Category Archives: Nagano

15th February: Nagano

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

Though most of the group went back to the snow monkeys, I was amongst those who elected to explore Nagano. Here, we are looking straight up at a dragon carved above the wooden gate of a temple. From near the … Continue reading →

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14th February: Nagano – Snow monkeys (Day 2)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

After photographing the landscape and the serow (see previous post), I turned my attention to the macaques in their hot pool. Macaques and their reflections through the heat haze of the hot pool. A clearer shot with wind blowing the … Continue reading →

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14th February: Nagano – Jigokudani and a Serow

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Back again at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, the top shot show the trees in front of the Jigokudani Ryokan and the next one, a vehicle parked nearby at the side of the trail. That vehicle wasn’t going anywhere in a … Continue reading →

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13th February: Nagano – Snow Monkeys

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

The previous post was walking in and walking back so here we are at the famous hot pool frequented by the “snow monkeys”. Hot and steamy…. The monkeys are in fact Japanese Macaques and are the most northerly-living primates apart … Continue reading →

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13th February: Nagano – Walking in to the Snow Monkeys

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

The bus dropped us off at the entrance of the Jigokudani Monkey Park.  I had just come from Tokyo with twelve other people.  This was the start of a wildlife and landscape tour of Nagano and North-Eastern Hokkaido with Martin Bailey, … Continue reading →

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Itinerary of Journey to Japan

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

I traveled in Japan for just over a month, in January and February 2012.  I am now processing all  images and slowly posting. Brief Itinerary From Canberra to Japan (25th to 30th January) Kyoto (27th to 30th January) Kanazawa (30th January … Continue reading →

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