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Sunday, July 28, 2013

More Umbrellas & Parasols

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So, the rainy season is officially over, but there are still showers and thunderstorms to contend with, so umbrellas are still ubiquit...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Japanese Pond Turtles

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Freshwater turtles can be found all over Japan, in castle moats, shrine and temple ponds, lakes, irrigation ditches, etc etc I...
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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Tairyuji Ropeway

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The Tairyuji Ropeway in Tokushima goes from the small town of Naka on the Naka River up to Tairyuji, the 21st temple of the Shikoku Pi...
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Friday, July 12, 2013

Kyushu 108 Pilgrimage, Temple 2 Hannya-in

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Hannya-in is the second temple on the Kyushu Pilgrimage I am walking. Its located in a hilly suburb of Fukuoka City. Like all 108 of...
Sunday, July 7, 2013

Kanaya Tenmangu

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Kanaya shrine is south of the river in Hagi and therefore a little off the main tourist track, but it was the premier shrine for the c...
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Friday, July 5, 2013

More Beppu Flowers

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Beppu in Oita styles itself "flower town" and is reflected in its choice of designs for manhole covers. A previous post can ...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

The Atrium at Ehime Science Museum

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The entrance to the Ehime Science Museum is through a perfectly conical atrium. From there steps lead down to an underground tu...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Shikoku 88, Temple 21, Tairyuji

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Tairyu-ji, which means Great Dragon Temple, is one of the few locations on the pilgrimage that can be historically verified as a locat...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Gakuen-ji

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Temple #3 of the Izumo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage is the Tendai mountain temple of Gakuenji, a place I have visited many times and still one ...
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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Many More Rivers To Cross

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This is a second post on some of the rivers that must be crossed while walking the Shikoku Pilgrimage. The first post can be found her...
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