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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Ryusui-an

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On the long climb up to Shosanji, temple 12, on the Shikoku pilgrimage there are three sites associated with Kukai, the second being R...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

Toyonaka Inari at Taineiji

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Taineiji is an old Zen temple in the mountains a little south of Nagato on the north Yamaguchi coast. We drove past the temple but sto...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art revisited

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The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art sits on the waterfront in Kobe and was constructed in 2002 as part of the cities post-earthquake r...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Shikoku 88 Temple 13, Dainichiji

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Temple 13 has the same name as temple 4, Dainichiji. It is the first of the 88 temples located in Tokushima City. The main dei...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Fudo Myo o of Shikoku

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Of all the Buddhist deities in Japan I think Fudo Myoo is my favorite. Associated strongly with Shingon its not surprising that statues...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

Izumo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage

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I'm about halfway through walking the Izumo 33 kannon pilgrimage. There are hundreds of 33 Kannon pilgrimages in Japan, though pro...
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Iiyama Hachimangu

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The Iiyama Hachiman shrine is located in Fukawa, now a part of Nagato City, Yamaguchi, and is the main shrine of the area. It ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Seen along the way

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One of the pleasures of walking alone is the opportunities to encounter other creatures. On the second day of my Shikoku Pilgrimage I ...
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Sunday, July 8, 2012

A Plethora of Phalli

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There are literally thousands of ceramic votive phalli at Mara Kannon Shrine in Tawarayama, a small onsen town in the mountains of nor...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

P & G Building

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Rokko Island is an artificial island constructed in the bay off Kobe and after twenty years of construction was completed in 1992. ...
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