![Terraced Rice Paddies](https://i0.wp.com/lestaylorphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/30-3211-post/Terraced-Sunrise_smaller_watermark.jpg?fit=1024%2C684)
Terraced Rice Fields In Chiba Prefecture Japan
Last week I took a photography trip down to southern Chiba Prefecture. There are lots of great places to photograph there, but one of the main places I wanted to shoot was these terraced rice fields in Kamogawa. These are known as the Oyama Senmaida rice fields, and are unique in that they are the only rice fields in Japan to grow solely on rain water. These fields have been on my radar for several...
![Cherry Blossoms and Rapeseed Flowers at Gongendo Park](https://i0.wp.com/lestaylorphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Satte-Panorama_smaller.jpg?fit=800%2C322)
Favorite Cherry Blossom Photos From The 2016 Season In Japan
Another cherry blossom season has come and gone (at least in Tokyo), and I’ve got a veritable ocean of images to wade through as proof! Unfortunately, this year was more cloudy and rainy than normal. There were only maybe 2 truly good weather days during the season, and only one while things were at full bloom. Nevertheless, I took a lot of images and have several that I’m very pleased with. So I thought I’d...
![Japan Coast Coral](https://i0.wp.com/lestaylorphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Costal-Coral-On-Izu-Peninsula_smaller.jpg?fit=1024%2C684)
Coastal Coral On The Izu Peninsula
This is another photo I took last month during a cloudy sunrise along the Pacific Coast of Izu. One of things I love about the coastlines of Japan is the abundance of coral. In Florida, where I’m from, we have some incredible beaches comprised of soft white sand, but there is little coral or rock to be found. Perhaps it is for that reason that Japanese beaches are so interesting to me – they are...