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青柳健二　Kenji Aoyagi

Photographer Kenji Aoyagi specialises in photographing the landscapes of Japan and other Asian countries. Currently he is travelling throughout Japan capturing images of landscapes that have been created by people in partnership with nature. He has authored a number of books, including English language publications, Mekong, the Last River (Cadence Books and Kindle) and Asian Rice Terraces (Kindle). More of his photography can be viewed at http://www.asia-photo.net

 

Japan’s Significant Landscapes. Okinawa’s Fukugi Namiki - Historical Tree-Lined Urban Landscape.

Strolling the Rice Terraces. Vol.5. Hoshitōge Rice Terraces, Niigata Prefecture

Strolling the Rice Terraces Vol.6. Warabino no Tanada – Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture

Strolling the Rice Terraces, Vol.4. Shiroyone Senmaida Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture

Strolling the Rice Terraces Vol.01 Ōyama Senmaida Terraced Rice Fields, Chiba Prefecture

Ōkami Shinkō – the Wolf Faith. No.11: Epidemics and the Wolf Faith

Japan’s Significant Landscapes. Vol. 2: The Riverside District and Canals of Ōmihachiman.

Strolling the Rice Terraces Vol. 02: Kunugidaira no Tanada

Strolling the Rice Terraces, Vol. 3. Furusawa no Tanada Rice Terraces. Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture

Himeji Castle – The White Heron Castle, glowing in the sky (Himeji City, Hyōgo Prefecture)

Ōkami Shinkō – the Wolf Faith. The Veneration and Awe of Nature. No.1: Oinugē Festival　　　　　

Japan’s Significant Landscapes. Sakitsu – Village of the Hidden Christians

World Heritage in Japan. Hiraizumi. The Historical Remains of a Once Dazzling Buddhist Culture

World Heritage in Japan. Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites, Tomioka City, Isezaki City, Fujioka City and Shimonita Town, Gunma Prefecture.

Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama (Gifu and Toyama Prefectures)

Japan’s Significant Landscapes. The Edo Period Thatched Houses of Ōuchi-juku.

Castles of Japan Part 1: National Treasure, Matsumoto Castle – Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

World Heritage in Japan. Shiretoko Peninsula. Sea Ice, Soaring Mountains and Some of Hokkaidō’s Rarest Wildlife
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