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Friday, September 30, 2011

Ryozenji Temple 1 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage

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Located in Naruto, not far from Tokushima City, Ryozenji is now classified as temple 1 on the pilgrimage route because it is located closes...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Creatures met along the way

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Here are some of the creatures I encountered on my walk last week down the SE coast of Shikoku. There arent a lot of goats in Japan, but you...
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Monday, September 26, 2011

It happens every day, but.....

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...living in a narrow valley it is not often I get to see the sunrise... But walking down the east coast of Shikoku last weekend I was able ...
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

The art & offerings of Tanegaike Benzaiten

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Part of my interest in visiting shrines is to see the various forms of art and offerings that are on display. At the Tanegaike Benzaiten Shr...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Tenjin Shrine, Bando

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This small shrine is located by the side of the road leading to Oasahiko Shrine in Tokushima. It is a massha of Oasahiko shrine. Massha and ...
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Magaibutsu of Kunisaki

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magaibutsu are buddhist carvings carved directly into cliff faces or rock outcroppings or cave walls rather than carved out of a piece of st...
Friday, September 16, 2011

Kuromatsu Matsuri part 2

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This is a continuation of an earlier post . The flotilla of boats carrying the mikoshi headed out to the island to pick up the goddess........
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

A True Tale of Typhoon Talas postscript

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Sunday morning I woke late and the sun was already up. The sun!.... havent seen it for a few days. In many ways its as if the typhoon was j...
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