All worshippers and the incense burner were silhouetted on the approach to Honmon-ji Temple.

What Kind Of Nature Do They Love In A Desert Country?

Steep Stone Steps Had To Be Climbed To Get To The Main Hall, Which Was Like A Gateway To Getting On Your Feet

Long Staircase At Ikegami Honmon-ji

Five-storied Pagoda And Birds

Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple Does Not Seem To Appear In Foreign Guidebooks, And We Did Not See Any Foreign Tourists When We Walked Around The Temple Grounds

When Praying In Japan, The Hands Are Placed In Front Of The Chest, But In Southeast Asia, The Hands Are Usually Raised Higher Than The Head, Not In Front Of The Chest

The Incense Sticks That Fueled The Incense Burners Never Ran Out Because Of The Constant Stream Of Visitors, And Smoke Billowed Out Of The Censer

I Think That The Custom Of Incense Burning Is Common In Temples Outside Of Japan, But The Custom Of Bathing The Smoke Seems To Be Unique To Japan

In Taiwan, Temples Are So Glamorous That, To The Japanese, Every Day Seems Like A Party Night

The Kuhonbutsu, Which Is The Temple's Common Name, Does Not Include Shakyamuni Buddha, Who Is Seated In The Main Hall

When I Smell Incense, All I Can Think Of Is The Buddhist Altar In My Grandpa's House

A Woman Was Strolling With Her Dog On A Baby Carriage In The Precincts Of Kita-in Temple

Girl Taking Off Her Shoes Next To A Large Incense Burner

In The Past, People Had To Cross Shinobazu-no-ike Benten-do Temple By Boat

In Addition To Mazu, There Are Other Gods Enshrined In The Mazu Temple, And The Order In Which To Visit Them Is Also Fixed

Maybe All Those Red Dresses, Red Bags, And Red Incense Sticks Are For Good Luck

A Man Named Hirama Kanenori Salvaged A Wooden Statue Of Kobo Daishi, And That Was The Beginning Of Kawasaki Daishi

Man Walking On The Other Side Of The Round Hole

Temple At The End Of The Lane

Pile Of Ashes And Two Persons

Man And Woman On The Other Side Of An Incense Burner

Man Praying In Kishimo-Jin

An Incense Stick Stuck In The Incense Burner

Three Jars And One Woman

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