHAXRABQAJ11C86/DSCF0883.jpg)
![Asakusa, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714511581-NFX50EK9M7DGXDVZ215K/DSCF1029.jpg)
![Asakusa, Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714525301-BTFW3M2N15M2K1R0XA0N/DSCF1032.jpg)
![Asahi HQ, Toky](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714502050-3ORCJBA0YZL1711I7X0Q/DSCF0958.jpg)
![Tokyo station](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714528330-XVKS1KFH999WLGSBJX85/DSCF1124.jpg)
![Ikubukuro station](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdf9fe7ff074777c985b32e/1673714543288-R9NNI88ZBCJ9Z9AY4P0O/DSCF1177.jpg)