Sport Galery Style: January 2011

Monday, January 31, 2011

Heavy snowfall in Fukui - Japan

Men use the shovel and remove snow at road side at Fukui city about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2011. Picture-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery.844Y6308

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A man use the shovel and removes snow at road side at Fukui city about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2011. Picture-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery.844Y6308

A woman walk during the heavy snow fall at Fukui city about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2011. Picture-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery.844Y6376

Men use the shovel and remove snow at entrance of their officeat Fukui city about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2011. Picture-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery.844Y6452

A man use the shovel and removes snow from his car at Fukui city about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2011. Picture-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery.844Y6185

A man removes snow at road side at Fukui city about 293.97 kilometres (182.66 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2011. Picture-Buddhika Weerasinghe/ Street Photo Gallery.844Y6522

Monday, January 24, 2011

Children enjoy ski at Country side in Japan.

A child enjoys skiing at village side ski park at Ikeda, Fukui prefecture about 308.82 kilometres (191.89 miles) west Tokyo, Japan on January 23, 2011. That ski site opens until March 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5038

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Children enjoy skiing at village side ski park at Ikeda, Fukui prefecture about 308.82 kilometres (191.89 miles) west Tokyo, Japan on January 23, 2011. That ski site opens until March 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5164

Children enjoy skiing at village side ski park at Ikeda, Fukui prefecture, about 308.82 kilometres (191.89 miles) west Tokyo, Japan on January 23, 2011. That ski site opens until March 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5110

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Traditional way of rice cake make in Japan.

A woman grills Kakimochi, rice cake at traditional way of mochi making house at Heisenji village, Katsuyama about 297 kilometres (184.54 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011.
Kakimochi is a traditional Japanese food which is made of Mochi(Japanese rice cake). They slice Mochi and dry that by hanging near the fire. These Kakimochi, rice cake can eat by baking on the pan or deep-fry with oil. Local women groups continue making kakimochi since 1989 to maintain this traditional food. pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y6015

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Women hang Kakimochi, rice cake by rice straw at traditional way of mochi making house at Heisenji village, Katsuyama about 297 kilometres (184.54 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011.
Kakimochi is a traditional Japanese food which is made of Mochi(Japanese rice cake). They slice Mochi and dry that by hanging near the fire. These Kakimochi, rice cake can eat by baking on the pan or deep-fry with oil. Local women groups continue making kakimochi since 1989 to maintain this traditional food. pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5757

A woman hangs Kakimochi, rice cake by rice straw at traditional way of mochi making house at Heisenji village, Katsuyama about 297 kilometres (184.54 miles) west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011.
Kakimochi is a traditional Japanese food which is made of Mochi(Japanese rice cake). They slice Mochi and dry that by hanging near the fire. These Kakimochi, rice cake can eat by baking on the pan or deep-fry with oil. Local women groups continue making kakimochi since 1989 to maintain this traditional food. pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5865

Winter hits country side in Japan.

A man removes snow from the roof of his house with a shovel at Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4869

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A man removes snow from the roof of his house with a shovel at Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4666

A man removes snow from the roof of his house with a shovel at Katsuyama cit,y Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y5462

A man removes snow from the roof of his house with a shovel at Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4772

A man removes snow from the roof of his house with a shovel at Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4680

Men remove snow from the roof of their house with a shovels at Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4816

Man and woman remove snow from the roof of their house and ground with a shovels at Ikeda city, Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4953

A woman removes snow from the entrance of her house with a shovel at Ikeda city, Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2011. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4920

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

White flowers bloom

A tree of covered by snow against the backdrop of sunset at Yokokan garden in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4286

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A tree of covered by snow in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8280

Trees of covered by snow in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan. Pic- Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y8289

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Yokokan garden in Fukui

Pond of Yokokan garden, it is a representative garden from the mid-Edo period (1603-1867) how ever site of original garden and building was destroyed by the massive air raid of Fukui City in 1945. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4247

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Pond and main building of Yokokan garden, it is a representative garden from the mid-Edo period (1603-1867) how ever site of original garden and building was destroyed by the massive air raid of Fukui City in 1945. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4222

Pond of Yokokan garden during the snow fall, it is a representative garden from the mid-Edo period (1603-1867) how ever site of original garden and building was destroyed by the massive air raid of Fukui City in 1945. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4188

Pond of Yokokan garden seen from main building window, it is a representative garden from the mid-Edo period (1603-1867) how ever site of original garden and building was destroyed by the massive air raid of Fukui City in 1945. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y4191

A bird flies over the snow covered tree


A bird flies over the snow covered tree in Fukui city, Japan January 10, 2011. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y8411

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Frozen water droplets fall in to the pond

A frozen water droplets fall in to the pond of Yokokan historical garden in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan on January 10, 2011.Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y96161

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Frozen water droplets fall in to the pond of Yokokan historical garden in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan on January 10, 2011.Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y9932

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Coming-of-Age Day ceremony in Japan

A Japanese twenty-year-old woman attends the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.
Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y7795

Japanese women dressed in traditional kimonos, pose for photographs during the annual annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.
Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y8188

Japanese twenty-year-old women attend the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.
Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y7742

A Japanese man shows his modern hair style during the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.
Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y7900

Japanese men attend the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.
Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y8094

Japanese mother covered her daughter's traditional kimonos costume from rain during attend the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.

Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y8094

Japanese twenty-year-old woman attends the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.

Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y8263

Japanese men pose for photographs during the annual annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.
Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y7897

Japanese twenty-year-old women and her mother attend the annual Coming-of-Age Day ceremony at Phoenix Plaza in Fukui about 320 kilometers west Tokyo on January 9, 2011. The Coming of Age Ceremony is celebrated on the second Monday of January in Japan and its Japanese name成人の日 Seijin no Hi. All young people who turn twenty years old in this year celebrate on Seijin no hi ceremony.
Twenty is the age considered as the beginning of adulthood and that age is minimum legal age for voting, drinking and smoking. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y7671

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