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Friday, June 29, 2012

Kanzui Matsuri part 8

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This is the second half of a post on the Oeyama dance as performed at last years matsuri up in Kanzui, The first half can be found her...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Nio of Kunisaki: Final post

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A final look at some of the intriguing Nio to be found at shrines and temples on the Kunisaki Peninsula in northern Kyushu. This first...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

A Walk from Honshu to Shikoku Day 3

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I woke at first light and was already over the bridge onto Oshima when the sun came up. My route took me along the coast a little befo...
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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Ube Shrine

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Ube Shrine is located a little south of Tottori City and was/is the Ichinomiya, first-ranked shrine, of the former Inaba province. In th...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Sunset over the Yoshino River Valley

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The first 10 temples of the Shikoku Pilgrimage are along the north side of the Yoshino River. Number 11, Fujiidera is at the base of t...
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Iconic Pumpkins

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The tiny island of Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea between Okayama and Kagawa is known internationally as an "Art Island" th...
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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Kotohira

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The draincover for the town of Kotohira in Kagawa on Shikoku, depicts pilgrims ascending the steps of Konpira-san. Known also ...
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Friday, June 8, 2012

Sun Hiroba

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Sun Hiroba is the name of the atrium-like space in the middle of the Kobe Fashion Plaza complex. It's 50 meters across and...
Friday, June 1, 2012

Shikoku 88 Temple 11 Fujiidera

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The first ten temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage are all on the north side of the Yoshino River. Temple 11, Fujiidera (which means Wist...
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Another Blue Hanya Mask

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Just shipped off a couple of new masks today. This is the fourth Blue Hanya I've sold and am quite pleased as it is an original de...
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