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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Natural warm stream flowing from a geothermal pool a few minutes walk through the forest. The hot water is piped down to a small onsen town nearby. #noboribetsu #hokkaido #japan

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Summer train ride through the countryside on the Nairiku Line. They call Smile Rail, so locals wave to the train and some decorate their fields with character art. #akita #japan #train

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Approaching hot spring in Jigokudani. The water flowing from the ground here is used in the small onsen town just down the hill. #noboribetsu #hokkaido #japan

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Hi thank you! I assume you've already found some sounds and moved forward, but at the moment I am not licensing any audio or video from the channel.

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Hey sorry for the slow reply, these days I primarily use the FX3 on a gimbal but I used the DJI Pocket 3 for my first year or so. I still use it, or now the Pocket 4 for some longer walks or when the situation dictates.

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

This is short walk in some pretty heavy rain on Yakushima to a wild banyan tree. It's an amazing forest and I wish the trail were a bit longer. Since the walk is so short I don't think I'll publish it on the channel, still nice though... youtu.be/FslxwsZGgvU #yakushima #japan #forest

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Following Forest Trail to Banyan Tree in Heavy Rain | Yakushima, Japan

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Quiet dawn rain in Asakusa. These streets are packed most of the time, but in the early morning they are nice and quiet. #tokyo #sensoji #asakusa

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

A cat sits in Nara Park, with a few deer in the background. The deer usually take center stage here, but I came across a community of cats deeper in the park as well. #autumn #narapark #japantravel

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Another morning on the Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage route in Wakayama, Japan. The small village is Koguchi, a rest area on the 4-5 day Nakahechi route. From there the trail continues with the Ogumotori-goe section, via the Dogiri-zaka / "Body Breaking Slope" to Nachi Taisha #kumanokodo #japan

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Early morning in Yunomine Onsen. A small mountain village and place to spend the night along the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. The river flowing through has a natural hot spring vent, which is used to bathe...or cook eggs... #yunomineonsen #kumanokodo #wakayama

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Walking in rain and fog from Kifune Shrine to Kurama Temple in the mountains of northern Kyoto. There is a 5km trail up over Mt. Kurama which connects the shrine, temple, and 2 riverside villages. On this morning in late October the fall colors were just starting to show. #kifune #kurama #kyoto

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Cosmos flowers in Tamba, a rural area of Hyogo, Japan. It seems fallow rice fields often have these flowers in fall, and I was lucky enough to catch them in bloom on an October morning. I still don't know if they're planted strictly for beauty or if they play a soil fertilization role #japan #inaka

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

A traditional seating area and large wooden vat used in traditional soy sauce production. I had a chance to pick up a few bottles and try some soy sauce ice cream before taking a walk in heavy rain around the factories the next morning. #shodoshima #soysaucevillage

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Angel Road is a narrow sandbar connecting the Japanese island of Shodoshima to a couple smaller islands in the Seto Inland Sea. The Road is only walkable at low tide and is completely under water when the tide comes in. #shodoshima #angelroad #kagawa

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Mitarai, once a bustling harbor town with teahouses and entertainment, is now a quiet little village on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea in Kure, Japan. The country's oldest clock shop still operates on the village's main street, and many other buildings are well preserved #setouchi #mitarai #japan

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Road art and naval equipment in Kure. The art is at a rest stop after the first of 4 bridges between islands on the way to historic Townscape of Mitarai. The battleships and submarines are anchored at a massive naval facility in front of the Battleship Yamato museum #Hiroshima #Japan

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Mitaki-dera, a forest temple in the mountains outside of Hiroshima, Japan. It is named for it's 3 waterfalls within the temple grounds and is the start of a popular hiking leading up the mountain. I walked through on a rainy afternoon with distant thunder.

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Early morning in Gujo Hachiman. I spent a night here, with a look at the Gujo Odori dance festival in the evening, and then walking along the town's canals and rivers early in the morning. Water everywhere. You can watch the full walk here: youtu.be/sQABvDlNCQM #gujohachiman #japantravel #gifu

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Late spring snow in Yosano in northern Kyoto Prefecture

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Early spring morning in Kyoto with cherry blossoms just starting to bloom. #kyoto #sakura #cherryblossoms

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Still cold out in the countryside, but there are signs of spring. #japan #rural #countryside

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The Omihachiman Sagicho Fire Festival is held in Shiga on the 3rd weekend in March (soon). I walked through last year and it was quite a raucous scene in a beautiful old merchant town. Omihachiman is easily accessed from Kyoto by train. buff.ly/3ZdtL43 #matsuri #japanfestival #shiga

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Walking with Fire Festival Atmosphere in Old Merchant Town | Omihachiman, Japan 4K

Omihachiman is a beautifully preserved old town of traditional neighborhoods lined with wooden merchant houses. In March the Sagicho Fire Festival is held, a...

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Kyoto Tower and the city lights at night, viewed from Higashiyama #kyoto #night #cityscape

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Light snow and slush in a small Asago Village in Hyogo, Japan. I was pleasantly surprised to see anything sticking, as just a KM away it was rain. #japan #japanvillage #snow #hyogo

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

A few of my favorite Japan shots from the last year taken in Wazuka, Magome, Miyama, and Niino. They are all featured in my 2025 calendar available at buff.ly/3BOetLi #japanpics #japancalendar #ambientexploration #japan #kyoto #gifu

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

A few shots from the edge of town, waiting for the sunrise this morning. #japan #sunrise #morningwalk

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Thank you, the conditions were great out there

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Sunset and blue hour on a walk across Amanohashidate, a sand peninsula in Northern Kyoto on the Sea of Japan Coast. #amanohashidate #sunsetwalk #japan #kyoto #kansaitravel #天橋立

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Engyoji is a sprawling temple complex on Mt. Shosa in Himeji. It's usually crowded with people in autumn, but I hiked up before the first ropeway of the day to walk in peace with the birds, leaves, and ancient architecture. #engyoji #autumnleaves #kansaitravel #morningwalk youtu.be/mErYA-eM_E4

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Early Morning Walk through Quiet Forest Temples | Mt. Shosa, Japan 4K

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Golden Hour in Tamba-Sasayama, Japan. This little restaurant sits just below a hilltop temple and the sounds of the monk's evening prayer drifted over this otherwise quiet street. #japan #goldenhour #kansaitravel

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Full fall colors on a little walk along a river in the mountains of Shiso, Japan. I'd driven by this spot a few times but never stopped, I'm glad I did. youtu.be/DTVXolA7kUI

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Autumn Walk along Mountain Stream | Shiso, Japan 4K

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ambientexploration @ambientexploration.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Sunrise and mist after a little rain in Fukuchiyama, a rural mountain area in northwest Kyoto Prefecture not far from the Sea of Japan.

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