Shofukuji (Fukuoka, Japan – June 2013)

Posted on June 25th, 2024 under Japan. Tags: fukuoka, Nikon D600, Shofukuji 聖福寺. Comments Off on 11 years ago

太宰府天満宮 (June 2013)

Throwing it back to that day more than 10 years ago that took me on an unexpected adventure with a stranger to a place more than 400 years old.

Posted on February 29th, 2024 under Japan. Tags: Dazaifu Tenman-gu 太宰府天満宮, fukuoka, lanterns, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S NIKKOR G ED N, Nikon D600, shinto. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

黒田家墓所 – Kuroda Family Graves (June 2013)

Throwing it back to the 17th Century today.

To the victor belong the spoils! Back in the early 17th Century, Japan was going through some changes. The Kurodas backed Tokugawa and were rewarded with Fukuoka. Three Kurodas were buried here on the Tochoji grounds, and a little over 300 years later a giant cube of an office building was built to look down at their graves.

Kuroda family grave sign

Posted on January 25th, 2024 under Japan. Tags: cemetery, fukuoka, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Tochoji 東長寺. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

Kushida-jinja (櫛田神社) (Fukuoka, Japan – June 2013)

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Tochoji’s Buddharupas (Fukuoka, Japan)

The sign at my feet as I took today’s photo said, in English, “Do Not Enter. Buddhists Only.”, as if the ability to read English automatically makes a person not a Buddhist.

Posted on March 21st, 2021 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, fukuoka, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, temples, Tochoji 東長寺. Comments Off on Tochoji