Daishoin dragon

One of my favorite temple experiences in Japan was Daishoin on Miyajima. In large part this was because it was raining a bit, and I had the whole place to myself.

Posted on July 17th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, Daishoin 大聖院, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Another from Daishoin

仏足跡

Bet you didn’t know the Buddha had a swastika on each toe. Well he did, at least before WWII, and still in parts of Japan where the swastika doesn’t have the negative image it has earned nearly everywhere else in the world.

Believers are encouraged to take their shoes off, stand on the Buddha’s footprints, say a few words, and get lucky. This is found at Miyajima’s Daishoin.

Posted on July 14th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, Daishoin 大聖院, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Footprint of the Buddha

Forest Park (Portland, Oregon)

…this happened.

Posted on July 13th, 2015 under Oregon. Tags: hiking, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Oregon, portland. Comments Off on A year ago…

Daishoin prayer wheels (マニ車) (Miyajima, Japan)

Posted on June 29th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, Daishoin 大聖院, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Daishoin

Japanese girl can’t resist inspecting the goods offered at a fireworks matsuri in Inuyama, Japan

Posted on June 25th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: festivals, inuyama, kids, matsuri, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Japanese toys at a summer festival