Ross Churchley

A view of the mountains surrounding Kyōto. In the foreground, a bridge spans the shallow waters of the Kamo river. There are tour buses on the bridge and people walking on the riverbank path to the left.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-20

Japan • Kyōto • Kamo River

A crowd of tourists passes through one of the torii gates of Fushimi Inari shrine.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-19

Japan • Kyōto • Fushimi Inari Taisha

A back view of Kanazawa Castle's keep. In the background, autumn-coloured trees, a castle turret, and the forested hills of Utatsuyama are visible.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-18

Japan • Ishikawa • Kanazawa • Kanazawa Castle

A knee-level view looking across a wooden pedestrian bridge. The bridge is illuminated by lights under the guardrails, and the sky above is a deep navy blue after sunset.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-17

Japan • Ishikawa • Kanazawa • Higashi Chaya

The standard tourist photograph of Kanazawa's Kenrokuen garden. A stone lantern is in front of a pond, and behind it are pine trees, each supported by ropes tied to a tall pole.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-16

Japan • Ishikawa • Kanazawa • Kenrokuen

A cityscape from an elevated vantage point. In the distance, trees with red, orange, and gold leaves line both sides of a city street, the only gap in an area otherwise densely packed with mid-rise apartments. In the foreground, green trees partially obscure the view.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-15

Japan • Ishikawa • Kanazawa

A stone bridge leads to the outer walls and turret gate of Kanazawa Castle. Trees line the street below the bridge, and the clear sky is dotted with clouds.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-14

Japan • Ishikawa • Kanazawa • Kanazawa Castle

A quiet street scene in Kanazawa's historic Higashi Chaya district. There are wooden tea houses built close together with tiled roofs and shoji windows.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-13

Japan • Ishikawa • Kanazawa • Higashi Chaya

A wooden bridge spans a river, with autumn colours covering the hills in the background

Photo of the day for 2025-01-12

Japan • Ishikawa • Kanazawa • Asano River

The browning leaves of dormant water lilies cover Shinobazu Pond. In the background, a willow and other trees stand in Ueno Park.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-11

Japan • Tōkyō • Taitō • Ueno Park

A fish market, a standing bar, and other shops built in the arches of an elevated train track.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-10

Japan • Tōkyō • Chiyoda • Hibiya

A red subway car stopped at a long, empty platform that curves into the distance.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-09

Japan • Tōkyō • Bunkyō • Ochanomizu Station

A small shrine sandwiched between large office buildings on a side street in Tōkyō.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-08

Japan • Tōkyō • Chiyoda • Kanda • Onjukuinari Shrine

A moment of relaxation in an urban park setting at sunset. Couples on blankets and small groups are scattered across a grassy field surrounded by trees in autumn colours.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-07

Japan • Tōkyō • Shibuya • Yoyogi Park

An old-fashioned lamppost suspended between two freeway overpasses

Photo of the day for 2025-01-06

Japan • Tōkyō • Chūō • Nihonbashi

The moat outside the Japanese Imperial Palace, with skyscrapers in the distance and trees of the palace gardens on the right.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-05

Japan • Tōkyō • Chiyoda • Imperial Palace East Garden

A pier on the Fraser River is bathed in the gold light of the low winter sun

Photo of the day for 2025-01-04

Canada • BC • Vancouver

The North Shore mountains as seen from SFU, with red and orange trees in the foreground.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-03

Canada • BC • Burnaby • Lhuḵw'lhuḵw'áyten (Burnaby Mountain)

A fountain topped with a cloud and a sword, but which could also be viewed as some sort of cute gremlin

Gee, that's random: Japan

A collection of curiosities from our trip

A sunrise viewed through the bare branches of a small tree

Photo of the day for 2025-01-02

Canada • BC • Oak Bay

A tranquil scene of an overcast sky above a calm ocean. There is a lone seagull in flight near the middle of the frame.

Photo of the day for 2025-01-01

Canada • BC • Salish Sea

Freshly painted origami paper of various colours hang to dry

Origami museum

Photos of a paper-dye workshop

A Japanese sign attached to a telephone pole points to a fire hydrant below

Japanese fire infrastructure

The hydrants are underground

Torii gates overlooking the city of Kyoto

Japan 2024

A travelogue of our recent trip