Mac’s Japan

Brit in Japan! Likes photos, food and trying to speak Japanese!

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Just posted a photo @ Kobe, Japan https://t.co/XNcYldlGPV

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/ofWAs1kQua

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View of Tokyo from the Skytree. Taken back in March. Spent hours up there just checking out the city. It seems to go on forever.

#東京
#日本
#Tokyo
#City
#Japan
#skytree
#skyline
#river
#hazy
#downtown https://t.co/eLzhBkhqz0

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View of the moon from my balcony a couple of days back. Beautiful.

#moon
#月
#japan
#神戸
#日本
#space
#view
#longlens
#500mm
#night
#sky @ Kobe, Japan https://t.co/rxTRix3SfC

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First rugby match in Japan, a year to the day after arriving. Steelers smashed it! Brilliant match against Canon Eagles.
#gogo神戸
#steelers
#kobelcosteelers
#rugby
#日本
#japan
#神戸
#kobe
#canoneagles
#ラグビー https://t.co/GumMez3sM0

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Just posted a photo @ 王子公園 https://t.co/94riExy60m

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Just posted a photo @ Kagoshima, Kagoshima https://t.co/klcBThCSiy

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This drink is awesome. You can find it in the cheaper vending machines along with such bizarre drinks as ‘Jungleman’.

Despite looking like a bottle of Japanese mayonnaise and carrying a demented rabbit with… https://t.co/SJov0Kg9vn

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Now that I’ve got used to the sound outside my window early every morning, I love these noisy critters.

They’re massive, clumsy, loud and ugly, but they’re the soundtrack of the summer.… https://t.co/qPXFEQwE8f

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On this day 75 years ago, the Second World War ended. It ended in the most terrible way imaginable. Visiting the city of Hiroshima this week, seeing the scale of the city, visiting the museums and standing in one of… https://t.co/RI65lJKImt

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Kyushu going by at 160 mph!
#shinkansen
#bullettrain
#新幹線
＃九州
#Kyushu https://t.co/VreEFld8If

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On the Shinkansen!!! So fast!
#新幹線
#shinkansen
#bullettrain
#jrkyushu
#japan
#japanesetrain https://t.co/wCnXHFLbhh

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As a Brit, I have the need for the occasional fish and chips. It’s necessary for my sanity.

Sadly, there very few chippies in Japan so I had to make my own. They turned out pretty good! Even managed to find some… https://t.co/czHWVGBfPo

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One of the guardians of Suwa shrine in Kobe. This Inari shrine is small, beautiful and very well maintained. ⠀
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It is an ideal stop on the way to Venus Bridge, one of the viewpoints overlooking the city. It’s a… https://t.co/Sdq5ojzvow

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When the day is done...⠀
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Right now is a tough time for Japan’s many restaurateurs. Many venues are closed and many more sit empty. Streets that are usually heaving with people are now quiet. ⠀
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Here’s a chap whose… https://t.co/0lngffy5Tt

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Decided to go take a few photos on my way back from work. Taxis here are so iconic! This was taken in Sannomiya with my new (well, new to me) Tokina 28-70mm f2.8. It’s a fun lens, not particularly sharp and it’s… https://t.co/lsJPbvAybB

[Mac’s Japan @MacsJapan]

Decided to go take a few photos on my way back from work. Taxis here are so iconic! This was taken in Sannomiya with my new (well, new to me) Tokina 28-70mm f2.8. It’s a fun lens, not particularly sharp and it’s… https://t.co/iHmV71XOKG

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A little slice of Americana here in Kobe, Japan. ⠀
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I’ve seen more Harley Davidsons in the last couple of months in Kobe than I’ve seen in the last five years in London. They, like a lot of American culture icons,… https://t.co/4yuKiLB6Kp

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Eerily quiet in Kobe today when I was on my way to buy groceries. These photos were at 1pm just east of Sannomiya. Usually loads of people and traffic here. Despite there being no actual restrictions, many people… https://t.co/gXIi2xySMr

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Budai / Hotei-sama / 布袋様 / Laughing Buddha⠀
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As the sun goes down, he’s still smiling.… https://t.co/gWo2mUfpEA