Fox Village In Japan

A red fox sitting on a meadow

Apparently, Japan is covered in magical and irresistibly cute animal sanctuaries. The Shrines of Ise have been celebrated as the prototype of Japanese architecture. Largely of wood, traditional housing and many temple buildings see the use of tatami mats and sliding doors that break down the distinction between rooms and indoor and outdoor space.

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Basic Rules For Walking In The Mountains

A man standing on a rock cliff overlooking a river

Hiking is sometimes referred to as such. This specifically refers to difficult walking through dense forest, undergrowth, or bushes, where forward progress requires pushing vegetation aside.

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Few Things I Wish I Knew Before I Moved to New York

Brooklyn Bridge at daytime

The City of New York, usually called either New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.

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What Is Photography and What It Means To Me

A man looking at a beautiful lake and mountains landscape in Switzerland

Photography is the science, art and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

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Fragments of Iceland

Icelandic horses

Iceland is a Nordic country between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. It has a population of 325,671 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

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