Last light over Osaka #japan #japantravel #sunset #osaka #kansai

Watching the Nozomi Shinkansen blaze through a station at full speed is an awesome experience I hadn't had since leaving Hamamatsu #japan #trains #trainspotting #shinkansen #japanesetrain #speed #bullettrain

Iga-Ueno Castle in Mie Prefecture It was the home of one of Japan's two most famous ninja schools and the grounds, with their 30m (~98ft) stone walls that one can walk right up to the edge of, are a sight to see! #japan #japantravel #kansai #mie #igauenocastle #ninja #ninjacastle #japanesecastle

Autumnal fire at Futamata Castle Ruins in Hamamatsu Tenryu #japan #japantravel #shizuoka #hamamatsu #castle #castleruins #japanesecastle

Autumn leaves at Ishikiri Shrine's upper altar in Higashi Osaka #japan #aumtumninjapan #osaka #autumn #autumnleaves #autumncolors #shrine #japaneseshrine #japantravel

The autumnal fire continues to spread at Osaka Castle #japan #japantravel #osaka #japancastle #japanesecastle #osakacastle #kansai #autumn #autumncolors #autumnleaves #autumninjapan

Takatori Castle Ruins in full autumnal fire #autumn #autumncolors #autumnleaves #Japan #JapanTravel #Nara #Kansai #Japan #Castles #CastleRuins #JapaneseCastle

Daruma, the round wooden dolls, are spirits of victory and success, and the principal spirit of Katsuoji Temple in the mountains of Osaka Prefecture Katsuoji is also an EXCELLENT place to view Japan's fiery autumn leaves! #JapanTravel #Osaka #autumn #Katsuoji #Japaneseculture #Japan #autumnleaves

Tsutenkaku Tower in Halloween colors Shinsekai neighborhood in Osaka Japan

Jumping over Osaka! When a friend comes to town, fun will be had

Wall and turret reflections in the outer most of Osaka Castle #osaka #osakacastle #osakajapan #castle #castles #kansai #japan

The Chikatsu Asuka Museum has a fascinating collection of artifacts from Japan's ancient Kofun (burial mounds) period. Here is a small sample of the 1,400+ year old items that may be exhibited when the museum reopens after refurbishment next April #archeologymuseum #近つ飛鳥博物館 #chikatsuasukamuseum

Pillars at the Chikatsu Asuka and Sayamaike Museums

A futon daiko float and the crowds at the big torii gate at Hiraoka Shrine's autumn festival

Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka's Shinsekai neighborhood

An aodaisho (Japanese rat snake) in Kyoto's Kiyotaki Gorge

The Hozukyo Gorge from the Kyoto-bound side of Hozukyo Station

Inside one of the tunnels on the abandoned Fukuchiyama Railroad in Hyogo Prefecture about 2km from Takedao Station

JR Takedao Station in Hyogo is halfway into a tunnel and halfway over a bridge

Derelict building in Osaka's Higashi-Shinsaibashi neighborhood just north of the Dotombori

These sulphur cosmos and morning glories make a beautiful contrast

Any handwriting experts out there? Oh wait, we don’t need one because we have eyes…

Why would any foreign country invest in a nation that did this?

In May of 2014 my friend Tristan took the picture on the left on the Sasagawa Nagare Coastline in Niigata. It was the start of my signature jump shots. I still have that shirt but it's OLD Fast forward to the other day when I found this one. Dash Parr will jump again!

Engetsu-to Island in Shirahama-Cho Wakayama Prefecture

Getting into character after playing Studio Escape's "The Dame and the Diamond" escape room 5 years ago

Looking south at the Horsetooth Reservoir Rotary Park Overlook

A hole in the cliff at Engetsu-to Beach in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture

Who besides me needs a big dose of vitamin sea? Visiting Uradome Beach in Tottori again would be amazing

The 3-story pagoda of Sokenji Temple at the top of the same mountain as Azuchi Castle Ruins

The main stairs at Azuchi Castle Ruins in Shiga Prefecture

The view of Sainoko Lake from the Ruins of Azuchi Castle in Shiga Prefecture

Looking up at the Umeda Sky Building's Floating Sky Garden

Osaka Castle Tower from the central garden

Evening on the Fossil Creek Trail in Fort Collins Colorado

I got to do an ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) workshop this morning at my neighbor's home

I've eaten at this Ichiran ramen restaurant several times over my time in Kansai. Seeing this devastation and knowing that 2 firefighters lost their lives keeping people safe is sad and surreal

A train trestle over the Cache La Poudre River in Fort Collins Colorado

The road along the hogback on the east edge of Horsetooth Reservoir

Zelensky wore a suit this time.

The lineup of planes at DIA before I flew on Sunday

On the Long View Branch of the Fossil Creek Trail in Fort Collins Colorado

Looking north at Horsetooth Reservoir from a small cliff near Rotary Park

The view from an observatory on the Long View Trail branch of the Fossil Creek Trail in Fort Collins Colorado

The Horsetooth from Fort Collins

A copse of cottonwoods on the rolling prairie in Fort Collins

A quiet moment on the Cache la Poudre River in Fort Collins Colorado

Loving the wide open spaces in Colorado

Sunset at the Natane 5 Islands on the Shirawara Coast in Tottori Japan

Kamogaiso Beach in Tottori