Hinduism & Buddhism: Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia (2009)Buddhism: Wat Paknam in Bangkok, Thailand (2019)Buddhism: Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China (2007) Christianity: Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, the US (2015)Christianity: “Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times” (Isaiah 33:6) at Rockefeller Center in NY, the US (2012)Islam: A Qibla sign for Muslim in Dubai, UAE (2008)Shinto: Benten Island (弁天島) in Izumo, Japan (2019)Shinto: The original site of Kumano Hongu Taisha (熊野本宮大社), Oyunohara (大斎原), in Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan (2018). The gate, torii (鳥居), is the highest in Japan (about 34 meters high)
Shinto: Kanzaki Shrine (神崎神社) in Kotoura, Tottori, Japan (2019)
Shinto: Kanzaki Shrine in Kotoura (2019)Philosophy: A fortune cookie slip with Herbert Spencer’s maxim, gotten at a Chinese restaurant in Columbus, the US (2013)
History: The ancient Mayan ruins in Chacchoben, Mexico (2012)History: The former shipyard of VOC, the Dutch East India Company, in Jakarta, Indonesia (2013)History: The Erie Canal connecting the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean since 1825. The canal accelerated the growth of the US economy. In North Tonawanda, the US (2015)History: The American industrial revolution began in New England in the first half of the 19th century. In Lowell, the US (2015)History: A power loom at the factory in Lowell, domestically produced by Draper Corp. in Hopedale, Massachusetts, the US (2015)History: Memorial Day in Boston, the US (2015)History: The house of the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew near Somerset station in Singapore (2016)History: Items showing rapid industrialization in Singapore at the National Museum of Singapore (2016)History: A wall remembering China’s 1960s in Beijing, China (2006): (工业)学大庆、(农业)学大寨 (Learn from Daqing in industry, learn from Dazhai in agriculture)History: China’s economic reform and opening (改革开放) started in 1978. In Shenzhen, China (2010)Towns & Communities: Peranakan houses at the Katong district in Singapore (2016)Towns & Communities: Historic shophouses in Phuket, Thailand (2020)Towns & Communities: A post station on a major route between Edo (present Tokyo) and Kyoto in the Edo period (1603–1868), Tsumago-juku (妻籠宿) on Nakasen-do (中山道), in Nagiso, Nagano, Japan (2018)Towns & Communities: The traditional shopping street of a historic castle town in Iwamura, Gifu, Japan (2018)Towns & Communities: A village of Garifuna people in Roatan, Honduras (2012)Towns & Communities: Japantown in São Paulo, Brazil (2013)Towns & Communities: Little Havana in Miami, US (2012). Cuban cigars made in MiamiTowns & Communities: The new Chinatown at Cyrildene in Johannesburg, South Africa (2011)
Agriculture: Rice terraces, Shiroyone Senmaida (白米千枚田), in the Noto Peninsula, Japan (2019). Showing the efforts to live in the limited landAgriculture: The 2nd smallest field at the rice terraces (2019)Agriculture: A historic village, Chuandixiacun (川 [or 爨] 底下村), in Beijing, China (2006)Fishery: Chinese fishing nets in Kochi, India (2009)Manufacturing: The site of the former headquarters of KOMATSU (コマツ) and the world’s largest class of dump trucks, a 930E, in Komatsu, Japan (2012)Distribution: A “kirana” store in Bangalore, India (2009)Distribution: A home appliance store in Jakarta, Indonesia (2013). The sales spaces of Chinese brands were increasing, but not in the center of the store at that timeDistribution: A home appliance & furniture store in Johannesburg, South Africa (2011). Many retailers accept payment by installments for expensive durable goods Distribution: An Alibaba’s new retailer, Hema Xiansheng (盒马鲜生), in Hangzhou, China (2018)Platforms: Tencent (腾讯) operating WeChat (微信) in Shenzhen, China (2017)Offshore Finance: In Cayman Islands (2012)Economics: Adam Smith studied at Balliol College, University of Oxford. In Oxford, the UK (2017)Economics: The invisible hand of Adam Smith at Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand (2019)Development Economics: Raul Prebisch called for a new trade policy for the growth of developing countries at the first UNCTAD conference in 1964. At the ECLAC in Santiago, Chile (2013)Entrepreneurship: The garage where HP was founded in Silicon Valley, US (2015)Urbanization: In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2013)Real Estate Investment: Increasing development projects in Mactan Island, the Philippines (2016)Globalization: In Copenhagen, Denmark (2017)Globalization: Gradually increasing Chinese cars in Lima, Peru (2013)Gentrification: The wave of redevelopment rushing into Chinatown in Boston, the US (2015). A related report: Kimura, K. (2015) “Chinatown in Boston” (in Japanese)Localization: A Starbucks (originally スターバックス in Japanese characters, but here スタアバックス) store with the nostalgic taste of Japan’s 1960s and 1970s in Izumo, Japan (2019)Localization: Mickey Mouse giving “wai,” Thailand’s traditional greeting, in Bangkok, Thailand (2019)Localization: A free Wi-Fi sign with GeGeGe no Kitaro (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎), a Japanese animation, at the airport of the original author’s hometown in Sakaiminato, Japan (2019)Politics: The National Diet Building (国会議事堂) in Tokyo, Japan (2019)International Relations: The round table used at the 2016 G7 Summit in Shima, Japan (2018)International Relations: The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the UN in Santiago, Chile (2013)International Relations: The US and Cuba resumed diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015. In front of the Embassy of Cuba in Washington, D.C., the US (2015)International Cooperation: Demining equipment at the 2007 Global Festa Japan in Tokyo, Japan (2007)
Geoscience: Karst in Huanglong (黄龙), China (2007)Geoscience: Karst in Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟), China (2007) Geoscience: Snoopy Rock in Sedona, the US (2015)Zoology: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (成都大熊猫繁育研究基地) in Sichuan, China (2007)Zoology: At the Base (2007)Botany: In Siem Reap, Cambodia (2009)Botany: In Concord, the US (2014)Botany: Along the coast in San Diego, the US (2015)Botany: In Boston, the US (2014)Botany: In Sedona, the US (2015)Physics: A parabola in Singapore (2016)Physics: Lift, the upward pressure of air on an aircraft when flying (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8e, 2010). Near the end of the Runway 10 of Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan (2017)Architecture & Civil Engineering: Burj Khalifa under construction in Dubai, UAE (2008)Architecture & Civil Engineering: Brooklyn Bridge, a suspension bridge, in NY, the US (2015). This is the film location of Once Upon a Time in America (1984)Architecture & Civil Engineering: Harbour Bridge, an arch bridge, in Sydney, Australia (2008)Mechanical Engineering: A Hindustan Ambassador taxi stoping off at a gas station in Chennai, India (2009)Mechanical Engineering: The oldest active tram, #120, in Hong Kong (2015)Mechanical Engineering: Tuk tuks in Bangkok, Thailand (2019)Electronics: A product of Wang Laboratories around 1983 in Lowell, the US (2015)Biomedical Science: An international R&D center, Biopolis, at the one-north district in Singapore (2016)
Art: The garden expressing the beauty of Taikan Yokoyama, a Japanese painter, at Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Japan (2019)Art: The cafe once used as a storehouse at Teiko Shiotani Museum of Photography in Kotoura, Tottori, Japan (2019). The photograher’s family had been running merchant ships, Kitamae-bune (北前船), for generationsArt: The 2016 Maker Faire Singapore at Singapore University of Technology & Design (2016)Literature: Henry D. Thoreau spent two years, two months and two days on the shore of Walden Pond and wrote Walden; or, Life in the Woods (1854). In Concord, the US (2014)Films: The Rocky steps of Rocky (1976) in Philadelphia, the US (2015)Films: The location of Police Story (警察故事) (1985). Jackie Chan jumped and slided down a pole in the mall in Hong Kong (2015)Music: The flute player at Boynton Canyon in Sedona, the US (2015)Music: A heart-shaped stone that he gives to the people he meets (2015)Foods: Cakes like real ice-cream bars in Singapore (2016)Foods: Cakes like real bananas in Bangkok, Thailand (2019)Dramas: We can experience the culture of Noh (能) plays at Kanazawa Noh Museum in Kanazawa, Japan (2014)
