rivers

kokokei-1-18

kokokei-1-18

The handlebar of bike is at the bottom of the photograph, standing above a small narrow forested gorge cut by a small stream extending below on the right, with a roadway suspended along the mountainside to the left.
hichiso-1-15

hichiso-1-15

A river of crystal clear water flowing down a shallow rock-lined canyon, with dense forest encroaching on the banks at the top of the cut.
hichiso-1-16

hichiso-1-16

A river of crystal clear water flowing down a shallow rock-lined canyon, with dense forest encroaching on the banks at the top of the cut.
hichiso-1-17

hichiso-1-17

A river of crystal clear water flowing down a shallow rock-lined canyon, with dense forest encroaching on the banks at the top of the cut.
hichiso-1-18

hichiso-1-18

A river of crystal clear water flowing down a shallow rock-lined canyon, with dense forest encroaching on the banks at the top of the cut.
korankei-1-26

korankei-1-26

A view up a stream with buildings of a village on either bank, and a makeshift bridge in the distance.
korankei-1-27

korankei-1-27

A view down a mountain stream. A bridge, probably an elevated pipeline crossing the stream, is in the distance.
korankei-1-17

korankei-1-17

View of a river running through hilly terrain, showing some small whitewater caps. The left bank is shielded by a concrete wall, atop which there isa building that may be a residence or a restaurant with a patio area facing onto the river.
shiga-1-003

shiga-1-003

A small shinto shrine with multiple torii at the side of a road. Although not visible in the photo, the bed of a large river lies beyond the shrine.
okayama-1-08a

okayama-1-08a

Coffee in a hand-thrown earthenware coffee cup sits on a wooden counter before a window opening onto a winter scene, and expands of dried grass on the bank of a broad river in the middle distance