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

Carlos Gonzalez gets five from Colorado Rockies third base coach Stu Cole after hitting a home run off Jake Arrieta at Coors Field in 2014

@CarGo5 @CGonzalezHub

Posted on October 17th, 2017 under Other. Tags: baseball, Coors Field, Nikon 300mm f/4 VR ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, sports photography. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Carlos Gonzalez!

Hiroshima Carp menu

Nutritious = fried food? Eat to be a carp? Only in Japan…

The Hiroshima Carp won the Central League for the second year in a row. This weekend the Climax Series begins.

Posted on October 12th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: baseball, engrish, food, hiroshima, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600, signs. Comments Off on Eat nutritious food and you will be a carp

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

origami cranes @ Hiroshima Peace Memorial

If you haven’t heard the story, here you go.

Posted on September 12th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: hiroshima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, 広島平和記念資料館 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Comments Off on (more than) one thousand origami cranes