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| Hello, I'm the owner/operator/writer/editor of [http://photoguide.jp/ PHOTOGUIDE.JP], [http://photojpn.org/ PhotoGuide Japan], [http://shiga-ken.com/ shiga-ken.com], and [http://www.youtube.com/user/photojpn user photojpn at YouTube.] | | Hello, I operate [https://photoguide.jp/ PHOTOGUIDE.JP], [https://photojpn.org/ PhotoGuide Japan], [https://shiga-ken.com/ shiga-ken.com], and [http://www.youtube.com/user/photojpn photojpn at YouTube.] |
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| I'm an American citizen of Japanese ancestry born and raised in Hawaii, USA. Graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I now live and work in Tokyo, Japan. I am fluent in Japanese--reading, writing, and speaking. For taking pictures of Japan, I specialize in [http://photoguide.jp/pix/index.php?cat=2 Tokyo] and [http://photoguide.jp/shiga/ Shiga Prefecture] (next to Kyoto). My favorite subjects are [http://photoguide.jp/pix/index.php?cat=149 festivals], [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=307 women in kimono], [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=258 castles], [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=260 temples], [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=259 shrines], [http://photoguide.jp/pix/index.php?cat=161 sumo], and other traditional Japanese things. | | I'm an American citizen of Japanese ancestry born and raised in the USA. I now live and work in Tokyo, Japan. I am fluent in English (native language), Japanese, and Hawaiian pidgin English. Works as a Japan travel writer/photographer and Japanese-to-English translator. (Available for hire.) |
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| Besides shooting still photos, I also enjoy shooting and editing videos and uploading them to YouTube for all to see. I am a Festival Freak or Matsuri Maniac. I aim to see and shoot as many festivals in Japan as I can during the rest of my life.
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| I also like to promote tourism in Japan. I want more people from overseas to visit Japan, and want them to know that there's much more than just Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara. The first step to understanding Japan is to visit this country, even as a tourist. I am most active within the Tokyo to Osaka corridor.
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| Learning about Japan and explaining Japan to English-speaking, non-Japanese people is my life work.
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| On rainy days, I sometimes scan/digitize my old photos shot with film and home movies. I have been digitizing my most important and favorite baby photos and old photos/movies of family, relatives, and friends. Consequently, I have been giving my relatives and friends my digitized photos/movie clips in which they appear.
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| Other facts about me: | | Other facts about me: |
| *Macintosh user. Although I do have Windows 7 installed in my iMac. | | *Male |
| *Canon camera user. Used to be a diehard Nikon user during the film days, but switched to Canon for digital photography. | | *Not a teenager, but not a senior citizen either. |
| *Non-smoker. (So if you arrange a meeting with me, don't smoke.) | | *Non-smoker. (If you meet me in person, don't smoke.) |
| *I have tens of thousands of photos of Japan online which are available for licensing. | | *Not vegetarian, but consumes lots of vegetables. |
| | | *Non-discriminating against anyone based on race, gender, nationality, religion, culture, or age. |
| To contact me, [http://photojpn.org/contact1.html click here.]
| | *100% heterosexual. |
| | | *Longtime user of Apple products (Macintosh [desktop and laptop], iPhone, iPad, Final Cut Pro). |
| ===Past Activities===
| | *Longtime user of Canon digital cameras. |
| *'''1996'''
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| **Started PhotoGuide Japan Web site.
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| *'''1997'''
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| **Mar. - PhotoGuide Japan obtains its own domain name at photojpn.org.
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| **Summer - Article titled ''[http://photoguide.jp/txt/T._Enami Early Showa Photographs]'' co-authored by Philbert Ono and Edward Wright, appears in the summer issue (No. 15) of [http://www.darumamagazine.com/ DARUMA magazine].
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| **July-Aug. - The [http://photojpn.org/books/refer/biennale.html 2nd Tokyo International Photo-Biennale] is held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. One of the 40 finalists (out of 672 entrants), Jennifer Grossblatt from Los Angeles, California, was sponsored by PhotoGuide Japan. Her work was titled "Hollywood's Runaways." | |
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| *'''1998'''
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| **April - PhotoGuide Japan enters the e-commerce age with the launching of MailOrderZONE to sell Japanese photo books, magazines, videos, and CD-ROMs online.
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| *'''1999'''
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| **May-June - Milan-based Zoom magazine (May-June 1999, No. 32 issue) reviews PhotoGuide Japan in an article called ''Web Circuit'' which introduced Japan's best photography Web sites.
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| **Sep.-Oct. - The Sep.-Oct 1999 issue (No. 34) of Milan-based Zoom magazine runs an article named ''Vision Japan'' authored by Philbert who wrote about upcoming photo exhibitions in Japan.
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| **Oct. 23 - Sponsored and organized by PhotoGuide Japan, the [http://photojpn.org/tips/tips99/ 1st Tokyo International Photo Showcase (TIPS '99)] is held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography's hall. Consisted of a slide show (with live music) by several Japanese and overseas photographers.
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| *'''2000'''
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| **Oct. 20 - Book ''[http://photojpn.org/books/hist/sepia.html Portraits in Sepia]'' is published by Asahi Sonorama and authored by Naomi Izakura and Torin Boyd. PhotoGuide Japan is cited as a reference source.
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| **Oct. 28 - Sponsored and organized by PhotoGuide Japan, the [http://photojpn.org/tips/tips00/ 2nd Tokyo International Photo Showcase (TIPS 2000)] is held at the Yokohama Museum of Art's Lecture Hall. Consisted of a slide show by several Japanese and overseas photographers and sales booths by the photographers.
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| *'''2001'''
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| **June - A Japanese book called ''[http://photojpn.org/books/theme/5000.html Home Page Best 5000]'' is published by ASCII and lists PhotoGuide Japan as one of Japan's best photography Web sites along with Canon, Minolta, Kodak Japan, and Fuji Film.
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| **Nov. - A photo book titled ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560253363/ref=sr_11_1/002-4369689-3284029?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Naked Women]'' is published by Thunder's Mouth Press and edited by Philip Braham. The book contains artistic nudes by renown photographers such as Nobuyoshi Araki, Eve Arnold, Edward Weston, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray, Bill Brandt, Eugene Atget, Imogen Cunningham, and Philbert Ono. | |
| **Nov. 13-18 - Sponsored and organized by PhotoGuide Japan, the [http://photojpn.org/tips/tips00/ Kyoto International Photo Showcase (KIPS 2001)] is held at the Kyoto International Community House. Consisted of a photo exhibition and slide show talk by several Japanese and overseas photographers. Special guests included IZIMA Kaoru (fashionable corpses) and world-famous Spencer Tunick who was visiting Japan. | |
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| *'''2003'''
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| **May - An article on Philbert Ono and PhotoGuide Japan appears in Tokyo-based [http://photojpn.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=350 PhotoStage magazine].
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| *'''2004'''
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| **April - PhotoGuide Japan is listed as one of Japan's best photography sites in Nagoya-based [http://www.japan-zine.com/ Japanzine's] ''the best of Japan on the web 2004'' article.
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| **Nov. - Book ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/2080304631/qid=1143542477/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-4369689-3284029?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Japan: A Self-Portrait : Photographs 1945 - 1964]'' is published by Paris-based Flammarion. Philbert Ono is cited in the Acknowledgements of the English edition.
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| *'''2005'''
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| **Feb. 20 - PhotoGuide Japan is mentioned in a business article in the [http://starbulletin.com/2005/02/20/business/bizcol.html Honolulu Star Bulletin] newspaper in Hawaii.
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| **April-Aug. - [http://hiroshima-nagasaki.gam2005.com/ Hiroshima-Nagasaki Photo Exhibition] in Genova, Italy is held at the Palazzo Ducale by the city of Genova as part of a large art exhibition. Philbert is co-curator of the photo exhibition.
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| **June - Photo book and exhibition catalog, ''[http://photojpn.org/istore/product_info.php?products_id=107 Yosuke Yamahata NAGASAKI]'' is published with the collaboration of Philbert.
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| **Sept. 6 - Invited to give a slide show of Japanese festivals at the [http://www.kulttuuri.hel.fi/annantalo/index_en.html Annantalo Arts Centre] in Helsinki, Finland.
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| **Sept. 9-18 - The [http://www.kuusamo.fi/naturephoto/english.html Kuusamo Nature Photo Festival] is held in Kuusamo, Finland. Philbert is invited to give three slide shows featuring works by well-known Japanese nature photographers.
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| **Nov. 21 - Dec. 4 - Small photo exhibition titled [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=518 "Lake Biwa Boating Song"] is held at Shiga Kaikan in [[Otsu, Shiga]] Prefecture. It is featured in the local Asahi Shimbun newspaper.
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| *'''2006'''
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| **Jan. 1 - [http://PHOTOGUIDE.JP/ PHOTOGUIDE.JP] is officially launched as the sister site of PhotoGuide Japan. Geared for tourists in Japan, it features photos and articles about Japan.
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| **April 9 - The [http://kulttuuri.hel.fi/annantalo/ohjelma/Japanday_en.html Japan Day] event is held at the [http://www.kulttuuri.hel.fi/annantalo/index_en.html Annantalo Arts Centre] in Helsinki, Finland. For the photo exhibition, Philbert shows photos of [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=108 Japanese Costumes]. It was well attended.
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| **May-June - Created the English version of Shiga Prefecture's most famous song called ''[[Biwako Shuko no Uta]]'' or [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]] and unveiled the English lyrics to the public through a photo exhibition called [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=518&pos=12 ''Lake Biwa Rowing Song, In Pictures and English,''] in Imazu, Shiga Pref. and a [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song|public performance of the song]] on June 3. Local editions of the Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, and Chunichi Shimbun cover the event and exhibition.
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| **June 19 - Appeared in a telephone interview on Kyoto Broadcasting System (KBS) radio station to introduce the [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]].
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| **July 1 - Aug. 10 - [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=518&pos=32 ''Lake Biwa Rowing Song, In Pictures and English,''] photo exhibition held at Biwa Public Library in [[Nagahama, Shiga]] Prefecture. | |
| **July 20 - Joined YouTube and began uploading video clips.
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| **Oct. 29 - [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=518&pos=32 ''Lake Biwa Rowing Song, In Pictures and English,''] one-day photo exhibition held at Shima Kominkan Public Hall, [[Omi-Hachiman, Shiga]].
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| *'''2007'''
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| **Mar. 4 - [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=518&pos=58 ''Lake Biwa Rowing Song''] one-day photo exhibition held at Canora Hall, Okaya, Nagano.
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| **May 9-27 - [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=518&pos=66 ''Lake Biwa Rowing Song, In Pictures and English,''] photo exhibition held at Yokaichi Public Library in [[Higashiomi, Shiga]] Prefecture.
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| **May 30-July 1 - [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=518&pos=73 ''Lake Biwa Rowing Song, In Pictures and English,''] photo exhibition held at Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan museum in [[Takashima, Shiga]] Prefecture.
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| **May-June - Served as one of the judges for a photo contest called [http://www.festimage.org/index.php?gc=10155 Festimage], held by the city of Chaves in Portugal.
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| **June 3 - Contributed Japanese festival photos for a Japanese festival video shown at the [http://www.japandaynyc.org/ Japan Day@Central Park]," a Japanese cultural festival held in Central Park, New York City that included dance, music, food, a road race, games, and technology. Organized with the support of the Consulate General of Japan.
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| **June 16 - Produced and released [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]] CD. Asahi Shimbun prints an article about the CD in the Shiga Edition.
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| **June 17 - [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]] performed by Jamie and Megan Thompson at the annual [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=582 Biwako Shuko no Uta Choir Contest] in Imazu, Shiga Pref.
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| **July 19-Aug. 3 - [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=518&pos=90 ''Lake Biwa Rowing Song, In English,''] photo exhibition held at Lucci Plaza in [[Maibara, Shiga]] Prefecture.
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| **July 29 - Donated [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]] CDs as prizes for the [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=588 Biwako Shimin Regatta] on Seta River in [[Otsu, Shiga]] Prefecture.
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| **Sept. 2 - Presented a slide show of Shiga Prefecture to incoming fall semester students at the [http://www.jcmu.net/index_e.html Japan Center for Michigan Universities] in Hikone. Included an introduction to [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]].
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| **Sept. 16 - Donated [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]] CDs as prizes for the [http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=592 Biwako Kaitsuburi Regatta 2007] Lake Biwa Rowing Course (Biwako Sotei-jo) in [[Otsu, Shiga]] Prefecture.
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| *'''2008''' | | *https://twitter.com/philbertono |
| **Jan. - New book called [http://www.companieswekeep.com/companies2_alt.html ''The Companies We Keep 2''] by Bob Sigall is published. It contains many articles about Hawaii's people, companies, and places, filled with interesting tidbits. One article titled ''An Iolani Palace Outside Hawaii???'' is based on my photos of [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=248&pos=14 Iolani Palace made of snow at the Sapporo Snow Festival.] The book becomes a bestseller like its predecessor book.
| | *https://www.facebook.com/philbertono (No longer accepting friend requests unless you're a classmate or long lost friend, but anyone is welcome to follow my public posts.) |
| **Jan. 8 - Presented a slide show of Shiga Prefecture to incoming spring semester students at the [http://www.jcmu.net/index_e.html Japan Center for Michigan Universities] in Hikone. Included an introduction to [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]]. | |
| **July 1-30 - [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=518&pos=104 "Imazu Jr. High Lake Biwa Rowing Exhibition,''] photo exhibition at Imazu Public Library, [[Takashima, Shiga]] Prefecture. Mainly photos of Imazu Jr. High's rowing club rowing across Lake Biwa from Nagahama to Imazu.
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| **Oct. 18 - [[Lake Biwa Rowing Song]] performed by Jamie and Megan Thompson at [http://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=517&pos=36 Sports Recreation Shiga 2008 festival] held at Kibogaoka Park in Yasu, Shiga Pref.
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| *'''2009'''
| | Or contact me here: https://photoguide.jp/log/contact-us/ |
| **Feb 1 - PhotoGuide Japan (photojpn.org) is selected by [http://www.seekjapan.jp/japanzine Japanzine] magazine as one of the [http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/jz/1974/Best+of+Japan+On+the+Web+2009 "Best of Japan On the Web 2009"] sites under the Photo Gallery category.
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| **Feb. 24 - Started a new blog called [http://shiga-ken.com/blog/ Shiga News] to cover major news of Shiga Prefecture, Japan and site updates for shiga-ken.com.
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| **Aug. - The number of Japan photos online at PHOTOGUIDE.JP reaches 30,000.
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