by glen on August 21, 2011
After a doubtful start to the day with a heavy downpour threatening the festival the sun returned stalls were relocated to drier ground and the festival went on.
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Young and old turned out in large numbers making this years festival a huge success.
One of the activities that really united the festival goers was the Bon Odori Dance – in this Bon Odori Panorama you can see the dancers making their way around the festival tower in unison.
There were a huge number of food stalls providing an amazing array of international foods from traditional Japanese festival BBQ to Indian and french flavors.
One of the more spectacular events of the festival was the Mochi and Candy toss where people scrambled to grab as much as they could.
There was a brief spell of rain which sent everyone in search for cover but this didn’t last long before the fire was raging.
The Yotei Taiko Drumming group fired up the crowd with a typically energetic performance and i did my best to get down the front and stay low to shoot this Yotei Taiko Panorama unfortunately i didn’t have space to move my big head out of the way !!
I put my camera away for the final fireworks display and enjoyed the moment with my wife and friends.
Thanks to everyone who contributed towards producing the event – no doubt a great time had by all.
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Over the last few years i have have been lucky enough to shoot some beautiful houses in the Niseko Hirafu area made by HOP and project managed by Taiga Seshu is the most recent project to be completed and is located in Hirafu’s middle village. Completed in Dec 2010 this custom built house was commissioned by a private owner and is a one of a kind.
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平成２１年から私はとても幸運なことに、ニセコヒラフエリアにて、高級というだけでなく上質な家造りを行う「HOP」(Housing Operation Architects) と 家造りのプロジェクトマネジメントを行う「TAIGA」が送り出す、素晴しい住宅の数々を撮影させていただいております。ヒラフペンション街の中腹に位置する「雪舟 Sesshu」 は直近のプロジェクトです。昨年１２月に完成したこちらの家は、快適空間を約束する世界に一つだけの家となっています。
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As a working combination Hop and Taiga were able to synthesize the owners request with stunning results. The first panorama here was taken during construction on the 12th of June 2010 and the second panorama was taken late March 2011 from almost the same position.
HOP と TAIGAによるタッグは、オーナーの想いやライフスタイルをしっかり捉え、満足いただけるものを提供していきます。最初のパノラマは建築中の昨年６月１２日、二つ目は今年３月末にほとんど同じ場所から撮影されたものです。
Interesting to see the transformation – take a good look at the ceiling.
I loved the wooden structure inside and out and the carpentry is spellbinding.
だんだんと形作られていくのを目にするのは興味深いものですー天井にご注目ください。内と外に張り巡らされた木目、ハイレベルの建築術に息をのみます。
Seshu is available for private rental and is managed by Holiday Niseko so please contact them if you are interested in renting Seshu next season.
雪舟 Sesshu は宿泊も可能です。興味のある方は、Holiday Niseko までご連絡ください。
HOP just produced their latest advertising magazine SEIZAN RYUGI which details several recent projects from around Japan including Seshu – nice to see the final product in print.
「青山流儀」と題されたHOP通信では、HOPが手がけた雪舟を含む全国の最新プロジェクトの詳細が掲載されています。手に取れる印刷物に載る完成品を目にできるのは 嬉しいことです。
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winter
by glen on April 25, 2011
Had the opportunity to attend the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in front the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
The service started at 05:30 with hundreds of people in attendance gathered from all walks of life. Good to be able to pay my respects.
Lest we forget.
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by glen on April 15, 2011
Spring has rolled around for another year and I thought it would be fun to make a 4 spot virtual tour of the Spring Park in Hirafu.
This virtual tour is made from 98 shots so it took a while to put together. Click on the red icons to move around the park and can also zoom in and out with shift/command. Still a few weeks left of good skiing and riding on the mountain.
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spring,
virtual-tour,
winter
by glen on March 24, 2011
Marching up Annupuri Peak from Hirafu and Annupuri has become ‘de rigueur’ over the last few years and with good reason – the view is epic when the weather is on.
Here are 2 panoramas taken at different times of the year:
1st October 2010
28th Feb 2011
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