The shops were shuttered and a Buddhist monk stood in front of one of the shutters. He was wearing a conical hat and holding a khakkhara, a Buddhist ringed staff in his hand. He was not meeting his friend there. He was an ascetic monk and asking for alms.
The place he stood was busy. Yet most of the pedestrians passed by him as if nothing had happened. However, he kept standing still unemotionally.
Jan 2008 PEOPLE TOKYO | |
CONICAL HAT MONK SHUTTER STICK UENO |
No
1309
Shooting Date
Oct 2007
Posted On
January 9, 2008
Modified On
July 1, 2024
Place
Ueno, Tokyo
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
CANON EOS 1V