Images of Fukuoka, Kyoto and Tottori. February 2023. “Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a centre of international commerce since ancient times. “Kyoto is the capital city of […]
Images of Osaka, Kobe and Takamatsu. January 2023. “Osaka had a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan. Osaka means ‘large hill’ or ‘large slope’. It is unclear when this name gained prominence over Naniwa, […]
Images of Tokyo. November and December 2022. “Tokyo is the capital and most populous city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area (13,452 square kilometres or 5,194 square miles) is the most populous in the world. Tokyo serves as Japan’s economic centre and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the […]
Images of Cardiff. June 2022. “Cardiff, (Welsh: Caerdydd), city and capital of Wales. Cardiff exists as both a city and a county within the Welsh unitary authority system of local government. It is located within the historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg) on the Bristol Channel at the mouth of the River Taff, about 150 miles […]
Images of Exeter. October 2021. Exeter is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Plymouth and 65 miles (105 km) south-west of Bristol. “In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal command of […]
Images of Cirencester. September 2021. Cirencester is in the county of Gloucestershire, southwest-central England. It lies on the River Churn. “Cirencester occupies the site of the Romano-British town Corinium, capital of the Dobuni tribe, at the junction of the important Roman and British roads known as Fosse Way, Ermine Street, and Akeman Street. The walls […]
Images of Cleeve Hill (near Cheltenham) and Bristol. September 2020. “At 330 metres above sea level or 1,083 feet, Cleeve Hill is the highest point in Gloucestershire and is also the highest peak of the Cotswold Hills.” Bristol is a city and county in South West England. It lies between Gloucestershire to the north and […]
Images of Denver. October 2019. “Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the US state of Colorado. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.” Ref: Wikipedia. […]
Images of Tokyo. August 2019. “Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan’s main island, Honshu. “Originally a small fishing village named Edo, the city became a prominent political centre of Japan when Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters in 1603. When Emperor Meiji moved the imperial seat […]
Images of Tewkesbury, Hereford and Stratford-upon-Avon. April 2019. “Tewkesbury is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook. “Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire. It lies on […]