Photos of IN THE CITY (3/73)

The Winding Approach To Toshogu Shrine From Under Mt Kuno Has 1,159 Stone Steps

Since When Did Sugawara No Michizane Come To Be Worshipped As A 'god Of Learning' Rather Than A 'grudge Spirit'?

The Sendai Mediatheque Is A Well-known Architecture, So Much So That The French Newspaper Le Monde Introduced Sendai As ‘Sendai, Famous For The Sendai Mediatheque’

The Approach Road Covered With Fresh Greenery Is Like A Green Tunnel, And Its Visual Structure Makes You Aware That You Are Stepping Out Of The Mundane World Into A Sanctuary

The Area Where The Hie Jinja Shrine Is Located Was Once A Castle Called Hoshigaoka Castle Back In Time

Standing In The Square, Which Is Paved With Cobblestones And Reminiscent Of The Old Town In Europe, And Looking At The Akasaka Palace, You Feel As If You Are Not In Japan At All

The Reason Why Many Gardens In Tokyo Have A Difference In Elevation Is Because Such Terrain Offers A Good View And Makes It Easier To Create Waterfalls

In Contrast To The Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Museum In Ichikawa, The Higashiyama Kaii Gallery In Nagano Houses A Large Number Of Works

The Exterior Of The Tokyo National Museum, Which Is Built In The Imperial Crown Style, An Architectural Style That Blends Japanese And Western Styles, Has A Western Interior

The Staircase In The Asian Gallery, Which Is Made Up Of Straight Lines, Just Like The Exterior, Is Beautiful And Looks Like A Geometric Pattern

I Was Born In Tokyo, But This Is My First Time In Tokyo, Where The OB/GYN Clinic Is Located

Although I Am Walking So Close To The Ocean, The Grass Is Overgrown On Both Sides Of The Hiking Trail And The Ocean May Or May Not Be Visible

I Am Afraid Of Heights, But My Brain Does Not Seem To Be Able To Recognize That I Am High Above A Certain Height

The Skyscrapers In Nishi-Shinjuku Are Built Based On The Bottom Of A Reservoir That Was Once Dug Down

The Shape Of The Cocoon Tower Was Born From The Client's Request To Create Something That Was Not A Square

Looking At The Gilded Mikoshi, It Seems To Me That Japan's Idea Of Godliness Is Not Fundamentally Different From That Of Southeast Asia

I Wonder What A Photograph Taken Digitally Will Look Like Half A Century From Now

If You Go To The Back Of Yasukuni Shrine, You Will Find A Garden With A Pond And Tea Ceremony Rooms

Some Religions Consider Abraham, Moses, Jesus, And Muhammad As False Prophets Sent From The World Of Darkness

What Was The Sacred Place Like For The Ainu People?

The Shinto Shrines Dedicated To Deities Not Often Seen Elsewhere Stand Within The Precincts Of The Hokkaido Jingu

The Observation Deck At Terminal 2 Of Haneda Airport Is Located Inside The Building And Offers A Comfortable View Regardless Of Weather Conditions

Not Everything That Is Old Is Bad, Sometimes Old Designs Look Cool

The Moss-covered Ryusenen Garden Looked Like It Was In A Dense Forest

The Atmosphere Of Kakita River Park Is Completely Different From That Of The Water Gushing Out And The Grassy Lawn

If You Think About It, Shinto Shrines And Chinese Temples With A Clingy Image Are Similar

Why Is It That The Harder I Try Not To Fall, The More I Feel Like I Will Fall?

Futakotamagawa Station Used To Be Called Futakotamagawa-en Station

Nishi Arai Is Not Because Of The Name Of The Place, Arai, To The West, But Because There Is A Sacred Well To The West Of The Main Hall

The Scene Of Shakujii Park, With The Greenery Spreading Under The Sky And Approaching The Water's Edge, Looks No Different From The Scene Kawase Hasui Depicted Nearly 100 Years Ago

I Was Born Long After The War, So It Doesn't Really Ring A Bell, But The Areas Around Akabane And Jujo In Tokyo Used To Be Military Capitals

There Are So Many Interesting Museums And Art Galleries In And Around Tokyo That You May Be Tempted To Take A Short Run

There Was A Myoken Pond Filled With Water In A Section Of Chiba Shrine That Was Paved With Concrete And Looked Like A Schoolyard In The Heart Of The City

Even With The Proliferation Of Smart Phones, It Is Still A Strange Idea To Talk To Someone Instead Of Your Phone When You Are In Trouble

How Does One Take A Photo Of A Perspective Like This?

Tokyo University Of The Arts Has A System Of Purchasing Graduation Works, Which Is Unexpected For Those Who Graduated From A Liberal Arts University

Of The 88 Rodin Works In The Collection, Only Five Sculptures Are Displayed In The Vestibule Of The National Museum Of Western Art

Among Sculptors, Auguste Rodin Is The Most Well-known In Japan

The Modern Cityscape Was Reflected In The Glass Protecting The Old-fashioned-looking, Grim-faced Statue Of The Four Heavenly Kings At Seisho-ji Temple

The Lowest Natural Mountain In Tokyo's 23 Wards Is Said To Be Mount Machitsuyama In Asakusa