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Click here to watch3D Movie(for Quest2/3) Once, there was an amusement park called Nara Dreamland, which was essentially a low-quality imitation of Disneyland in America. After it closed, the site sat in ruins for years, but today it has been cleared into a vacant lot. In modern Japan, buildings constructed during the rapid economic growth … Read more
Click here to watch3D Movie(for Quest2/3) Osaka is a relatively warm city for Japan, but on this day, the wind was strong and it was quite chilly. Modern DJI drones are impressive; even in such powerful winds, they can fly steadily without being blown off course. Since Japan is surrounded by the sea, the humidity … Read more
Click here to watch3D Movie(for Quest2/3) Winter is the perfect season for hiking old trails and low mountains, but since the weather hasn’t been great lately, this is my first shoot in a while. After a warm cup of noodles on the mountainside, I began filming. Capturing footage from the air feels truly majestic; by … Read more
Click here to watchSlideshow(for Quest2/3) Despite having visited Gose Station many times before, this was my first time actually exploring “Gose-machi,” a traditional Jinya (estate) town. While the historic streetscapes of Japan’s regional cities are rapidly disappearing due to depopulation and an aging society, many Edo-period buildings still remain here. As I walked, I couldn’t … Read more
Click here to watch8k Slideshow(for Quest2/3) Mount Ikoma sits on the border between Osaka and Nara Prefectures, with an amusement park perched right at its summit. This park opened in 1929 and remains active to this day. Back in the 1970s, when I was a child, my grandparents often took me there during summer vacation. … Read more
Click here to watch8k Slideshow(for Quest2/3)8k Slideshow(Ultra-high resolution for Quest2/3) After walking for a while from Kaminotaishi Station and passing the Taishi Town Hall, the number of traditional houses begins to increase, creating a very atmospheric scene. Although this is said to be Japan’s oldest official road (Takenouchi-kaido), you won’t see any buildings from the … Read more
Click here to watch8k Slideshow(for Quest2/3) Kasagi Station is located on one of the least traveled sections of the Kansai Main Line. As a result, it remains a non-electrified, single-track line, but that is precisely where its great charm lies. While you can no longer enjoy the old-fashioned experience of a diesel car with no … Read more
Click here to watchFujishirozaka1 / 8k Slideshow(for Quest2/3)Fujishirozaka2 / 8k Slideshow(for Quest2/3) Few ancient trails in the Kansai region offer as much scenic variety as this route. The landscape is especially breathtaking during the Satsuma mandarin (unshu mikan) harvest from late autumn to early winter. Walking the Kumano Kodo from Kainan Station, you encounter traditional … Read more
Click here to watch7k Movie(for Quest2/3) Whenever I think of Hokkaido, I am reminded of my high school field trip—or rather, how I couldn’t go because of a club match. It wasn’t until I finished my university entrance exams that I finally made the trip. I took the Joban and Tohoku Main Lines from Ueno, … Read more
Click here to watch8k Slideshow(for Quest2/3) Sayama Pond is Japan’s oldest reservoir, constructed in the early 7th century. Its embankment was built using the shiki-ha (leaf-layering) method, a civil engineering technique introduced from the Korean Peninsula. Even before such engineering arrived, elements like Japanese grammar, kanji, pathogens, and iron likely made their way over from … Read more