Photos of IN THE CITY (4/73)

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

Mt. Atago, The Highest Peak In Tokyo's 23 Wards, From The Top Of Which The Predecessor Of NHK Once Transmitted Radio Signals

To Avoid A Lot Of Trouble, We Must Now Avoid Naming Using Gender Differences Between Men And Women

Morin-ji Park, Next To Morin-ji Temple, Has Swamps And Lowland Wetlands

Plastic Umbrellas May Have Been A Game Changer For The Umbrella Industry

Why KITTE Marunouchi Has An Excellent Name

I Wonder What People In The World Without Shinto Shrines Would Think When They See The Senbon Torii

I Have Not Heard The Term Choso, Which Combines The Words Sculpture And Plastic, Much Less Sculpture

It Was Unfortunately Raining, But I Could See The Cherry Blossoms In Full Bloom And Umbrella Flowers At The Same Time

The Kokugakuin University Museum, Located On The Kokugakuin University Shibuya Campus, Has Extensive Exhibits That Are Well Worth A Visit

When It First Opened, It Was A Fashionable Spot, But Before You Know It, It Has Become A Commercial Facility Located In A Sensitive Area Far From The Station

Few Remnants Of A Scenic Area Remain Around Mutsura-no-tsu, Which Was An Outer Port Of Kamakura

The Garden At Shomyo-ji Temple Is A Pure Land Style Garden That Embodies The Pure Land Philosophy

The Kanazawa Bunko Next To The Temple Has More Presence Than The Shomyo-ji Temple Itself

The Flow Of The Ooigawa River In Koishikawa Korakuen Was Very Calm

Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Built As A Daimyo's Garden, Is Scattered With Motifs To Entertain Visitors

Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple Has Some National Treasures And Some Important Cultural Properties

Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple Is One Of The Seven Main Temples Of Nichiren-shu In Various Parts Of Japan

Katsushika Hachimangu Shrine Is Not Built In Katsushika Ward, Tokyo

Inside The Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon, 146 Steps Lead Upward

You'd Think A Large Statue Of The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Would Be Visible From A Distance, But It Wasn't

Bruno Taut, Who Praised Katsura Rikyu, Lived In Takasaki At One Time

Bicycle Rentals At Gunma Hachiman Station Cannot Be Dropped Off Elsewhere

The Stone Steps Leading To The Precincts Of Ikegamihonmonji Are Quite Steep

Why Are There So Few Confucius Temples In Japan, Even Though It Is A Confucian Country?

While The Benefits Of Prayers For Success Are Clear, There Are No Clear Criteria For Whether Or Not They Have Been Fulfilled For Family Safety And Business Prosperity

The Precincts Of Meiji Jingu Shrine Used To Be The Residence Of The Ii Family, The Lords Of The Hikone Domain, At The End Of The Edo Period

Why Did Sakura, Once The Military Capital Of The Japanese Imperial Army, Change Into A Cultural City?

A Replica Of The Usuki Stone Buddha Is On Display In Sakura Joshi Park