Kushida Jinja (Fukuoka, Japan) cement torii blocks from central shrine

The acreage under many of Japan’s Shinto shrines has decreased over the years. The torii gate in today’s photo welcomes you to Kushida Jinja, yet you have to walk a while to get from this gate to the modern shrine grounds these days. Does the shrine still own all of the land between its historic perimeter and its current location? I don’t know.

Posted on December 31st, 2014 under Japan. Tags: fukuoka, kushida jinja, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinto, torii. Comments Off on Shrinking areas of Japanese shrines

Posted on November 29th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: lanterns, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinto. Comments Off on Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社)

8-photo photomerge (Miyajima, Japan)

Posted on November 11th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, panorama, photomerge, rain, shinto. Comments Off on Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社) panorama at low tide in rain

Shinto (神道) priest @ Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社)

Posted on October 23rd, 2014 under Japan. Tags: gohei, miyajima, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, people, shimenawa, shinto. Comments Off on Miyajima Shinto Priest

Temizuya and vending machines (jidohanbaiki) @ Fukuoka Shinto shrine

Posted on July 17th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: fukuoka, jidohanbaiki, kushida jinja, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinto, Temizuya (手水舎). Comments Off on Temizuya (手水舎) @ Kushida-jinja (櫛田神社)