Kongobuji dragon
Kongobuji (金剛峰寺) decorative eaves
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Farmer in the rice paddies
Shugakuin Imperial Villa (修学院離宮, Shugakuin Rikyu – Kyoto, Japan)
The Shugakuin Imperial Villa tour (must be booked in advance) includes views beyond the original villa. In the 1960s the Imperial Household Agency purchased the surrounding rice paddies to save the neighborhood from possible development. Locals lease the property from the agency and grow the rice for their own business ventures.
Octopus balls
Takoyaki (たこ焼き) at a summer matsuri
Dance of the dead
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Nishikubo Hachiman Jinja Summer Festival (西久保八幡神社例大祭[夏祭り2013])
Continuing our October/Halloween related posts, today’s photo (beyond the title) really has nothing to do with October or Halloween as the Japanese do their dancing (盆踊り) to honor their dead ancestors in the middle of summer.
El Pipila
Guanajuato, Mexico
On a third or fourth visit to a city, you need to do something different to experience the place with fresh eyes. Such was the case on the morning I went for a random walk away from Guanajuato’s town center and took today’s photo. I ended up in a residential neighborhood up in the hills. This is not the typical view of El Pipila, usually photographed from the statue’s base or from the part of town near Teatro Juarez. I’ll show you the more common photo of El Pipila in a future entry.
Hiroshima Carp begin postseason play
Fred Lewis of the Hiroshima Carp loses his bat in a 2013 game
The Central League Climax Series First Stage begins this weekend in Japan. The Swallows are my Central League team, but they had a typical Swallows season and ended up in the basement. My next favorite team in the CL is Hiroshima, in large part because of the wonderful Carp fans I sat next to last summer. They will be matched up with the Tigers in the series.
Fred Lewis, by the way, only lasted one season for the Carp. Although he played in 79 games for Hiroshima last year, he hit just .268 with only 4 home runs.