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Karatsu
Field notes, tour reports, and photography guides tagged with this topic.
Jun 14, 2015
2015 Rice Terrace Tour of Japan | Warabino and Mikaeri Falls
On our last day in Karatsu and before heading to Nagasaki, we had light rain and mostly cloudy weather. We decided to go to Mikaeri Falls, which is about 30 minutes from Karatsu. I had visited Mikaeri Falls last year during the hydrangea festival, which was beautiful, but too crowded! This time, because of the weather [...]
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Jun 13, 2015
2015 Rice Terrace Tour of Japan | Niji no Matsubara Beach and Forest
The hotel the group tour stayed in was just a short walk across the street from the famous beach in Karatsu, Nijo no Matsubara. In addition to a nice beach with islands in the ocean and mountains to the sides, there is a forest of pine trees just off the beach that is worth exploring [...]
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Jun 12, 2015
2015 Rice Terrace Tour of Japan | Oura Tanada
Another day with the group touring Japan and another rice terrace to take photographs of! In the morning we went to Hamanoura Tanada and for sunset, we went to Oura Tanada. It should be noted that you cannot actually see the sun setting at Oura Rice Terrace, but the plan was that since the weather [...]
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Jun 11, 2015
2015 Rice Terrace Tour of Japan | Hamanoura Tanada
After a good start at Doya Rice Terrace in Nagasaki, the next morning I escorted our group of photographers to Hamanoura Tanada. The best time to go to Hamanoura is really for sunset, but the weather was looking gloomy later in Saga Prefecture, and sometimes there can be some nice light and colors opposite the sunrise, [...]
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Jun 10, 2015
2015 Rice Terrace Tour of Japan | Doya Tanada
Back in 2013 I escorted a large group of photographers around Hokkaido, Tokyo and Kyoto. It was a great trip as we explored and photographed Japan for just about 2 weeks. I was delighted when Dmitry from Photosafari contacted me again about creating a short extension trip for him and other photographers after they spent some time [...]
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Aug 2, 2014
Traveling around Kyushu | Tanada Rice Terraces
Tanada, or in English, rice terraces, are rice fields built into hillsides and mountains. With the right timing and weather, they can provide excellent backgrounds for landscapes in Japan or other countries that have time. Accessing the best rice terraces isn’t always easy and finding information in English is rare, so I’ve become really interested in [...]
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Aug 1, 2014
Traveling around Kyushu | Karatsu
It’s no secret that I love Kamikochi and Kyoto, but Karatsu certainly deserves to be on my short list of favorite areas in Japan. Located in Saga Prefecture in Kyushu, about an hour or so away from Hakata in Fukuoka, lies the peaceful and beautiful ocean side city of Karatsu. There isn’t much going on [...]
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