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David Hess

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David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Happy #Stunday !! Trainspotting in Hakone. Hakone, Japan #Trainspotting #Trains #Japan #TravelJapan #Photography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Reflection in windows in Akihabara Electric Town. Akihabara, Tokyo #WindowsOnWednesday #Tokyo #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Bic Camera reflected in another skyscraper in Akihabara Electric Town.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We arrived on the island early in the evening and made our way along a quiet less traveled route to get to the crowded gardens and Sea Candle. Enoshima Island, Japan #TagTuesday #StreetArt #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFrames #Japan #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

The shutters of a closed business on one side a wave is beautifully drawn ob a sort of Japanese postcard. The scene next shows the island of Enoshima against a reddish colored shutter.the is an awning on top and the street below.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Happy Monday!! A look at some of the architecture in Chinatown. Chinatown, Yokohama, Japan #BlueSkyMonday #Chinatown #Travel #TravelAddicts #Japan #Photography #EastCoastKin

A intricate and colorful Chinese pagoda against a blue sky.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Happy Friday! A view from the shores of Lake Ashi along the Hakone loop. Hakone, Japan #Scape #ForestFriday #Japan #TravelJapan #Photography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin

View of Lake Ashi with the sun setting on the mountains in the distance and a forest with a red tori gate.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Views from the ticket counter of the aquarium, a bike passing by a Denny's. Fujisawa, Japan #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Black and white photo of a person on a bike with a child carrier passing by a bud stop with a Denny's on the other side of the street.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The area around Gora station just after the sun set. Hakone, Japan #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #Japan #TravelJapan #Photography #EastCoastKin

A man walks by the warm glow of a storefront, a sign with Japanese writing above a wooden building. Taken at blue hour just after the sun set.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Happy Thursday! A night view from the top of Sea Candle on Enoshima Island looking out at Fujisawa. The futuristic Shonan-monorail just slightly visible. Enoshima Island, Japan #Japan #TravelJapan #Photography #TravelAddicts #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin

Looking out on a bridge with water on both sides connecting to the mainland from a small island. The lights from the city of Fujisawa can be seen and the Shonan-monorail are just across the bridge.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Happy Friday! An overhead view of the lights at Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden. Enoshima Sea Candle Enoshima Island, Japan #Scape #Landscape #Japan #TravelJapan #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Overhead view of purple Christmas lights spread out across multiple sections and a giant spiky dome.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Happy Thursday!! Yokohama Chinatown, Japan #Japan #Travel #UrbanGaze #Yokohama #Chinatown #Photography #EastCoastKin

An alley in Chinatown with golden lanterns overhead and a food stall.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Setagaya, Tokyo The neighborhood around Gotukuji Temple is filled with Lucky Neko cats on pretty much everything. #Coloraday #RedWed #Tokyo #TravelAddicts #Japan #Photography #Travel #EastCoastKin

Red crosswalk sign in front of a building with a red roof and lucky Neko cats on the side of the building.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Happy Wednesday!! Milwaukee, Wisconsin #WindowsOnWednesday #Milwaukee #Wisconsin #TravelAddicts #Architecture #Photography #EastCoastKin

Looking up at the corner of a building in Milwaukee. Rows of square windows meeting into a point with rectangular windows below.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Happy Saturday!! Sumida, Tokyo #BlueSkyArtShow #Cold #Photography #TravelAddicts #Travel #Tokyo ##Japan #EastCoastKin

A concrete sculpture decorated like a Christmas tree with green garland with gold lights. There as a couple buildings in the background and it is snowing.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Happy Friday!! Looking down at shibuya scramble crossing. Shibuya Sky Tokyo, Japan #Scape #Cityscape #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Japan #Photography #EastCoastKin

Looking down on Shibuya scramble crossing surrounded by skyscrapers and traffic.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Happy Thursday!! Tokyo, Japan #UrbanGaze #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #YellowThu

A restaurant on the corner of two streets with glowing lanterns in 3 rows around the building m. There is a sign in the middle with Japanese writing with 2 smaller signs on each side with a symbol in a circle. There is writing o. The street with a yellow glow from some evening rain.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Happy Tuesday!! Puroland Tama, Japan #HelloKitty #AnimalArtTuesday #ThemePark #Japan #TravelAddicts ##Photography ##EastCoastKin

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Shimokitazawa A trendy neighborhood known for vintage stores and an old Tokyo vibe. #Twosday #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Two people walk in opposite directions with a retro sign with Japanese writing and English on the top and bottom. There is a white staircase in the background.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Gōtokuji Temple Known as the birthplace of the maneki-neko lucky beckoning cats. You pay at the vending machine, which will spit out a ticket that and take to the shop, collect you cat, and leave it for luck. Setagaya, Tokyo #AnimalArtTuesday #Japan #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

White cats with one paw raised and red features and collar with a gold bell. They vary in size and are arranged neatly on wood boards. A white temple can be seen in the background.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Happy Monday, Kotoku-in Kamakura, Japan #BlueSkyMonday #Japan #TravelJapan #Photography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin

A giant metal Buddha sitting in a meditation pose against late autumn colors, blue skies with white streaking clouds, and a black bird flying into the frame.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Happy Sunday!! Shibuya Sky, Tokyo #Stunday #Tokyo #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Jellyfish-like structures on top of a rooftop leading to sweeping views of Tokyo.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Happy Sunday!! Asia's largest Chinatown Yokohama, Japan #Stunday #Japan #Travel #TravelJapan #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Glowing signs with Chinese writing and orange lanterns in the shape of a dragon.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Skytree during the first snowfall of the season. Tokyo, Japan #Tokyo #Japan #TravelJapan #TravelAddicts #BlueSkyArtShow #One #Photography #EastCoastKin

Looking up at a tall structure with metal beams going up and down. The structure is a tower and it's lit up purple and red with the tip glowing a warm white color. There is snow coming down in the image and it is night.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Happy Saturday!! Enoshima Aquarium #BlueSkyArtShow #One #Travel #TravelAddicts #Aquarium #Japan #TravelJapan #Photography #EastCoastKin

A single jellyfish surrounded by light blue water.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Denny's in Japan just hits different. Tokyo, Japan #FoodOnFriday #Japan #Travel #TravelJapan #Photography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Tokyo partially lit up for the night. Shibuya Sky Tokyo, Japan #Scape #Cityscape #Photography #Travel #TravelAddicts #Japan #Tokyo #Shibuya #EastCoastKin

Buildings as far as the eye can see with a cloudy dark sky. Taken just before the sun set so there are spot of lights coming on across the image.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Happy Friday!! Imperial Palace Tokyo, Japan #Scape #Photography #Travel #Japan #TravelJapan #EastCoastKin

An ornate stone bridge across water reflected like a pair of eyes, a white bird flapping it's wings floating on the calm waters. In the background are manicured green trees with a white palace in the background with a green roof.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Happy Friday Setagaya District, Tokyo #ColorADay #BWFri #Scape #Tokyo #Japan #Travel #TravelJapan #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

A winding road through an old part of Tokyo with traditional Japanese architecture and a plethora of electrical cables overhead. I'm the background a woman on a bike what's at a train crossing.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Trainspotting the tracks behind Tokyo Station from a rooftop garden nearby. Tokyo, Japan #UrbanGaze #Trainspotting #TravelAddicts #Japan #Tokyo #Video #EastCoastKin

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Happy Thursday!! Kitte Garden Tokyo, Japan #Urban #UrbanGaze #HumansOfBlueSky #Japan #Travel #Tokyo #Photography #TravelAddicts #EastCoastKin

A couple enjoying the view of a rooftop garden with skyscrapers towering in the background. It is rainy so the view and the couple are reflected on the wood panels below.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Happy Wednesday!! Hakone, Japan #ClassicMono #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Two people walk down a staircase with large trees and foliage surrounding each side. The picture is black and white.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Okay this one isn't OF windows, but taken through a window at Skytree. Asakusa, Tokyo #WindowsOnWednesday #Japan #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The iconic Enoden Train. Kamakura, Japan #Transportation #PubicTransit #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

The iconic green Enoden train with a small restaurant (very delicious set meals)on the left and greenery on the right.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Rainy evening in Tokyo. Asakusa, Tokyo #Japan #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Picture of a crosswalk with people crossing it in the rain. Some people have their umbrellas out.And there is visible rain in the picture. There is a stoplight overhead with a red light.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I haven't posted a black and white shot in a while. Fujisawa, Japan #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin

Black and white image of the city of Fujisawa with a few taller buildings in the background and smaller Japanese buildings in the foreground. There is a solitary person walking the streets in the bottom-center of the image.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Fujisawa, Japan (Click for full picture) #TidesOutTuesday #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Vertical image of the pacific ocean with surfers in the water and a family walking on the shore. A snow-capped Mount Fuji is in the background.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Happy Tuesday!! Nakamise Shopping Street Tokyo, Japan #TagTuesday #StreetArt #Art #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

A vendor's stall closed with a painting of a man in chef attire standing over a grill with kitchen utensils and block shaped food. There is a pink banner behind him with Japanese writing and some writing by his head.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Asakusa, Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Tokyo #Japan #Photography #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin

A tall building with neon red lights on it lit up just before sunset. There is blue Japanese signs down the building and a telephone number is listed.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Owakudani Hakone, Japan #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Bare rock mountains with steam rising from multiple places. There is a viewing platform and vertical wall like structures going down the mountainside.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Happy Monday!! Hakone, Japan #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

A man in a heavy blue coat stands with a traffic rod at his side in front of a lift with mount Fuji in the background against blue clear skies.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hello There!! Some #SelfieSunday action to end the day. Tokyo, Japan #Tokyo #Travel #TravelAddicts #Japan #MeetTheArtist #Photography #EastCoastKin

Selfie in a futuristic room at Tokyo Skytree with color changing panels on the floor lit up blue.

Selfie on the mirrored floor at teamlab Borderless showing silver colored spheres surrounding myself.

Another mirrored floor selfie surrounded by spheres, this time they're different shades of purple, yellow, and blues.

Selfie in a mirror broken up into segments.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden Enoshima Island, Japan #Stunday #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

A covered walkway filled with purple Christmas lights and 2 chandeliers overhead

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden Tokyo, Japan #Birds #Egret #Travel #TravelAddicts #Japan #Tokyo #Photography #EastCoastKin

An egret taking off from the water reflected in the still pond. In the background are some landscaped rocks, bushes and an empty bench.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Happy Sunday!! Tokyo, Japan #Stunday #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #Tokyo #Japan #EastCoastKin

A fiery sunset over Tokyo

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Teamlab Borderless Tokyo, Japan #Video #BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #Travel #TravelAddicts #Teamlab #Tokyo #Japan #EastCoastKin

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Teamlab Borderless Tokyo, Japan #BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

A sleak futuristic room with silver balls and purple tracks.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Another light display in Tokyo, this one at the UDX complex in Akihabara. Akihabara, Tokyo #BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #Tokyo #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

A blue wave of Christmas lights on top spell out UDX with a display yellow, purple and blue flowers in the bottom.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Happy Saturday!! The #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Vibrant ! Here is a light display at Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden. Enoshima Island, Japan #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

A purple crystal shines with a smaller triangular pinkish crystal surrounded by lots and darl skies.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin Akasaka, Tokyo #Japan #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

Fos statues with red scarfs in a diagonal line.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Tokyo Skytree Tokyo, Japan #Scape #Cityscape #Travel #TravelAddicts #Photography #EastCoastKin

View from Skytree showing Tokyo with a river snaking through the image and the ocean and Yokohama in the distance.

David Hess @drhess.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Happy Friday!! Lake Ashi Hakone, Japan #Scape #Landscape #Travel #TravelAddicts #Japan #Photography #EastCoastKin