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Monday, November 30, 2015

More Fudo Myo at Nanzoin

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Kurikara, the sword of Fudo Myoo, is often represented with a dragon wrapped around it. Occasionally Fudo himself is given a dragon he...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Sunset at Nameshi Dam

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At the end of a very long first day of my walk over and around the Kunisaki Peninsula I stopped for the night on the banks of the reserv...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

Fudo Myo at Nanzoin

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This Fudo Myo statue is about 10 to 11 meters high and is located at Nanzoin in Sasaguri, Fukuoka. Its the first temple on the ...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Otomeza Theater Mitarai

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The Otomeza Theater in Mitarai on Osaki Shimojima is a fine example of a small provincial theater from early in the twentieth Century....
Friday, November 13, 2015

Biggest Reclining Buddha in Japan

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Nehanzo, reclining Buddhas, are the least common pose for statues of Buddha in Japan. At Nanzo-in temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka, there is ...
Monday, November 9, 2015

The Grand Tour Colchester

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I had never been to Colchester before, so was quite looking forward to visiting. It is often classified as the oldest town in England,...
Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Okunoin on Mount Wakasugi

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The Okunoin on Mount Wakasugi is in a cave just below the summit. It is here that Kukai, later known as Kobo daishi, practised austeri...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Kubo Hachimangu

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Kubo Hachimangu is a fairly major shrine in Onomichi. Founded in the mid 9th Century, The enshrined kami, Hachiman, is composed o...
Sunday, November 1, 2015

Kitayama Shrine, Mount Wakasugi

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Located right on top of Mount Wakasugi at about 660 meters above sea level, the maps and many people call it Kitayama Shrine, but it i...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Mononobe Shrine part 2

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Mononobe Shrine, the Ichinomiya of Iwami, enshrines Umashimade no mikoto, the ancestor of the Mononobe. His grave lies on the hillside...
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