Tag: wakayama
Coffee Cup Grave
Corporate grave belonging to UCC, a company that makes coffee. Located in Okunoin, a graveyard on...
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Famous Suicide Spot
Sandanbeki is a famous suicide spot in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture. The sign says...
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Panty Bag at Awashima Shrine
Awashima jinja (Awashima shrine) in Wakayama attracts many female visitors who come to pray for...
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Hina Dolla at Awashima Jinja
Hina doll at Awashima Jinja in Wakayama prefecture. Other posts with pictures of Awashima Jinja:...
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Hina Doll at Awashima-jinja
Hina doll at Awashima Jinja in Wakayama prefecture. Editor’s note: this post was originally...
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Awashima-jinja, the Doll Shrine
Ornamental battledores (hagoita) at Awashima Jinja in Wakayama prefecture. Battledores were used...
Read MoreThousand-tatami Cliff in Shirahama
The senjojiki (thousand tatami mat cliff) in Shirahama. Shirahama is a popular tourist resort in Wakayama prefecture and these cliffs are a popular tourist attraction. The rock is very soft, and thousands of visitors have carved...
Read MoreHina Doll at the Awashima Shrine in Wakayama
Hina doll at Awashima Jinja in Wakayama prefecture. Many Japanese people believe that dolls have souls, so instead of throwing them in the garbage, they take them to a shrine where they are blessed and ritually burned or thrown...
Read MoreLost Shoe in a Graveyard
Shoe lost by a child at Okunoin Graveyard on Mt. Koya in Wakayama prefecture. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new...
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