Thursday, March 17, 2011

Japanese Buddhist monk sees the radiation level checking detector

A Japanese Buddhist monk, Tanaka Tokuun (36) right, who was evacuated from Fukushima prefecture, sees the detector of inspect the level of radiation in the air at evacuation people stay hotel at Eiheiji city in Fukui prefecture about 293.97 kilometres west Tokyo Japan on March 17, 2011.Five  families of evacuated  from around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant  live that hotel.  Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4108


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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Student start campaign to provide aid for victims of the Japanese earthquake

Japanese people gather and grant of goods during a school student collecting good for victim of earthquake on March 13 2011, Fukui city about 293.97 kilometres west Tokyo.   Japanese school student start the campaign collect the aid for provide to victims of biggest recorded earthquake and massive tsunami that hit northeastern and eastern regions of country two days ago.
Hundreds of people grant bottles of water, blankets, some health care goods which use of cold weather and money at collecting center in front of the JR station in Fukui city.Photo by- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y3341
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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Campaign to provide aid for victims of the Japanese earthquake

A member of Japanese Communist Party holds Japanese language newspaper and stands road side during the party activists collecting fund for support to Massive earthquake and Tsunami effected people on March 12, 2011 in Fukui city, Japan.  
One day after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 jolted northeastern Japan death amount rise over thousand and around 210,000 people evacuated. Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery 844Y2918
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Ume blossoms

A Japanese woman cleans the Ume blossoms garden at Kiyama village in Tsuruga March 5, 2010. Early spring Ume flowers are blooming all over the Japan in March and Ume blossoms are sign of the arrival of spring. Ume has various kinds of colors, such as white, pink, red, yellow and light green. Pic- Buddhika Weerasignhe/Street Photo gallery. 844Y1966
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Monday, March 7, 2011

A lake and empty boat

A small boat floats at the Lake of Suga in Kiyama village, Tsuruga  about 310 kilometres (192 miles) west Tokyo, Japan March 5, 2011. A Suga is one of the lake of the five lake of Mikata and it has mixtures of fresh and saltwater. Pic-Buddhika Weerasingh/Street Photo gallery. 844Y1682

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Japanese students training rowing boat

Mikata high school students training rowing boat on the lake in Wakasa city Tsuruga  about 310 kilometres (192 miles) west Tokyo, Japan March 5, 2011. All island of Japan school tournament of rowing boat will held end of March.Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y2628
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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Katsuyama Sagicho Festival

A Japanese girl performs taiko drums during the Sagicho festival at Katuyama city, Fukui about 293.97 kilometres(182.66 miles) west Tokyo February 26,2011. Men dress up red kiomono as women and perform taiko drums with children and make dance. The local people of Katsuyama city together mark Sagicho festival last weekend of February in every year and it has more than 300 years history. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y9989
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Japanese perform traditional dance and pray rich harvest and happiness

A Japanese man wears traditional mask and costume performs Dengaku and Noh Dance in the Ukann shrine at Mizumi, Ikeda village in Fukui prefecture about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo February 15, 2011.
Villagers of Mizumi, Ikeda wear traditional costumes and masks performing Dengaku and Noh nine dance series end of the winter and before the beginning spring season. According that nine-dance series performers pray to gods of nature and field for a rich harvest and happiness of villagers. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y9012
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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Japanese kitesurfer Seigo Akado

A Japanese kitesuffer Seigo Akado rides snowkiteboard during the training season at open ground in Sakai city , Fukui prefecture about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo, Japan February 6, 2011. Snowkiting is a winter sport where people use power kites to glide on snow. Photo/Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y6830
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Monday, January 31, 2011

Heavy snowfall in Fukui - Japan

Men use the shovel and remove snow at road side at Fukui city about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2011. Picture-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery.844Y6308
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Children enjoy ski at Country side in Japan.

A child enjoys skiing at village side ski park  at Ikeda, Fukui prefecture about 308.82 kilometres (191.89 miles) west Tokyo, Japan on January 23, 2011. That ski site opens until March 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5038
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Monday, January 24, 2011

Traditional way of rice cake make in Japan.

A woman grills Kakimochi, rice cake at traditional way of mochi making house at Heisenji village, Katsuyama about 297 kilometres (184.54 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011.
Kakimochi is a traditional Japanese food which is made of Mochi(Japanese rice cake). They slice Mochi and dry that by hanging near the fire. These Kakimochi, rice cake can eat by baking on the pan or deep-fry with oil.  Local women groups continue making kakimochi since 1989 to maintain this traditional food. pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y6015
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Winter hits country side in Japan.

A man removes snow from the roof of his house with a shovel at Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4869
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

White flowers bloom

A tree of covered by snow against the backdrop of sunset at Yokokan garden in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4286
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Yokokan garden in Fukui

Pond of Yokokan garden, it is a representative garden from the mid-Edo period (1603-1867) how ever site of original garden and building was destroyed by the massive air raid of Fukui City in 1945. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4247
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