TOKYO (12/54) - Photo with Essay

The Members-only International House Of Japan Is Also Free To Enter The Lobby And Gardens

The Storehouse, Designed By Kengo Kuma And Built In 2018, Stands Next To The Main Hall Of Zuisho-ji

As The Sun Got Lower And Lower, The Shinobazu-dori Street Was Covered With Shadows

Among The Gongen-zukuri Main Hall And Other Buildings, I Think The Most Assertive Is The Roh-mon Gate

Compared To A University Library, The Sutra Repository At Suwasan Kichijo-ji Temple Seems A Bit Small

The Seated Statue Of Shakyamuni Buddha By The Side Of The Approach In Kichijo-ji Looked As If He Was Continuing His Training

Komagome Fuji Shrine's Main Building Was Built On Top Of A Mound Made In The Image Of Mt. Fuji

Toyo Bunko Museum Has Interesting Exhibits Outside Of The Morrison Collection

The Morrison Library Is A Collection Of European Books On East Asia Purchased By Mitsubishi's Hisaya Iwasaki From Dr. Morrison

Although The Shinjuku East Side Square Site Had Many Curved Lines, The Tunnel Was Square

The Shrine Hall Of Nishimuki Tenjinsha, Which Is Supposed To Face West, Actually Seems To Face Nagano, Where Suwa-taisha Shrine Is Located

The Guardian Dog At Hanazono Shrine Was In A Good Mood

The New Wing Of The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Has A Café And Tables On The Terrace

The Bathroom Window In The Former Asakamiya Residence Looked Like It Could Start A Suspense

The Sober Face Was Surprised To Be Sandwiched Between Colorful Faces

A Rest Stop In Shinjuku Gyoen Park Was Somehow Transformed Into A Starbucks

The Rows Of Plane Trees Are A Good Place To Take Pictures

It's Hard To Get A Vacant Bench In The Rows Of Plane Trees In Shinjuku Gyoen Park

The Rows Of Plane Trees Were Crowded, Some People Reading, Others Taking Pictures

A Girl Happily Descended The Stairs Of A Deserted College

An Out-of-order Portable Shrine Was Displayed In Asakusa Station

Before I Knew It, I Was Used To Seeing Faces Wearing Masks

The Sandals Displayed At The Hozo-mon Gate Were So Large That One Would Have Thought Godzilla Would Wear Them

The Rickshaws You See In India Are Vehicles That Originated In Japan

Beyond The Large Lantern Of The Hozo-mon Gate, The Large Lanterns Of Kannon-do Can Be Seen

It Must Be The Translocation Effect That Makes The Food At The Stalls On The Temple Grounds So Delicious

I Think That The Custom Of Incense Burning Is Common In Temples Outside Of Japan, But The Custom Of Bathing The Smoke Seems To Be Unique To Japan

Many People Dressed In Kimonos Stroll In The Precincts Of Senso-ji Temple

The Nakamise At Senso-ji Temple Has A Long History And Is One Of The Oldest Shopping Streets In Japan

In The Past, The Area Where The Sound Of Wind Bells Could Be Heard Was Considered A Sanctuary, And It Was Believed To Protect Against Disasters

At Lunchtime, People Come Out To The Sunken Garden In Opera City

The High Nasal Bridge Of Europeans Is The Result Of Their Evolution To Heat And Humidify Cold, Dry Air

Of All The Shopping Streets In Japan That Bear The Name Ginza, Togoshi Ginza In Togoshi Is The Oldest

The Café, Located In An Art Center That Renovated A Closed Junior High School, Had A Classroom-like Atmosphere

The Route Leading From The Inokashira Line Ticket Gates To Shibuya Hikarie Is A Maze And Complicated

The Near-disposable Plastic Umbrella Is A Figment Of The Age Of Mass Consumption

From The Connecting Passageway Between The JR Shibuya Station Ticket Gates And The Inokashira Line Ticket Gates, The Shibuya Scramble Crossing Can Be Seen Clearly

Ebisu Jinja Shrine Was Originally Named Amatsu Jinja Shrine

Although I Am Not Such An Avid Fan That I Visit The Museum Every Time An Exhibition Changes, I Sometimes Go To The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

The Iwasaki Residence Had A Western-style Building And A Japanese-style Building, And The People Of The Iwasaki Family Lived A Western-style Life In The Front And A Japanese-style Life In The Back