To Open The Sky
The Front Pages of Christopher P. Winter
Open Skies of Asia
| Asia → China | PDT = UTC+2 * |
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| Shanghai | A camera at the German School (Deutsche Schule) in Shanghai looks across the Huangpu River toward Pudong, the city's new financial center. The picture is not great, but this Webcam is noteworthy simply because it is in mainland China. Also worth a look is the German School's home page. | 20M | *** |
| Checked 11 May 2008 |
| Asia → Hong Kong | PDT = UTC+2 * |
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| Moroko International |
Moroko International Limited, a communications and language-translation firm, provides this camera site. You can control the camera(s) once you register. | UIU | *** |
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| Seven in Hong Kong |
Seven scenic cameras at prime vantage points in Hong Kong. Images provided by the Hong Kong Weather Observatory. | UIU | *** |
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| Victoria Harbor |
Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, China. Six other cameras plus English text here, courtesy of the Hong Kong Tourism Board. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 11 May 2008 |
| Asia → Indonesia | PDT = UTC+2 * |
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| Pattaya Harbor |
A view along Pattay beach from the Flipper Lodge Hotel. Hit "Stop" in your browser as soon as the image appears. That should stop the advertising overlays. Still, this is a publicity shot, not a live camera view. For live views, the site wants you to install a special ActiveX control from Axis Communications AB. You do so at your own risk. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 11 May 2008 |
| Asia → Japan | PDT = UTC+2 * |
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| Kami Kochi |
Kami Kochi in Nagano Prefecture, courtesy of SHINSU Online. Text is in Japanese. This famous spot is covered by several cameras in Japan. | UIU | **** |
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| Mount Yatsugatake |
Star-gazing facility on the southern foothills of Mount Yatsugatake in central Honshu Island offers live camera views. (Currently all three cameras are down.) Text in English. Site maintained since 1997 by Yoichi Okamoto. | UIU | *** |
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| Hakkai Mountain |
Hakkai Mountain, in Niigata Prefecture. Text is in Japanese. The archived best winter and summer pictures linked below are worth a look. A Quicktime movie is also available. | UIU | **** |
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| Iwawaki Mountain |
Iwawaki Mountain, near Osaka. Text is in Japanese. Updates in near real time during daylight. | UIU | *** |
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| Tokyo — Shinagawa |
Awesome view of the Shinagawa ward in Tokyo, with street traffic and the Yamanoto Line urban railway. Updates in near real time at a variable rate, usually once per second. The Fortuna Lodge provides five other links to Tokyo webcams, but they all require an Active-X viewer. | NRT | ***** |
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| Tokyo Skyline |
A view of Tokyo's riverside skyline: very large, very clear, but not live (still awaiting hardware upgrade.) | UIU | *** |
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| Dai Mountain |
Dai Mountain, Oyama National Park, Tottori (Text in Japanese) | UIU | *** |
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| Kofu Basin |
Kofu Basin, in Yamanashi (Text in Japanese) | UIU | *** |
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| Yamashitacho, Yokahama |
A view of the port of Yokahama, with text in Japanese (and a larger version, without text). | UIU | *** |
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| Kijimadaira, Nagano |
The Kijimadaira ski run in Nagano Prefecture. (Last viewed Christmastime 2005.) | UIU | *** |
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| Mizuho Highlands |
A view down the ski run at Mizumo Highland Resort in Shimane Prefecture. Other Webcams available here. | 15M | *** |
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| Mount Fuji |
Stunning panorama of Mt Fuji, at 3776m the highest mountain in Japan. Requires Quicktime. This image © 2003 Satoshi Nagata satoshi_nagata@mac.com, was taken from from Kita-Dake, the second highest peak (3192 m). It is a static image, not a live view. | UIU | ***** |
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| Japanese Alps |
Stunning panorama of Akaishi-dake (3120 m) in the Japanese Alps © 2003 Satoshi Nagata satoshi_nagata@mac.com. Requires Quicktime. | UIU | ***** |
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| Landmark Tower |
Archived view of Yokohama's Landmark Tower. (Last timestamp 20 May 2006.) Weather information, a slide show, and auto-panning 180° panoramas of Yokohama are also available. Vincent's weblog is current, but it's in Dutch. | 60S | **** |
| Checked 11 May 2008 |
| Asia → Lebanon | PDT = UTC+2 * |
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| Cedar Forest |
"The Cedars web cam, overlooking the Cedars forest and showing the slopes in the background." Photo is reportedly updated every 30 minutes between 07:00 and 16:30 (though the last timestamp is 27 March.) | 30M | *** |
| Checked 11 May 2008 |
| Asia → Russia | PDT = UTC+2 * |
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| Moscow Today |
These are still photographs of landmarks around Moscow. Most excellent still pictures. | UIU | ***** |
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| Volcano Bezymianny |
A volcano known as BEZYMIANNY, in the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia | UIU | *** |
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| Volcano Klyuchevskoy |
A volcano known as KLYUCHEVSKOY, in the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia | UIU | *** |
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| Volcano Shiveluch |
A volcano known as SHIVELUCH, in the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia. The page for the scientific station that monitors these volcanoes appears to be here. Since earlier this year, the volcano images are forbidden. | UIU | *** |
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| Asia → Thailand | PDT = UTC+2 * |
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| Lamai Beach |
A view of Lamai Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand. The picture is live, streaming video, and includes sound (mostly of sea-waves.) Other cameras may be available. | NRT | *** |
| Checked 11 May 2008 |
| Asia → Turkey | PDT = UTC+2 * |
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| Mount Ararat |
Mount Ararat does indeed lie in the background of this image. But the most interesting thing shown may be the city in the foreground. The city is Yerevan, capital of Armenia, and the building at left is the Church of St. Grigor Lusavorich. The update interval is unknown.Also, this page is now a commercial for a telecommunications provider. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 11 May 2008 |
