Jerad Raines Photography

Gallery · 30 prints

Japan Photography Prints

I loved Japan from a distance for most of my life before I ever went, which is usually a good way to ruin a place. It didn't. The whole trip stayed surreal start to finish, and I still catch myself recollecting it at odd hours. Not the sights so much as the feeling of them, the particular way a crowded street moves, the customs, the quiet harmony.

Images here run from the sheer life of Tokyo — the largest city on earth — out to the castle towns, the sacred temples and torii, and the country between them. Each available as a limited edition fine art print.

Locations in this collection: Tokyo · Kyoto · Fushimi Inari · Arashiyama · Meiji Jingu · Nara · Osaka Castle · Himeji Castle · Matsumoto Castle · Nikkō Tōshō-gū · Fujiyoshida · Chūreitō Pagoda · Mount Fuji

Pagoda with cherry trees and Mt. Fuji in the distance at sunrise, Fujiyoshida, Japan Fuji Happiness Fujiyoshida, Japan 01 Matsumoto Castle and moat with red bridge in Japan Move Through Time Matsumoto, Japan 02 Himeji castle with bridge in spring Sakura Majesty Himeji, Japan 03 Torii Gate in water with shore on the far side, Takashima, Japan Into Aether Takashima, Japan 04 Bamboo grove with rustic fence and path, Kyoto, Japan Path of Solitude Kyoto, Japan 05 Matsumoto castle with swan in the foreground Black Swan Matsumoto, Japan 06 Osaka castle towering over the treetops at dusk Above the Treetops Osaka, Japan 07 Detail of Himeji Castle with cherry trees in bloom in the foreground Only Color Left Himeji, Japan 08 Inner torii gate at Meiji Jingu temple in Tokyo Japan Inner Torii Tokyo, Japan 09 Torii gate in the late at dusk with smooth water, Takashima, Japan Longevity Takashima, Japan 10 Ginkgo leaves in Japan, rendered in black and white so the fan shape and the overlap carry the frame Fantail Japan 11 Fushimi Inari Shrine at night with lanterns, Kyoto, Japan Walk the Path Kyoto, Japan 12 Sensō-ji Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan Celebration Tokyo, Japan 13 Koi turning through dark water in Japan Liquid Gold Japan 14 Fushimi Inari shrine at night with diagonal light, Kyoto, Japan Gates of Prosperity Kyoto, Japan 15 Torii gate entrance to Meiji Jingu in Tokyo Japan Emperor's Door Tokyo, Japan 16 An abandoned interior in Japan, the seats still in rows and the light coming through what is left of the windows Empty Seats Japan 17 Namba Yasaka Lion head Shrine in Osaka Japan Don't Look Now Osaka, Japan 18 Matsumoto Castle and Japanese black pine with storm clouds Prepare for War Matsumoto, Japan 19 A deer working a quiet corner in Japan, in black and white Snack Time Japan 20 Street view of pagoda temple at sunset in Kyoto Japan Glimpse Into the Past Kyoto, Japan 21 Osaka castle with reflection in pond and garden Osaka Reflections Osaka, Japan 22 Stone lanterns lining an approach in Japan, mossed over from years in the shade Light the Way Japan 23 Steep low-angle view of Matsumoto Castle’s stacked black tiered roofs against open sky, in near-monochrome Invasion Force Matsumoto, Japan 24 Sake offerings at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo Japan Long Live the King Tokyo, Japan 25 Sake barrels stacked and displayed in Japan — offerings donated to a shrine, each barrel painted with the brewery that gave it Imbibe Japan 26 Two sika deer appearing to whisper in Nara Park, Japan Sharing Secrets Nara Park, Nara, Japan 27 Dense bamboo grove with shoots receding into darkness, Kyoto, Japan Impenetrable Kyoto, Japan 28 Colorful Japanese pagoda in the forest of Nikko Forest Kami Nikko, Japan 29 A seated Buddha in Japan, framed by the trees around the grounds Middle Path Japan 30