Thursday, July 28, 2022
Nanrinji Temple #6 on the Kyushu Pilgrimage
Monday, July 25, 2022
Miyano Shrine established for Military Success
I have always been fascinated by the Izumo connection to Sila and how that played out with the Yamato connection to Paekche.
Labels:
amenokoyane,
asakura,
fukuoka,
komainu,
kyushu108,
okuninushi,
omiki,
Shrine,
torii
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Oimatsu Shrine
Oimatsu Shrine
Also unusual was this group of statues.....
Labels:
asakura,
komainu,
kyushu108,
Shrine,
sugawara michizane
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Mizu Shrine & Yamada Weir
The weir is registered as a World Heritage Irrigation Sructure and is said to be the model used by Dr. Tetsu Nakamura who constructed a major irrigation project in the desert of Afghanistan. Since his assassination in 2019 a monument to him has been erected at Yamada Weir
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Eso Hachimangu & the formation of Japan
A replica of a "water clock" said to have been invented by Tenji.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Hishino Triple Water Wheels
Japan Guide
Monday, July 11, 2022
Kakurega no Mori the 8th largest tree in Japan
At chest height, the trunk has a circumference of 18 meters, at ground level the roots measure 34 meters in circumference, and it is 21 meters high, though before being damaged by a typhoon in 1991 it was said to be somewhat taller
Labels:
asakura,
kusunoki,
kyushu108,
sacred tree
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Yoshii Juku Historic Preservation District
Yoshii Juku Historic Preservation District
The last post town on the Hita Kaido, or the first if you are leaving Hita and traveling west, was Yoshii, now a part of Ukiha.
So much, in fact, that the area has been registered as a historical preservation district one of the topics I became intrigued by in recent years.
Labels:
hita kaido,
kyushu108,
preservation district,
ukiha
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