JRafanan Photography

Somewhere in Nishiki Market, downtown Kyoto, stomachs growl and wallets weep. Photo taken on May 6, 2017. Featuring Transcendental Noms.

"Today the children of this city will go through their day in peace. What a precious thing that is. It is worth protecting - and then extending to every child. That is a future we can choose. A future in which Hiroshima and Nagasaki are known not as the dawn of atomic warfare, but as the start of our own moral awakening." ~ U.S. President Barack Obama, 2016. Photo taken on May 11, 2012 during my first trip to Japan, and reposted here to mark the 72nd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II. The dome and flowers represent somber juxtaposition of destruction and restoration, death and rebirth, past and present.

The daily commute, especially if you work or frequently shop at a particular Japanese fish market. . . . #japan #subway #train #tokyometro #hibiyaline #tsukiji #tsukijistation #travel #photography #travelphotography #commute

Take me to another place, take me to another land | Kyoto, Japan | May 7, 2017. #japan #japantrip #japan2017 #travel #travelphotography #photography #kyoto #streetphotography #kimono

Let's go places. Particularly to a place 5,868 miles from Los Angeles called Shintenchi Plaza Okonomimura for some delicious Hiroshimayaki. And preferably, in a Japan-spec Toyota C-HR. Photo taken on May 4, 2017 during the Hiroshima leg of our two-week tour around Japan. . . . #shintenchi #okonomimura #okonomoyaki #hiroshimayaki #toyota #toyotachr #japan #horoshima #nightphotography #travel #travelphotography #photography #nightlife #streetphotography #cars #compactcrossover #neon

Five-storied pagoda. Buddha of Medicine. Miyajima island. May 5, 2017. . . . #japan #miyajima #fivestorypagoda #travel #travelphotography #photography #japantrip #japan2017 #architecture #japanesearchitecture #pagoda #japaneseculture #toyokunishrine

Wish. Pray. Hope. May 6, 2017. . . . #japan #kyoto #kinkakuji #ema #shinto

Two friends cross paths after 5 years at what is arguably the most popular street crossing in the world. It's been a while, Erik. Really happy to have had the chance to hang out with you again. . . . #shibuya #shibuyacrossing #tokyo #japan #travel #travelphotography #photography

Serenity. May 6, 2017. . . . #japan #kyoto #kinkakuji #kinkakujitemple #garden

@hikaritwinkle as Kagamine Rin, Karakuri Burst ver., produced by Hitoshizuku-P x Yama w/ illustration by Suzunosuke. . . . #heroesofphotography #heroicchallenge #red #vocaloid #cosplay #kagaminerin #karakuriburst #cosplayphotography #photography

"Better shut off your pain circuits." ~ A2, NieR: Automata. Cosplay by @yoitez. Type-40 Sword by @sedale_cosplay. Lighting assist by @daemonomics. Anime Expo 2017. Los Angeles Convention Center. . . . #nier #nierautomata #a2 #cosplay #yorha #android #animeexpo #ax2017 #animeexpo2017 #lacc #losangeles #dtla

"You should know when you're beaten." ~A2, NieR: Automata. Cosplay by @yoitez. Anime Expo 2017. Los Angeles Convention Center. A2 happens to be my favorite character from the game, so you can imagine how excited I was to work together on making this photo happen!!! . . . #nierautomata #nier #yorha #a2 #cosplay #videogame #animeexpo #ax2017 #animeexpo2017 #convention #losangeles #lacc #dtla

Snow Miku 2017! Cosplay by @chireiyu. Taken during day 2 of Anime Expo 2017. Fabric flip and lighting assist by @sploradorali. . . . #snowmiku #snowmiku2017 #sapporosnowfestival #hatsunemiku #cosplay #animeexpo #ax2017 #losangeles #dtla #vocaloid #cryptonfuturemedia