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Jomyo-in, the Jizo Temple
Posted by Ed | Last updated Oct 3, 2017 | Death, Dolls and Sculpture, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 3 |
Cute Buddhas
Posted by Ed | Last updated Feb 16, 2018 | Dolls and Sculpture, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 0 |
Locked Temple
Posted by Ed | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Travel Destinations | 0 |
Artist at Work
Posted by Ed | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Kotsukappara Execution Grounds
Posted by Ed | Last updated Aug 3, 2017 | Death, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Cute Buddhas
by Ed | Last updated Feb 16, 2018 | Dolls and Sculpture, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 0 |
During Golden Week this year, I went back to what I consider to be the best temple in all of...
Read MoreLocked Temple
by Ed | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Travel Destinations | 0 |
Locked temple in Kamakura. _
Read MoreArtist at Work
by Ed | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Artist at work painting Gokoku-ji temple near Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district._
Read MoreJomyo-in, the Jizo Temple
by Ed | Last updated Oct 3, 2017 | Death, Dolls and Sculpture, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 3 |
I rode my bicycle past Jomyo-in Temple hundreds of times on my way to work, never suspecting that...
Read MoreShibamata, One of Tokyo’s Most Underrated Tourist Attractions
by Ed | Last updated Aug 8, 2017 | Street Scenes, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 15 |
A shitamachi is a traditional downtown Japanese neighborhood. The word conjures up images of...
Read MoreKotsukappara Execution Grounds
by Ed | Last updated Aug 3, 2017 | Death, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
If you’re ever in the area of Minami-Senju station, you might want to stop by this spooky...
Read MoreFearsome Nio at Entsuu-ji Temple
by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Dolls and Sculpture, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 2 |
Entsuu-ji is a kind of a cheesy-looking Zen Temple near Minami-senju Station in Tokyo, but it has some really cool Buddhist sculptures. These are kongo rikishi, the “power lords of the diamond realm,” and they stand guard at...
Read MoreThe Temple of the Flying Buddha
by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Shobo-in temple near Asakusa is dedicated to the Buddhist deity Fudo Myo, and is popularly known as Tobi Fudo. Tobi Fudo means “the flying Fudo Myo.” The temple got its nickname in the 1500s when its founder took an...
Read MoreNose Picking Buddha
by Ed | Last updated Mar 8, 2019 | Dolls and Sculpture, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan | 0 |
Nose picking rakan at Kitain Temple in Kawagoe a town in Saitama prefecture near Tokyo that is known for its well-preserved buildings. To see hundreds more rakan photos, visit: http://kawagoe.web.infoseek.co.jp/.
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