Posted on January 28th, 2018 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, kamakura. Comments Off on 大仏

I’ve never been to the real 平等院 near Kyoto (although I’ve had the postcard photo of the famous temple since 1988) so catching the 50-year old replica in Hawaii a couple days ago was pretty cool.

Posted on December 19th, 2017 under Hawaii, Japan. Tags: buddhist, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, oahu, temples, 平等院 byodoin oahu hawaii. Comments Off on Byodo-in on Oahu

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Posted on November 23rd, 2017 under Japan. Tags: arashiyama, buddhist, kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, sunset. Comments Off on 天龍寺

Jizo and the hebi

This (2017) is not the year of the snake, or the horse, but this photo was my random, desktop image of the day. These guardian deities, and I’m guessing there were twelve, each had one of the zodiac animals with them. The blurry one to the far right probably had a sheep.

2017 is the year of the rooster. The next year of the snake will be 2025.

Posted on October 21st, 2017 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, Daishoin 大聖院, jizo, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Guardian Deities

Morning service (asanootsutome) at a Buddhist temple on Koyasan

Posted on October 3rd, 2017 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, fudoin, koyasan 高野山, Nikon D600. Comments Off on 朝のお勤め