Futarasan Jinja (二荒山神社) in the snow

Posted on December 23rd, 2016 under Japan. Tags: futarasan, nikko, photomerge, snow. Comments Off on Snowy Futarasan Shrine

My random, desktop image of the day reminds me that six years and two months ago I had an incredible day in snowy Nikko.

Posted on April 8th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: futarasan, nikko, snow, torii, winter. Comments Off on Futarasan

Shinkyo (神橋) – Nikko, Japan

Once upon a time, only the emperor could cross this bridge. Shinkyo is part of Futarasan Shrine.

Posted on August 25th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: bridge, futarasan, nikko, shinto, snow. Comments Off on Nikko’s Shinkyo in the snow

二荒山神社

I took today’s photo nearly three years ago to the day, a lovely and cold day it was. I have been to Nikko several times; each time the weather was very different. I really need to go there to see the fall colors someday.

Posted on February 9th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: futarasan, nikko, snow. Comments Off on Futarasan Jinja in the snow

I’ve posted photos of ema before. This one I saw in Nikko at Futarasan Jinja. Basically, for just a few hundred yen your wishes will come true thanks to the gods of the Futarasan Shrine. The happy couple here is Yuko 裕子 (or possibly Hiroko) and Masanori 正典 (I think). One of them wished for good relations (the heart indicating a romantic relationship I suppose) between the two of them for a long time. For all the reader knows, though, the one may not even know the other exists at this point.

Posted on August 12th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: ema, futarasan, nikko, snow. Comments Off on Love Ema from Futarasan Shrine (二荒山神社)