Photos of IN THE CITY (2/73)

Many Street Vendors Had Their Stores Open And The Sidewalk Was Like A Market

The Market Aisles Were Littered With Vegetables, Very Indian

The Man Was Grabbing A Vegetable Like A Green Bean With Both Hands

The Woman With A Melancholy Expression Stood Beside A Pile Of Cabbage

Considering The Prevalence Of Smartphones, There Must Be Some Villages Where Most Of The Villagers Still Do Not Have Smartphones

There Are No Convenience Stores, But Instead, Cigarettes And Other Small Items Are Sold At Kiosks Like The One In The Photo

A Large Amount Of Laundry Was Being Processed At Dhobi Ghat

The Priests, Dressed In Old-fashioned Costumes, Also Wore Old-fashioned Shoes Called ASA-GUTSU On Their Feet

The Staircase, With Its Many Layers Of Similar Structures, Looked Like A Fractal Design

From The Base Of The Restored Nandaimon Gate, You Can Fully Enjoy The Majesty Of Central Golden Hall

The Five-story Pagoda Of The Much Older Kofuku-ji Temple Soared Above The Old Townscape As If Glaring At It

A Pure White Elephant Also Makes An Appearance At The Buddha's Birthday Party, Which May Tickle The Hearts Of Children Who Don't Understand The Meaning

The Structure Of Nigatsudo Differs From That Of An Ordinary Temple In That The Inner Sanctum Where The Principal Image Is Located Is Surrounded By A Space Called A Bureau

Most Tourists Seem To Leave Todai-ji After Seeing The Great Buddha Of Nara, And The Rest Of The Temple Is Surprisingly Empty Except For The Daibutsuden Hall

The Centerpiece Of The Hara Railway Model Museum Is Ichiban Tetsumo Park, One Of The World's Largest Railroad Dioramas With Model Trains Running Through It

The Nissan Global Headquarters Gallery Also Has A Gift Store Where You Can Buy T-shirts With DATSUN On Them

The Yokohama Triennale Was Viewed In A Relaxed Atmosphere, As It Did Not Seem To Include Artists With High Drawing Power

It Is Interesting To Note That The Boundary Between “modern” And “contemporary” Is Different In Different Times And Places

The INTERMEDIATHEQUE Facility At KITTE Is A Permanent Exhibition Facility For Academic Specimens Accumulated By The University Of Tokyo Since Its Establishment In 1877

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

The Area Lined With Food Stalls At The Dadaocheng Cisheng Temple Is An Alley With A High Density Of Good Food

The GOOGLE MAP Posts Show The Difference Between Chinese Culture, Which Has Long Preserved Authentic History, And Indian Culture, Which Was Not Interested In Preserving Its History

The Name Kaohsiung Was Once Written In The Vulgar Chinese Character 打狗

Chinese Food Is Divided Into Regional Subcategories Such As Cantonese Food, Although This Is Not So Obvious To The Japanese

In Taiwan, Many People Wore Masks, And I Felt A Difference From Japan, Where Many People Consider The COVID-19 Pandemic To Be A Somewhat Passing Misfortune

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

Unlike Mainland China, Taiwan's Chinese Characters Are Written In Traditional Chinese, Which Is Easy For Japanese To Understand, But This Can Be A Pitfall

The Sanfong Temple Had Not Only Taoist Deities But Also Buddhist Deities Such As Shakyamuni Buddha And Guanyin Bodhisattva, Making It Look Like A Department Store Of Deities

Sandwiched Between Residences, The Jade Emperor, The Supreme Deity In Chinese Taoism, Resided In A Temple That Looked Like A Multi-story Building

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

The Fantastic Image Of Mitarashi Pond Was Easily Drowned Out By The Call For Worldly Benefits

The Temporary Hall Of The Kashima Jingu Has Been Built More Than 400 Years Ago, So The Character For Temporary Could Be Removed

The Head Office Of The Bank Of Japan Is Still Located In Honseki-cho, Where The Only Gold Mint In Edo Used To Be Located, And Continues To Play A Major Role In Finance

Despite The Fact That The Library Offers Access To Famous Photo Collections, It Is Difficult To Look At The Exhibit And Not Think About The Library

The Presence Of Showrooms Of Domestic Automakers At The Ginza 4-chome Intersection Is Probably Proof That Automakers Play A Role In The Japanese Economy

Japanese Nationals Need To Apply For A Visa To Enter China, But It Is Said That Obtaining A Chinese Visa Is 'a Pain In The Ass'

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

The Amphitheater Is An Ancient Roman Term For A Facility Where Gladiatorial Games And Other Spectacles Were Held

The Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery's Collection, Known As The 'Terada Collection,' Was Donated By A Man Named Kotaro Terada

I Felt Like I Understood The Word 'machi-chuka' A Little Bit When I Actually Went There