Shot at Ichogaoka Hachiman Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Asakusabashi, Tokyo. There is a small Shinto shrine near the Asakusabashi station. It was Ichogaoka Hachiman Jinja. Although it is modest, it is said that this shrine has a long history. Its foundation is 1062 in legend. I don't know whether it is true or not. Anyway, this shrine has been highly popular with the locals for a long time.
As soon as passing through the Torii, I found two guardian dogs. They were stone-built and stationed aside of the approach way. The guardian dog is stationed in every Shinto shrine. Yet the appearance presents an infinite variety. This guardian dog was widening its eyes while looking upward. It seemed to be close to losing its wits a little.
I stood on the Yanagi-Bashi bridge and watched the Kanda-Gawa river flowing under the brid…
I stopped on the old iron bridge called 'Yanagi-Bashi bridge'. It is spanned over Kanda-Ga…
I found an old fashioned store during rambling along. Its wall was stone-built. Yet it see…
Although the light had vanished from the nightlife circuit which was once in this area, th…
I was stopping on this old bridge. This bridge has a long history. And the present bridge…
It's not known exactly when this shrine was built originally. Yet it is sure it has a long…
Usually, two guardian dogs flank the approach in a Shinto shrine. And one opened its mouth…
There were two statues of ferocious animal with sharp teeth and eyes, probably they were l…
The door was opened slightly. It was flanked by two statues of deities. It meant that no e…
Like other big cities in Asian countries, there is also a Chinatown in this city. Yokohama…
A big guardian dog was sitting beside the entrance of this temple. I thought it was sittin…
Once this temple had dedicated to Confucius. A statue of an old guardian dog which was not…
After a period of time, another bridal couple made an appearance in the courtyard of this…
During walking around the courtyard in front of the prayer hall, a cluster entered into th…
Many people were walking the wide approaching way in Meiji Jingu. Not all of them were wor…
During walking around the streets, I found a small Shinto shrine. It was Osakinamiyoke Ina…
Next to the steep stairway, there is another Shinto shrine in the precinct. It is Chanoki…
After climbing the steep stairway of Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachiman-Gu, I came to the prayer…
