Photos of IN THE CITY (3/73)

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

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