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Atomic Bomb Dome 20
The ruins of the Genbaku Dome, or Atomic Bomb Dome, near the ground zero hypocenter of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
Night Trolley 2
A city trolley makes an evening stop in the downtown area of Hiroshima, Japan.
Rays over Fuji
The sun breaks through the clouds over Mount Fuji and the city of Fujuyoshida, Japan.
Store on the Corner
People walk through a dark intersection crosswalk toward a FamilyMart convenience store in Hiroshima, Japan.
Walk Through Tokyo
Two women, dressed in formal kimonos, pass near a temple in Tokyo, Japan.
Street in Tokyo
People waiting to cross the street as a bus passes through an intersection in Tokyo, Japan.
Old Meets New
An older neighborhood with its many temples meets head on with the modern architecture of the SkyTree in Tokyo, Japan.
The Face of Buddha
The Great Buddha, or Kamakura Daibutsu, the 43 foot tall and 103 ton statue was completed in 1252 and stands in Kamakura, Japan.
Lamp Post 2
The lamp post on the bridge of the Imperial Palace, residence of Japanese Emperor, in Tokyo, Japan.
Complicated
Looking up at an intricate system of wires and cables on a power pole in downtown Osaka, Japan.
Supreme Court 16
A summer day in front of the US Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
Miura Peninsula Seascape
Japan's Miura Peninsula on Sagami Bay with Mount Fuji in the background.
Lone Chair
A lone chair sits under clothes pins and clothes lines, used to hang seaweed for drying, in the port village of Hashirimizu near Yokosuka, Japan.
Visa for Life
During WWII, Chiune "Sempo" Sugihara helped about 6,000 Jews flee Europe by issuing 'transit visas for life' to travel through Japanese territories. He risked everything, even the lives of his family, for the Jews fleeing Poland and Lithuania. As many as 100K people are alive today because of him. Despite the publicity abroad, he remained virtually unknown in Japan while holding menial jobs including selling light bulbs door to door. It wasn’t until 1986 when a large Jewish delegation from around the world and the Israeli ambassador to Japan attended his funeral did the Japanese public, including his own neighbors, discovered what he had done.
Arasaki Rocks
The rocky shores of Arasaki, Japan, near Yokosuka on the Miura Peninsula.
Destroyer in the Bay
A US Navy destroyer anchored in Tokyo Bay off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan.
Buddha Hall 2
The dimly lit Butsuden, or Buddha Hall, at the Kenchoji Temple was moved from Tokyo Kamakura, Japan in 1647.
Sugihara's Grave 5
During WWII, Chiune "Sempo" Sugihara helped about 6,000 Jews flee Europe by issuing 'transit visas for life' to travel through Japanese territories to safety. As many as 100K people are alive today because of him. Read my Chiune Sugihara blogpost at: https://billchizekphotography.net/2021/01/06/the-greatest-person-youve-likely-never-heard-of/
Bow Ropes
Ropes connected to the hull of a boat sitting on a ramp near Yokosuka at the harbor of Arisaki, Japan.
Yokosuka Patios 6
The exterior and uniform patios of a building in Yokosuka, Japan.
Garden Statues 3
Buddhists statues at the 8th century Hasedera Shrine in Kamakura, Japan.
Tokyo Shadow 2
The 2,080 foot tall Tokyo SkyTree cast its shadow over the city of Tokyo, Japan.
Abe's Sole
The sole and foot of the sculpture of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Anchor Cleaning 2
A Japanese sailor washing off his ship’s anchor from above with a hose.
In the Clouds
The Summit of Mount Fuji pokes through the clouds as seen from Fujinomiya, Japan.
Torch Lady
The view from behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City.
JMSDF Docks
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships (JMSDF) at their docks in Yokosuka, Japan.
Purification
A worshiper finishes washing at the purification fountain near the Daishi Temple in Kawasaki, Japan.
Honch Selfie
A selfie in a traffic mirror at Yokosuka, Japan’s Honch.
Biker Patrol
An old police car sits in a parking lot in Lowell, Arizona.
The Hand of Abe
Abraham Lincoln’s hand at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
The Mind
Inside the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC.

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