Images of Osaka, Kobe and Takamatsu, taken in 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 […]
Images of Tokyo taken in 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 […]
Images of Cardiff taken in 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 […]
Images of Exeter in England. Taken in 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 […]
Images of Cirencester in England. Taken in 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 […]
Images of Cleeve Hill (near Cheltenham) and Bristol in England. Taken in September 2020. (I had took photos of Bristol in 2019, so just did a few new places in the city.) “At 330 metres above sea level or 1,083 feet, Cleeve Hill is the highest point in Gloucestershire and is also the highest peak […]
Images of Denver in the United States. Taken in 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 […]
Images of Tokyo, taken in 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 […]
Images of Sydney in Australia. Taken in October 2018. “Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. “Indigenous Australians have inhabited the Sydney area for at least 30,000 years, and thousands of engravings remain throughout the region, making it one of the richest in Australia […]
Images of Auckland and Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand. Taken in October 2018. “Auckland is a city in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the largest urban area in the country. The Māori-language name for Auckland is Tāmaki or Tāmaki-makau-rau, meaning ‘Tāmaki with a hundred lovers’, in reference to the desirability […]