This little, moss-covered, hand-washing station, complete with jizo, can be found on the back, water side of the Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Park. I wonder if it was hidden behind the main shrine almost 200 years before when Hiroshige drew the same spot from a bit more distant vantage point?

Posted on May 27th, 2010 under Japan • Tags: garden, inokashira, jizo. • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed