{"id":2191,"date":"2025-01-06T00:37:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2025-01-06T01:41:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T01:41:01","slug":"interesting-things-i-saw-along-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/?p=2191","title":{"rendered":"Interesting things I saw along the way&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compilation of random interesting Japan observational Photography From Dec 23, 2024 &#8211; Jan 4, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2456-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2456-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2193\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2456-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2456-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2456-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2456-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2456-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2523.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2523-1024x1019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2194\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2523-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2523-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2523-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2523-768x765.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2523-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2523.jpg 1561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Shoes on a man on the subway, Kyoto<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2556-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2556-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2197\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2556-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2556-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2556-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2556-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2556-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Display in the Kimono Rental Store, Kyoto<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2568-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2568-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2568-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2568-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2568-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2568-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2568-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Streetview in Kyoto<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2572-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2572-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2572-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2572-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2572-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2572-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2572-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Many houses, even if they don&#8217;t have gardens, there are container gardens, and I am always surprised at the variety of plants. This house had a cactus and a citrus tree<\/em>,<em> on one side. Sometimes people have 20 pots or more! this was only one side of the house.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2648-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2648-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2648-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2648-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2648-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2648-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2648-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2652-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2652-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2652-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2652-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2652-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2652-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2652-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2655-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2655-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2655-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2655-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2655-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2655-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2655-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2664-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2664-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2208\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2664-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2664-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2664-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2664-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2664-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2675-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2675-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2675-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2675-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2675-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2675-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2675-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2706.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Purple Sweet Potato extruded over ice cream, and a slice of sweet potato.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2738-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2738-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2214\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2738-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2738-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2738-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2738-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2738-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Models of the buddha hands at Todai-Ji in Nara.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2740-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2740-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2215\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2740-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2740-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2740-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2740-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2740-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2783-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2783-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2783-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2783-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2783-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2783-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2783-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>spice jar &#8211; it looks bigger in this photo &#8211; in reality it was about two inches high<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/f91b02e2-1c1e-48cc-89f7-937e8d2ba0c3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/f91b02e2-1c1e-48cc-89f7-937e8d2ba0c3-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/f91b02e2-1c1e-48cc-89f7-937e8d2ba0c3-1024x473.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/f91b02e2-1c1e-48cc-89f7-937e8d2ba0c3-300x139.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/f91b02e2-1c1e-48cc-89f7-937e8d2ba0c3-768x355.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/f91b02e2-1c1e-48cc-89f7-937e8d2ba0c3-1536x709.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/f91b02e2-1c1e-48cc-89f7-937e8d2ba0c3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>photo credit: Aubrey Kassirer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2837-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2837-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2837-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2837-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2837-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2837-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2837-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2843-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2843-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2227\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2843-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2843-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2843-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2843-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2843-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2857-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2857-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2229\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2857-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2857-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2857-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2857-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2857-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2861-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2861-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2861-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2861-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2861-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2861-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2861-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2954-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2954-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2954-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2954-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2954-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2954-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2954-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fushimi Inari Shrine Gates, Kyoto<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3034-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3034-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3034-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3034-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3034-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3034-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3034-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3036-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3036-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2233\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3036-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3036-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3036-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3036-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3036-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Man shovelling his roof in Iiyama &#8211; I took this photo from inside the station<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3045-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3045-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2234\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3045-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3045-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3045-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3045-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3045-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Nagano has a system of spraying the roads and train tracks with saline to prevent ice build up<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3065-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3065-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2235\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3065-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3065-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3065-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3065-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3065-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Heard of the Easter bunny? How about the Esther Bunny?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3074-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3074-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2236\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3074-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3074-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3074-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3074-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3074-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3081-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3081-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2237\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3081-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3081-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3081-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3081-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3081-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3086-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3086-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2238\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3086-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3086-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3086-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3086-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3086-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Random public bathroom in an alleyway<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3115-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3115-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2239\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3115-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3115-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3115-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3115-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3115-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mrs. Mori&#8217;s glasses holder.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3216-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3216-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2241\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3216-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3216-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3216-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3216-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3216-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3259-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3259-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2242\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3259-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3259-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3259-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3259-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3259-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Shibuya, Tokyo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3260-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3260-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2243\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3260-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3260-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3260-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3260-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3260-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3263-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3263-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3263-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3263-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3263-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3263-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3263-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3266-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3266-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2246\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3266-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3266-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3266-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3266-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3266-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Around new years we saw many buildings decorated with natural decorations &#8211; sometimes bamboo and sometimes pine branches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3274-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3274-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2248\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3274-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3274-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3274-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3274-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3274-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fruit gift set &#8211; Notice the apple is the same size as a large grapefruit<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3279-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3279-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2249\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3279-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3279-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3279-768x576.jpg 768w, 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