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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sarutahiko Mask

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Winter is the time I finally get to finish some of the masks I have been working on. This one is Sarutahiko. According to the Nation...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Shikoku 88 Temple 18 Onzanji

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According to the legend, when Kukais mother visited him at this temple she was not allowed past the gate as being female she was impur...
Sunday, January 6, 2013

Onamuchimikonokami no Yashiro

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After passing by Izumo Taisha, the route of the Izumo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage heads up a steep and narrow mountain lane. About 1k up the r...
Friday, January 4, 2013

The Bridges at Usa Hachimangu

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Back in November I went on a 5 day walk on the Kunisaki Peninsular down in Oita, Kyushu. I have been wanting to walk the old Kunisaki...
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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Inside Track: Japan

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With the increasing popularity of tablet computers and dedicated ebook readers the range of reading material available at a lower cost...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Last Day in Essouira

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On my last day in Essouira we got up before the sun and took a cab a few miles south to a small village and walked back along the beac...
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2013 Year of the Snake

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2013 is the Year of the Snake so I thought I would post some pics of that most lucky of all snakes, the White Snake. Long associated w...
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Monday, December 31, 2012

Kitsune of Shikoku

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Statues of foxes, kitsune, are common throughout Japan, mostly as guardian messengers of the kami Inari, and as Inari shrines are the ...
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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Inari Shrine at Kobo-ji, Hagi

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Tucked away in the corner of the grounds of Kobo-ji temple in Hagi is a small Inari Shrine. The temple is named after Kobo Daishi...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Aki Nada Bridge

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I started my walk along the Aki Nada Islands by crossing the Akinada Bridge from near Nigata in Hiroshima over to Shimokamagari island...
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