The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

In World War II, Kyoto was spared as a target of the atomic bomb. But the ancient capital was bombed several times by conventional means and carries the marks of those attacks through the present day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/07/travel/kyoto-wwii-aerial-bombing-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #wwii #kyoto #atomicbombings
The Japan Times
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The little-touristed province of Aseer, an area with a rich cultural heritage and unspoiled nature in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern corner, forms the linchpin of the country's $1 trillion bet on tourism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/world/saudi-arabia-tourism-skyscrapers-nature/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #saudiarabia #tourism #hotels #travel#aseer
The Japan Times
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From Singapore to Greece to Michigan, fans came to Fuji Rock not just for the music, but for the nature, the relaxed atmosphere and the freedom to dance into the early hours. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/04/music/overseas-visitors-fuji-rock-festival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #fujirockfestival #musicfestivals #travel #tourism#tatsuroyamashita
Olly
@Mountains@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

In the comparatively dry parts of Valais, Switzerland, these 'bisses' were constructed up to 500 years ago - and as recently as 1974 - to transport water from mountain streams to villages and fields. Some bisses stretch for dozens of kilometres. They make for very pleasant and gentle walks, especially close to Verbier (which means "near bisse").

#Mountains#MountainView#Hiking#Travel
Olly
@Mountains@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

In the comparatively dry parts of Valais, Switzerland, these 'bisses' were constructed up to 500 years ago - and as recently as 1974 - to transport water from mountain streams to villages and fields. Some bisses stretch for dozens of kilometres. They make for very pleasant and gentle walks, especially close to Verbier (which means "near bisse").

#Mountains#MountainView#Hiking#Travel
Bob Tregilus
@elaterite@mastoart.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

A couple of Grand Entrance shots from Friday's Rocky Boy's Agency Powwow in Montana. This powwow is gigantic compared to the ones I'm accustom to in Nevada! Saturday is the big competition day!

#Travel#Dance#Native#Photography#Darktable

A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.
Bob Tregilus
@elaterite@mastoart.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

A couple of Grand Entrance shots from Friday's Rocky Boy's Agency Powwow in Montana. This powwow is gigantic compared to the ones I'm accustom to in Nevada! Saturday is the big competition day!

#Travel#Dance#Native#Photography#Darktable

A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dancer in regalia. We see her from the waist up. She wears a dark long sleeve dress and has multiple vest like decorations and intricately beaded necklaces. Her black hair is tightly bound back. Two eagle features stick up from behind her head. There is a orange sunset in the background.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a female Native-American dancer in regalia. She faces toward the left and is looking down but her head is wreck. She wears a gay colored long sleeve dress. We see her beaded belt with alternating diagonal dark and gray stripes. Her hair is tightly bound and she wears a blue wrapping with shells on the ends over her braids. Dangling from the shells are buckskin fringe. She has three eagle feathers sticking out of the back of her head and a large white feature tuff on top of her head.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.
A color portrait photo of a Native-American dance in powwow regalia. He is in profile facing left. He is hunched forward with his head tipped back. He has four long black braids hanging over his shoulders. His regalia is multicolored but predominantly a green-yellow. He has a porcupine headdress with two long wires holding large white tuffs of feathers high above his head. He wears a multicolored beaded headband and bead dangles in front of his eyes.
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Should you start packing your bags for Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park in northern Okinawa? Only if you’re ready for the long lines, the unique pricing structure and the considerable effort it takes to get there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/01/travel/okinawa-theme-park-junglia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #okinawa #junglia #themeparks #tourism