Lotus Reflection

This is part of Floral Flower Fotos and Weekend Repflections.

Fallen Leaves

Winter wind blew maple leaves to the pond. I love fallen leaves, too.
This is part of Weekend Reflections.

Umeda Sky Building

 

 

 

 This is the Umeda Sky Building. Whenever I visit here, I am fascinated with the architecture and take many pictures.

This is part of Weekend Reflections.

Weekend Reflections

This is part of Weekend Reflections.

At Heian Shrine

I found this reflection on the small lake of the Heian Shrine Garden in Kyoto. The red umbrella and maple leaves color caught my eyes.

Today Heian Shrine held a special ceremony for the certain tea ceremony group and many kimono ladies came to participate it.
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On the Sliding Door

These pictures were taken at the Ginkakuji Temple in Kyoto. Compared to the Kinkakuji Temple, this temple is not so popular, but highly recommend  this garden.

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Kobe View

The views from the Kobe Port Tower. Kobe is a narrow city sandwiched by the mountain and the sea.
Like the reflection on the large office building.
In the second picture you see a lot of containers on the ground. They are used as the galleries for the Kobe Biennale 2013, which is an art competition held every other year and will open from Oct. 1 to Dec.1.

This is part of Weekend Reflections and Skywatch Friday.

Sunset Reflection

 

I took these pictures from the 9th-floor terrace of the Grand Front Osaka yesterday.
This is part of Weekend Reflections and Skywatch Friday.

Delightful Reflection

I found the corridor of the pediatric ward of the Sakai City Hospital where my granddaughter is hospitalized now is decorated with many paintings, stickers and others to cheer up inpatient children and their families. They are really beautiful and heart-warming. This window decoration is one of them.

Thank you so much for giving me your encouraging messages. I am deeply grateful for you.  I understand Koharu's heart failure is repairable by the coming surgery.

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Open Ceiling Space

This is an open ceiling space of Fukuya Department Store just in front of JR Hiroshima Station. This luxury space caught my eyes, especially the escalator lights and the clock.
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In the Zoo

These pictures were taken in the Tennoji Zoo in Osaka. Rintaro was watching a hippo carefully. Even today I love to visit a zoo to watch the behaviors of animals, especially orangutans. Zoo is a wonderful place to go!
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In the Pond

This is one of my favorite places. You see the two-story architecture standing in the pond. It is Taiheikaku located behind the main hall of the Heian Shrine in Kyoto. It works as a bridge and observatory. You can sit on the bench to feel the fresh air and see a nice view. Today I enjoyed red maple leaves here.
This is part of Weekend Reflections.

Kyoto Station

This is Kyoto Station Building designed by Hiroshi Hara. I took this picture at the place just in front of the station. Some people say it is too modern for Kyoto, ancient capital of Japan. But I love this building. It has various functions, such as a luxurious hotel, a department store, a theater, a museum and many shops and restaurants as well as three Kyoto stations of different railroad companies.
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Weekend Reflections

This is a part of the Japanese garden of Hikone Castle Museum in Shiga Prefecture.
Water is dropping from the bamboo pipe and a red camellia is placed on a green bamboo. On the left side of the stone basin some snow remains.
In the second picture you see several ways to protect trees against snow.
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Museum Window

 

Looking into the window to see the ethnic displays at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, I found a nice reflection of bare trees and clouds.

 

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Have a nice weekend! Tomorrow I plan to see winter peony in Nara with my friends.

New Year Display

On the observatory floor of the Umeda Sky Building, a beautiful display is set to celebrate the New Year.
This is part of Floral Friday Fotos,
                       Skywatch Friday.
                      

Reflection and Napoleon fish

 

I've already posted about this architecture, the Umeda Sky Building. But I can't stop posting it because every time I see different reflection. This is part of Weekend Reflections.

Plus today I'd like to show you this video which I took at the Kaiyukan Aquarium today. This napoleon fish stayed still at the bottom of the tank with only his eyes moving. So funny!

 

Maple Pool

Some maple leaves still survive here at the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka. Look at the harmony of  Christmas trees and autumn colors.
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Sunset Reflection

I'm back after five-day business trip to Matsue city, Shimane Prefecture. It is a quiet castle town which lies on the coast of Japan Sea. I was lucky to enjoy the beautiful sunset during the trip. I'm planning to show you some pictures there from today.
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Unforgettable Statue

I found this metal statue at the corner of the intersection in Kanazawa city, Ishikawa Prefecture last month. It is a work which took some prize, but I didn't memorize it.

To me, it looks funny, but at the same time it cheers me up. Anyway his legs are unforgettable.

I'll post it to Weekend Reflections.