<center>An aspiring photographer/artist of Japanese origin, Nobi,<br>in the real life a computer professional and a teacher, lives in the United States.<br>His photography reflects his love of nature and wildlife. Also, his expression in<br>photography by nature roots back to his Japanese culture and his life experiences. <br><br> Selected photographs and Origami crafts are available for purchase.<br><b>All Rights Reserved All content © Nobi TxPhoto</b></center> <center> <h3><font color="#99FFFF">Featured Photo of the Week</font></h3><br><font color="#ffffff" size=2><b>Mt. Fuji</b></font><br><br> </a> <br></center> <br> http://visualart.smugmug.com/Arts-and-Crafts/Nobis-Origami-Craft/crane/90648279_qrGFw-Ti.jpg http://visualart.smugmug.com/ 2009-08-05T00:21:38Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Good Morning Glory</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94956342_KZeRE" title="Good Morning Glory"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2514simple/94956342_KZeRE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Good Morning Glory" title="Good Morning Glory" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:21:38Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2514simple/94956342_KZeRE-Th.jpg 2005-06-10 10:17:49 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Morning Trio</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94956337_a4eTx" title="Morning Trio"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2503trioux5/94956337_a4eTx-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Morning Trio" title="Morning Trio" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T02:41:47Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2503trioux5/94956337_a4eTx-Th.jpg 2005-06-10 10:11:12 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Bright Future</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953897_CxJMV" title="Bright Future"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/IMG2892joy-of-nature/94953897_CxJMV-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Bright Future" title="Bright Future" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:33:36Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/IMG2892joy-of-nature/94953897_CxJMV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Morning Glory Baby</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953891_5zhGM" title="Morning Glory Baby"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/IMG2892baby-mg/94953891_5zhGM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="Morning Glory Baby" title="Morning Glory Baby" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:27:45Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/IMG2892baby-mg/94953891_5zhGM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Silent Harmony</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953881_g5V7X" title="Silent Harmony"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/IMG2784acappella2/94953881_g5V7X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Silent Harmony" title="Silent Harmony" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:30:16Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/IMG2784acappella2/94953881_g5V7X-Th.jpg 2006-09-01 10:55:06 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />A Cappella: Morning Quartet</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953874_FbUhA" title="A Cappella: Morning Quartet"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/IMG2779acappella/94953874_FbUhA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="A Cappella: Morning Quartet" title="A Cappella: Morning Quartet" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:12:48Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/IMG2779acappella/94953874_FbUhA-Th.jpg 2006-09-01 10:51:36 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Tied Up</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953866_XJLp6" title="Tied Up"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF3134tied-up/94953866_XJLp6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Tied Up" title="Tied Up" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:27:32Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF3134tied-up/94953866_XJLp6-Th.jpg 2005-09-20 10:03:47 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Morning Star</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953859_aQBmV" title="Morning Star"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF3056morningstar/94953859_aQBmV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Morning Star" title="Morning Star" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:14:22Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF3056morningstar/94953859_aQBmV-Th.jpg 2005-08-16 09:29:06 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Morning Duet</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953852_cah7n" title="Morning Duet"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2985monring-duet/94953852_cah7n-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Morning Duet" title="Morning Duet" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:43:05Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2985monring-duet/94953852_cah7n-Th.jpg 2005-08-22 10:31:25 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Monring Glory Simplicity</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953818_jNTar" title="Monring Glory Simplicity"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2837bluebud/94953818_jNTar-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Monring Glory Simplicity" title="Monring Glory Simplicity" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T00:14:57Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2837bluebud/94953818_jNTar-Th.jpg 2005-08-11 10:22:24 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Dancing Morning Glory</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953804_EuSfk" title="Dancing Morning Glory"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2364dancing-mg/94953804_EuSfk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Dancing Morning Glory" title="Dancing Morning Glory" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T03:23:15Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF2364dancing-mg/94953804_EuSfk-Th.jpg 2005-06-28 11:24:27 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Bud in sunlight</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/738560_GqvjS#94953803_UB7wc" title="Bud in sunlight"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF0322mgbudinsulight/94953803_UB7wc-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Bud in sunlight" title="Bud in sunlight" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T18:26:20Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Flowers/Morning-Glory/DSCF0322mgbudinsulight/94953803_UB7wc-Th.jpg 2004-07-30 11:19:23 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Tokyo Tower:</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91407192_spsRj" title="Tokyo Tower:"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/tokyotowerrgb/91407192_spsRj-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="Tokyo Tower:" title="Tokyo Tower:" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T15:07:54Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/tokyotowerrgb/91407192_spsRj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Ginza 4-chome San'ai building: 8:30p.m. Casio Time.</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91407167_p3M7R" title="Ginza 4-chome San'ai building: 8:30p.m. Casio Time."><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/DSCF0690casiotime/91407167_p3M7R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Ginza 4-chome San'ai building: 8:30p.m. Casio Time." title="Ginza 4-chome San'ai building: 8:30p.m. Casio Time." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T15:50:59Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/DSCF0690casiotime/91407167_p3M7R-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />McDonald's One of many in Tokyo:</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91407144_YA4PE" title="McDonald's One of many in Tokyo:"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/DSCF0687mcdonald/91407144_YA4PE-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="McDonald's One of many in Tokyo:" title="McDonald's One of many in Tokyo:" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T16:19:54Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/DSCF0687mcdonald/91407144_YA4PE-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Ginza 4-chome: San'ai Dream Center</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91122323_pyPLe" title="Ginza 4-chome: San'ai Dream Center"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitneon/91122323_pyPLe-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Ginza 4-chome: San'ai Dream Center" title="Ginza 4-chome: San'ai Dream Center" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T15:44:12Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitneon/91122323_pyPLe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Asakusa Sensoji 4</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91116403_AQKbn" title="Asakusa Sensoji 4"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04visitasakusa21/91116403_AQKbn-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Asakusa Sensoji 4" title="Asakusa Sensoji 4" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T13:56:51Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04visitasakusa21/91116403_AQKbn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Asakusa Sensoji 2</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91116361_mKVPH" title="Asakusa Sensoji 2"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04visitasakusa2/91116361_mKVPH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="Asakusa Sensoji 2" title="Asakusa Sensoji 2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T14:32:21Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04visitasakusa2/91116361_mKVPH-Th.jpg 2004-08-21 20:17:31 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Asakusa Sensoji 1</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91116255_eQmcH" title="Asakusa Sensoji 1"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04visitasakusa1/91116255_eQmcH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Asakusa Sensoji 1" title="Asakusa Sensoji 1" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T14:04:47Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04visitasakusa1/91116255_eQmcH-Th.jpg 2004-08-21 20:12:53 <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Asakusa Sensoji 3</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91116228_5BqTC" title="Asakusa Sensoji 3"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04visitasakusa/91116228_5BqTC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="Asakusa Sensoji 3" title="Asakusa Sensoji 3" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T13:25:12Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04visitasakusa/91116228_5BqTC-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Tokyo Tower Parking Puzzle</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91116207_kgsUg" title="Tokyo Tower Parking Puzzle"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitparkingpuzzle/91116207_kgsUg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Tokyo Tower Parking Puzzle" title="Tokyo Tower Parking Puzzle" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T13:20:11Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitparkingpuzzle/91116207_kgsUg-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Ginza Beer Hall 3</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91116096_4HkJS" title="Ginza Beer Hall 3"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitlion/91116096_4HkJS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Ginza Beer Hall 3" title="Ginza Beer Hall 3" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T12:54:20Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitlion/91116096_4HkJS-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Ginza Beer Hall 1</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91088357_P37xX" title="Ginza Beer Hall 1"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitlion4/91088357_P37xX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Ginza Beer Hall 1" title="Ginza Beer Hall 1" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T12:44:34Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitlion4/91088357_P37xX-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Ginza Beer Hall 2</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91088340_iSEfu" title="Ginza Beer Hall 2"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitlion2/91088340_iSEfu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Ginza Beer Hall 2" title="Ginza Beer Hall 2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T05:38:55Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitlion2/91088340_iSEfu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Ginza 4-chome 2</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91088278_48xgi" title="Ginza 4-chome 2"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitginza2/91088278_48xgi-Th.jpg" width="104" height="150" alt="Ginza 4-chome 2" title="Ginza 4-chome 2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T13:36:29Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitginza2/91088278_48xgi-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Ginza 4-chome: San'ai Dream Center</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91088247_BaDi6" title="Ginza 4-chome: San'ai Dream Center"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitginza1/91088247_BaDi6-Th.jpg" width="118" height="150" alt="Ginza 4-chome: San'ai Dream Center" title="Ginza 4-chome: San'ai Dream Center" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T05:54:55Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitginza1/91088247_BaDi6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com">Nobi</a><br />Below Tokyo Tower</p><p><a href="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/965151_5ZXXE#91088224_WqfNu" title="Below Tokyo Tower"><img src="http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitcitylif2/91088224_WqfNu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Below Tokyo Tower" title="Below Tokyo Tower" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-03T12:50:30Z Nobi http://visualart.smugmug.com http://visualart.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-the-City-Life-in-Japan/04japanvisitcitylif2/91088224_WqfNu-Th.jpg