October maple

October maple leaves in Kyoto

Sapporo Crabs

Crabs and other delicacies at the central fish market of Sapporo, Hokkaido (Japan) / © Ι.A. Daglis
Καβούρια και άλλες νοστιμιές στην κεντρική ψαραγορά του Σαπόρο, στο Χοκάιντο της Ιαπωνίας

3 Οκτωβρίου 2000 - πριν από 12 χρόνια ακριβώς στο Σαπόρο Ιαπωνίας: "Ελληνικό" δείπνο σε καβουράδικο με Βασίλη, Δημήτρη και Ισίδωρο. Το Σαπόρο είναι φημισμένο για τα θαλασσινά του και ειδικά για τα καβούρια.

Japanese in Berlin

27 September 1989: our very first Japanese dinner - in Berlin! - thanks to our good friend Nancy ...

Small torii at Inari-yama

Small torri on family shrines of Inari-yama, southwest of Kyoto (Japan), Oct2007 / © I.A. Daglis

Torii at Inari-yama

Fushimi Inari temple complex: Innumerous, omnipresent, bright vermilion torii ... Kyoto, October 2007

Inari-yama, Kyoto

Mysterious pond of the Inari-yama hill southwest of Kyoto (Japan), where the Fushimi Inari shrine complex is located.

Family shrines ..

.. are numerous (tens of thousands).

Tonkatsu

My son Alexandros savoring a tonkatsu lunch in Himeji, Japan, Oct2007.

Garden secret

A small "secret" in a garden in Himeji, Japan...

Samurai castle

Himeji-jo, the White Egret castle. October 2007.

Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating from the beginning of the Shogun period. It is a masterpiece of construction in wood, combining function with aesthetic appeal, both in its elegant appearance unified by the white plastered earthen walls and in the subtlety of the relationships between the building masses and the multiple roof layers.

Kyoto impression

Φευγαλέα εικόνα σε κόκκινο. Σταθμός του Κυότο, Οκτώβριος 2007. © I.A. Daglis

ANZU San Francisco

Apres sushi ...

Sushi and sashimi in San Francisco

At the sushi bar of ANZU in San Francisco ...

... plus excellent sashimi ...

Sushi in San Francisco

The sushi chef of ANZU in San Francisco, California (USA)

Himeji Bamboo

Alex and bamboo in Himeji, Kansai (Japan), October 2007.

Kaki

Τα καλούδια του χειμώνα: Διόσπυροι κακί - επί το ελληνικότερον "λωτοί".

The winter fruit: kaki, or Japanese persimmon.

Drink in Japan

Alex choosing a refreshment in Japan ... October 2007

Kyoto Kimono

Alex with two ladies in kimono. Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, October 2007.

Tokyo Ryokan II

Alex exhausted, sleeping on the tatami floor of our ryokan room, Tokyo, October 2007.

Tokyo Ryokan

Tatami room in a Tokyo Ryokan, October 2007.

Halloween

31 October 2007: Halloween in Tokyo, Japan ...