Photo with essay posted in September 2018

When I Approached The Meiji Jingu Shrine By The Smell, I Found Dumplings Being Baked

At The Meiji Jingu Shrine, A Woman With Two Cameras Was Clicking The Shutter Incessantly

When I Hear The Word Gyoen, I Think Of Shinjuku Gyoen, But Meiji Jingu Gyoen Is A Different Garden

In The Story, The Ako Ronin Are Supposed To Be Righteous Warriors Who Avenged Their Lord's Death, But The Shogunate Treated Them As Mere Intruders

Takanawa Jinja Shrine, Surrounded By Buildings, Has An Unexpectedly Long History, According To A Legend

Masujiro Omura Could Never Have Imagined That His Visit To Yasukuni Shrine Would Become An International Issue

What Used To Be One Of The Largest Bookstores In Japan Has Somehow Turned Into A Store Specializing In Western Books

Most People May Not Pay Attention To The Fact That Street Performers Have Disappeared From Shinjuku Street

The Bridge That Gave The Area Its Name, Kyobashi, As Well As The River Over Which It Was Built, Are Now Gone

The Approach To Akasaka Hikawa Jinja Shrine Was So Serene That It Was Hard To Believe It Was In Akasaka

The Next To Appear Were The Bride And Groom

Akasaka Hikawa Jinja Shrine, Located On A Hill Not Far From Downtown Akasaka, Is Thickly Overgrown With Trees

Maybe The Parking Lot Was Sharp-eyed Cat Territory

They Sat Down Next To A Street Tree, A Board Was Placed In The Middle Of Them, And They Were Playing A Game

Bangkok Is A Modern Metropolis, So Maybe The Old-fashioned Balance Bar Doesn't Really Fit The Bill

The Girl With The Hairpin Was So Excited To Have Her Picture Taken, She Leaned Against The Steering Wheel And Laughed

The Only People Relaxing In The Stalls And Stores On Khao San Road Are Foreigners, And It Somehow Feels Like It's Not Thailand

Khao San Road, Lined With Open-air Cafes And Restaurants, Was The Best Cheap Lodging District In Southeast Asia, Let Alone Thailand

Khao San Road, Which Used To Be A Cheap Lodging Area, Has Now Been Completely Transformed Into A Busy Shopping District, And Only A Little Of The Old Atmosphere Remains At The End Of The Alley

The Area Inside The Fort Seems To Be An Old Town, With No Grid Of Streets, And It Is Not Clear Where The Streets Lead To

Phra Sumen Fort Was Built In Preparation For An Attack From Myanmar

The Bridge Over The Bangkok Noi Canal Was Used As A Restaurant

The Workers Were Happy To Be Working And The Man In The Driver's Seat Of The Excavator Gave Me A Happy Thumbs Up

Although Near Bangkok's Second Largest Railroad Station, The Bangkok Noi District Is Not A Hustle And Bustle Urban Area

When I Approached The Locals To Take A Picture, They Told Me The Same Thing In Different Languages

The Elderly Buddhist Monk Was Indifferently Reciting Sutras In The Empty Main Hall

Shack By The Railroad Tracks

The Man On The Train At Thon Buri Railway Station Gave Me A Thumbs Up

Thon Buri Station Is Said To Be The Second Largest Station In Bangkok After Hua Lamphong Station, But Its Atmosphere Is Quite Different From That Of The Largest Station In Bangkok

The Market In Front Of Thon Buri Station Is Relatively Large

Women After Work Were Pecking Pots And Pans In A Corner Of The Market

In A Deserted Corner Of The Market, A Woman Was Frying Chili Peppers In A Large Pot

According To 2016 World Health Organization Statistics, The Male Smoking Rate In Thailand Is 41.4% And The Female Smoking Rate Is 2.3