Bukō Shimizu
was a Japanese photographer who lived in and photographed Chichibu ( Saitama). Shimizu was born on 12 October 1913 in Chichibu, the eldest son of the family running a photography studio in Kumaki, Chichibu.Teruo Okai (, potted biography of Shimizu, ''Nihon rettō shashin jinhyōden: Fūdo to shashin no kōkei'' (), '' Photo Contest bessatsu'' (Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kikaku, 1992), p.132. His unusual given name, Bukō, is written with the same characters as those used for Mount Bukō; the family had intended it to be pronounced ''Takekatsu,'' but when interviewed in his late seventies Shimizu did not remember "Takekatsu" as having been used.Shimizu in conversation with Teruo Okai, in ''Nihon rettō shashin jinhyōden: Fūdo to shashin no kōkei,'' pp. 132–36. In 1929, Shimizu's father suddenly gave up working at the family's photography studio in Chichibu,Mihashi Sumiyo (), "Shimizu Bukō", ''Nihon shashinka jiten'' () / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (Kyoto: Tank� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japanese People
are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people constitute 97.4% of the population of the country of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 125 million people are of Japanese descent, making them list of contemporary ethnic groups, one of the largest ethnic groups. Approximately 120.8 million Japanese people are residents of Japan, and there are approximately 4 million members of the Japanese diaspora, known as . In some contexts, the term "Japanese people" may be used to refer specifically to the Yamato people, who are primarily from the historically principal islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku and constitute by far the largest group. In other contexts, the term may include other groups native to the Japanese archipelago, including Ryukyuan people, who share connections with the Yamato but are often regarded as distinct, and Ainu people. In recent decades, there has also been an increase in the number of people with both Japanese and non-Japanes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Photographer
A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photographers As in other arts, the definitions of amateur and professional are not entirely categorical. An ''amateur photographer'' takes snapshots for pleasure to remember events, places or friends with no intention of selling the images to others. A ''professional photographer'' is likely to take photographs for a session and image purchase fee, by salary or through the display, resale or use of those photographs. A professional photographer may be an employee, for example of a newspaper, or may contract to cover a particular planned event such as a wedding or graduation, or to illustrate an advertisement. Others, like fine art photographers, are freelancers, first making an image and then licensing or making printed copies of it for s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chichibu, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,159 in 26,380 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Chichibu is in the westernmost part of Saitama. Unlike other parts of the prefecture, it is largely mountainous and the population is concentrated in river terraces along the Arakawa River (Kanto), Arakawa River. It is Saitama's largest municipality in terms of surface area and shares borders with Tokyo, Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi, Nagano Prefecture, Nagano and Gunma Prefecture, Gunma Prefectures. A large portion of the city belongs to Chichibu Tama Kai National Park. Because the region is not suitable for growing rice, many people have traditionally depended on sericulture (silk farming). Limestone from Mount Bukō, which rises south of the city center, is another major source of income for the region. The city is shifting its focus toward sightseeing, taking advantage of its rich natu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saitama Prefecture
is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 Square kilometre, km2 (1,466 Square mile, sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama, Saitama, Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Saitama, Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, Saitama, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa, Saitama, Tokorozawa. History of Kujiki According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western Saitama. The area that would become Saitama Prefecture in the 19th century is part of Musashi Provinc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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PhotoCON
is a Japanese photography magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ... that emphasizes the participation of and contests for its readers. Its title alludes to "photo contest". The magazine has a complex history. ''Photo Contest'' (, ''Foto Kontesuto'') was a monthly magazine whose first issue was dated September 1956. This turned into the much more ambitious and very different ''Camera Age'' (, ''Kamera Jidai''), a monthly magazine that ran from January 1966 till January 1967. The earlier magazine returned as the twice-monthly ''Junkan Foto Kontesuto'' () from May 1967, from January 1968 till October 1973 ''Gekkan Foto Kontesuto'' () and from January 1974 until December 2007 ''Japan Photo Contest Monthly''This English title appears on the cover of the first issue (dep ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mount Bukō
is a mountain in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan. A major regional source of limestone, it has been actively quarried since the Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok .... File:Mount Bukō Relief Map, SRTM-1.jpg, Relief Map File:Chichibu city.JPG, Downtown Chichibu File:羊山公園の芝桜の丘 (Phlox subulata in Chichibu) 02 May, 2010 - panoramio.jpg, With References Mountains of Saitama Prefecture Chichibu, Saitama {{Saitama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Photographic Society Of Japan Awards
Since its inception, the Photographic Society of Japan has annually presented a large number of awards. Awards 1952–1956 1957–1984 1985–1993 1994–2003 2004–2008 2009–2017 2018-2020 {, class="wikitable" , - ! Year ! International ! Distinguished Contributions ! Lifetime Achievement ! Curatorial ! Newcomer's , - , 2018 , Sandra S. Phillips, Sandra Phillips , Toshio Saito, Nikon Salon , Tokuko Ushioda , Jyo Takeba , Atsushi Okuyama, Takehiko Sato , - , 2019 , Manfried Heiting/ Ryūichi Kaneko, Kaneko Ryuichi "The Japanese Photobook 1912-1990" , Keiso Tomioka, Naohisa Hara , Mao Ishikawa , Chihiro Minato , Kawori Inbe, Ryo Minemizu , - , 2020 , Mark Pearson , Koichi Miyazawa, Japan Alpine Photographers Association , Naoki Ishikawa (photographer), Naoki Ishikawa , Akiyoshi Tani , Hiroshi Ikeda, Aki Goto , - , 2021 , [none] , [none] , [none] , [none] , [none] , - , 2022 , 太田菜穂子 榮榮&映里 , Hiromi Tsuchida株式� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Photographic Society Of Japan
The is an organization set up in December 1952 to advance photography in Japan. Its membership of about 1,400 includes both amateur and professional photographers, as well as researchers, critics, and people in the photographic industry. Its address is in Ichibanchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Since its inception, the Society has annually presented a large number of Photographic Society of Japan awards, awards. References External links * Arts organizations established in 1951 Japanese photography organizations 1951 establishments in Japan {{japan-org-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chichibu Tama Kai National Park
is a national park in Japan at the intersection of Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano and Tokyo Prefectures. With eight peaks over 2000 m scattered over 1250 km2, there are numerous hiking trails and ancient shrines. The best known landmarks are , home to the 2000-year-old ; and Mount Mitake, with the . The park has sources of major rivers such as the Arakawa River, Shinano River, Tama River, and Fuefuki River ( Fuji River). Popular areas Tokyo Metropolis side The major points of interest are Mount Mitake (), Mount Odake ()and Mount Mito (). Mount Mitake is positioned on the eastern border of the national park. It has been worshiped as a sacred mountain from the time of antiquity. On its peak stands a Shinto shrine, , which was established during the reign of Emperor Sujin in 90 B.C. The building houses a Zaōgonge Statue made in 736. At present, a cable-car service allows visitors easy access. Mount Mito consists of three peaks: the Western Peak (1,527 m), Centra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tokyo Metropolitan Museum Of Photography
The is an art museum concentrating on photography. As the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, it was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo. The museum also has a movie theater. Until 2014, the museum nicknamed itself "Syabi" (pronounced ''shabi''); since 2016, it has called itself "Top Museum". History and exhibitions The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography opened in a temporary building in 1990 and moved to its current building in Yebisu Garden Place in 1995. At that time, it was one of the first photography galleries in Japan not to be dedicated to the works of a single photographer. Most of the exhibitions since then have been themed rather than devoted to a single photographer, but exhibitions have been dedicated to such photographers of the past as Berenice Abbott (1990) and Tadahiko Hayashi (1993–94), and also to living photographers including Martin Parr (2007) and Hiromi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Some Books By Shimizu Bukou
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Japanese Photographers
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