The women prayed altogether

People At The Building For Praying

Woman Walking Beside The Main Hall Of Izumo Taisha

Torii At The Approach To Izumo Taisha

Usually, October Of The Lunar Calendar Is Called 'kan-na-zuki,' But In Izumo, It Is Called 'kami-ari-zuki' -普通は旧暦の10月を神無月と言うのだけれど出雲では神在月と言う

Woman Praying At Izumo Taisha

Paper Fortunes Under The Tree

Umbrella In Izumo Taisha

Figure In The Puddle

People Look Up At The Thick Shimenawa Rope Displayed At Izumo Taisha Shrine

Thick Rope In Izumo Taisha

Windmills Under The Clouds

Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse Has The Tallest Light Tower In Japan For A Stone Lighthouse

Beam Of Light

The Near-disposable Plastic Umbrella Is A Figment Of The Age Of Mass Consumption

The Very Useful Google Maps Doesn't Even Tell You How To Pay The Fee

Bar Hostess Walking In Front Of The Traditional Houses

Lady In A Shrine

As The Japanese Economy Shrank, It Seemed As If Things Not Directly Related To Life, Such As Museums Built During The Bubble Economy, Were Slowly Disappearing

Painters Are More Famous Than Photographers, Even Though Photography Is More Commonplace

They Are Going To Add One More Skyscraper In Nishi-Shinjuku

The Usually Unassuming Meguro Riverbank Changes Its Appearance When The Cherry Blossoms Are In Bloom

There Are Two Types Of Laughter: Bottom-up Laughter And Top-down Laughter, Which Involves Smiling In Response To Social Situations

When You See The Lion Dance, You Get A Strong Sense That Glodok District Is Chinatown

Even In Mae Klong, Famous For Its Railway Market, There Is A Regular Market

Like Traditional Japanese Custom, Myanmar People Seem To Sleep On Sleeping Mats On The Floor

Sultan Ahmed Mosque Has Six Minarets

Stark-naked Boy And Grandma

It's Hard To Tell If Indonesian Kinship Names Are Older Or Younger

The Line On The Forehead Is A Religious Mark Called A Tilaka, Which Indicates The Religious Denomination Believed In By Color And Shape

The Newly Completed Shibuya Sakura Stage Has An Intricate Escalator Structure, Perhaps Reflecting Its Complexity