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Ultimate 和

和 peace harmony balance japan gokokuji

和 = wa = peace, harmony, balance, and the like. There is nothing quite as peaceful, in harmony, and fulfilling of balance than death.

Buddhist Water Lilies

water lily ceramic vase planter buddhist temple japan stone lantern

Not too far from the Musashi Koganei Station (武蔵小金井駅) near Kodaira City (小平市) on the western side of Tokyo you can find the Buddhist Temple known as Kaiganji (海岸寺). There you will see these water lilies. I suppose they could be lotus, but I think lotus are above, rather than on, the water.

Waseda University’s Okuma Memorial Hall Bell Tower

okuma memorial hall bell tower tokyo japan

Sakura

sakura

Japanese archery anyone?

Coming of Age Day 成人の日 second Monday of January annual archery exhibition at Meiji Jingu 明治神宮

Today’s photo comes from the annual archery exhibition at Meiji Jingu (明治神宮) on Coming of Age Day (成人の日, second Monday of January).

Ueno Park Percussionist

上野 打楽器 street musician tokyo japan

This street musician packed all of his percussion instruments around on his bike (with no trailer). Here are a couple of short video clips of him testing things out and then performing for the ever-growing crowd.