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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Aki Nada Island Hopping

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The Aki Nada Islands are a chain of islands in the Inland Sea off the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture that run approximately from near K...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

The Month of Little Sleep part 8

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Last Saturday was the opening night of our villages matsuri and matsuri begins in the evening with ceremonies in the shrine. Most shri...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Komainu of Shikoku

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Historically komainu, the pair of guardian statues at most shrines and some temples, have gone by various names,... shishi and kara sh...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Akiyoshi Inari

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This is one of the most aesthetically pleasing and also unusual torii that I can remember seeing. It is at the entrance to Akiy...
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Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Month of Little Sleep part 7

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Last saturday the villages of Matsukawa had their matsuris, so we started out in Tsuchi, home to one of the best kagura groups in the ...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

The Month of Little Sleep part 4

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Around 2:30am the kagura group took a break, something I have never seen before. I suspect that as the village has shrunk, so has the ...
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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Hasso Daishi

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Hasso Daishi I passed by this little temple as I was walking between Temple 14 and Temple 15 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, and was stru...
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Thursday, October 4, 2012

More Manhole birds

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A unique bird is featured on the manhole for Nankoku in Kochi, the Onaga Dori, or Long tailed Cock has the longest feathers in the wor...
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Monday, October 1, 2012

Akiyoshido details

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The cavern of Akiyoshido has numerous features that have all been given evocative names.... this one is called 1,000 Rice Paddies.... ...
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