1) Kintsugi Class:

I took a Kintsugi class in Tokyo. Kintsugi is a traditional art form where one repairs broken pottery with gold.I fell head over heels with the practice and its philosophy after artist @emilymcdowell_posted about it. (Her meme is in the middle there.) I just adored the idea that brokenness can create beauty. I knew I had to give it a try, so I did 🙂 Check out the pottery in the borders there to see my results!

2) Lake Kawaguchiko:

We were about to embark on a boat across the river to see Mount Fuji in the middle of a snow storm, providing some incredible photo opportunities! I was pretty proud of my edits on these two specific pictures which I made while in line to board the boat:

3) Kyoto:

I didn’t really need to edit this very much, but I was proud of the angle:

4) Cherry Blossoms:

And of course, my beloved cherry blossoms — the reason I came during March in the first place! Special thanks to my sister for two of these photos.

To see more of my Japan photos, check out my public Facebook album:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10158622469095160.1073741871.707165159&type=1&l=999a9d693a

I’ll be sure to write more posts about my incredible experiences there one day. For now, I just want to enjoy and be in the moment.