Today’s photo is from Kyoto, Japan. The interesting thing (to me) about these buildings is that even though they are on the site of a Buddhist temple (Ninnaji), they are Shinto in design. These three buildings hold nine gods and have been doing so since 1644. The stone lanterns in front come from the 17th Century as well.

Posted on February 25th, 2019 under Japan. Tags: buildings, kyoto, landscape, lanterns, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Ninna-ji 仁和寺, shinto. Comments Off on Kusho Myojin @ Ninnaji

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A few days ago I watched The Barbarian and the Geisha. The opening scene is of a Bon Odori in 1856, and it reminded me of today’s photo, taken at the last Bon Odori I witnessed in 2013.

Posted on February 23rd, 2019 under Japan. Tags: bon odori, lanterns, matsuri, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Tokyo, 西久保八幡神社例大祭 夏祭り2013. Comments Off on Bon Odori

Path lined with stone lanterns (石灯籠) @ Koyasan’s Fudoin

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Posted on November 29th, 2018 under Japan. Tags: fudoin, koyasan 高野山, lanterns, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

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Posted on November 25th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: bon odori, lanterns, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Tokyo, 西久保八幡神社例大祭 夏祭り2013. Comments Off on Bon odori

Posted on April 18th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: lanterns, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinto. Comments Off on 厳島神社