Photos of IN THE CITY (4/73)

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

The Atmosphere Is Quite Different Between The Marunouchi And Yaesu Sides Of Tokyo Station

The Kirin On The Nihonbashi Bridge Has Wings That Should Not Be There

Why Do Shinto Shrines And Buddhist Temples Sometimes Give Thoughtful Guidance?

Chiba City, Like Kawagoe, Is Complicated By The Existence Of Several Stations With Similar Names

The Chiba City Museum Of Art Was Built To Completely Cover The Former Chiba Branch Of Kawasaki Bank

Nagareyama Is Where Isami Kondo, The Director Of The Shinsengumi, Last Laid Down Camp And Surrendered Himself

Nagareyama Station Is One Of The 100 Best Stations In The Kanto Area

I Wonder How Long The Lifespan Of A Skyscraper In Japan Is

Vallotton's Prints, Said To Have Been Influenced By Post-Impressionism And Symbolism, Were Modern

No Matter How Wonderful The Works In The Collection, If The Museum Is Crowded When You Visit, Your Viewing Experience Will Be Ruined

I Feel That The Furnishings Of A Folding Screen Have Become Something That Does Not Fit In The Modern Japanese House

If You Look Closely, You Can See That The Sobu Line Railway Bridge In Front Of Akihabara Station Is Built Quite High