Japan 09 - Gion/Pontocho (casual shots)

Old Gion bridge.. place for Geisha & Maiko sighting

Pontocho

In an ikazaya @ Gion

Sake

Fugu sashimi
Beef sashimi

Ishibei-koji

Japan 09 - Arashiyama area

Tenryu-ji



Nonomiya shrine

The shrines sell a good variety of charms for love, career, traffic safety, studies, health..etc

From a random shops along Arashiyama

Bomboo forest

Lots of people!!

The effect of 30s exposure time with ND8 filter..
not really enough to totally 'exclude' people in the picture..
Should have taken pictures in different angle instead of trying to do away with the people.. I dont feel its worth the time.. unless the composition is so great