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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Lying down in the Mountains

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heading off for a few days in the mountains again so I thought I would post some pics from a recent trip sleeping out on top of a moun...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Misumi Power Station

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Misumi Power Station, owned by Chugoku Power Company, is where we get most of our electricity from. It can generate 1,000,000 K...
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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Shikoku 88 Temple 17 Idoji

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Temple 17, Idoji, was founded under orders of Emperor Temmu in the 7th Century. The main deity is Yakushi, the healing Buddha, ...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Morning rainbow

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Snapped this early this morning on my way up Asari Fujisan, a local mountain shaped like Fuji.
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Friday, November 9, 2012

Passing by Taisha

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From Temple 2 of the Izumo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage to temple 3 is over the Kitayama Mountains which form the spine of the Shimane Peninsu...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Month of Little Sleep part 9

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Past midnight and the inevitable Iwato was performed. It is one of my least favorite dances, but the last sequence after Amaterasu has...
Saturday, November 3, 2012

Sunset on Sanbe

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On Thursday I started walking the Iwami 33 Kannon pilgrimage. The second and third temples lie around the base of Mount Sanbe (1126m) ...
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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...
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