Photo with essay posted in December 2019

Sausages Called Sai Oua And Naem Were Sold, But The Famous Sai Krok Isan Was Not

It Is A Hurdle For Travelers To Take A Bus On A Trip, But If You Do, You Will Feel Like A Local

Since Visitors Come To The Erawan Shrine With Their Own Wishes In Mind, The Shrine's Precincts Must Be Swirling With Wishes Of All Kinds

Looking At The Shopping Malls With Famous Brand-name Stores That Even I Recognize, I See The Economic Growth Of Thailand

Seems Like The Only People Riding Tuk-tuks In Bangkok Are Foreign Tourists

The Whiteness Of The Stupa At Wat Arun Seems To Embody Purity, The Cleansing Of All Evil Karma And The Suffering Of Afflictions

It's Hard To Feel Solemn At Wat Arun, A Tourist Attraction, With People Taking Pictures Here And There

The Sound Of My Camera Was The Only Sound In The Quiet Market As I Clicked The Shutter In The Quiet Tha Tien Market

Tom Yam Kung, Which Is Often Associated With Spicy Food, Is Made With A Broth Made By Frying Shrimp Shells For A Long Time When Prepared Carefully

The Woman Boiling Noodles At Tha Tian Market Told Me She Was Boiling Udon Noodles

An Altar In The Tha Tien Market, Where A Landowner God Was Enshrined

There Were No Tables Or Chairs In Sight, And The Grilled Fish Being Cooked Right In Front Of Me Didn't Seem To Be Available Here

The Market Was Deserted And I Could Clearly Hear The Solitary Girl Walking Alone Talking To Herself

It Is Said That If You Put Coins In The Jars Placed Along The Walls Of The Hall, You Will Not Be Bothered By Troubles

The Reclining Buddha Lying In Wat Pho Had A Glittering Pattern On His Toes That Looked Like Fingerprints

The Walls Of The Royal Palace In Bangkok Are Lined With Objects That Look Like Spades

The Emerald Buddha At Wat Phra Kaew Is Not Made Of Emerald, But Jade

The Cloister At Wat Phra Kaeo Is Empty, Making It A Good Place To Rest

The Orange Roof Of Wat Phra Kaew Must Be To Create The Image Of The Building Itself Wearing A Robe

Phra Si Rattana Chedi Built At Wat Phra Kaew Was Decorated With Gold

The Stupa At Wat Phra Kaeo Was Ornate And Elongated, Like A Rocket

Worshippers Come To Lak Mueang, Where Two Golden Pillars Stand, One After The Other

The Lack Of A Custom In Japan Of Worshipping A Town's Guardian Deity May Mean That Towns And Villages Were Less Likely To Be Attacked By Foreign Enemies In Japan

Apparently, Under The Influence Of The Khmer Culture, Thailand Also Adopted The Devaraja Philosophy To Legitimize Its Kingship

The Boy Was Watching A Noh Dedicated At Himonya Hachimangu Shrine

Compared To The Past, The Variety Of Food Sold At Fairs Has Definitely Increased

The Girl Lying There With Her Arms Covering Her Face Looks As If She Wants To Walk Away From Here Right Now

Artwork Featuring AKIRA Was Painted On The Temporary Enclosure Of Shibuya PARCO

Maybe The Scramble Crossing In Shibuya Is Treated Like Times Square In New York City

Shibuya, The Busiest District In Tokyo, Was Once A Residential Area

The Site Where Hotel New Otani Is Located Used To Be A Daimyo's Mansion, And There Is A Garden That Uses The Daimyo's Garden

At St. Ignatius Church, Tokyo, Mass Is Celebrated In Several Languages Other Than Japanese

As I Was Looking At The Fruits, The Female Clerk Spoke To Me In Chinese, Not Thinking I Was A Foreign Tourist

While Japan's Total Fertility Rate Is About 1.4, Taiwan's Is An Astonishing 1.13

You Can Visit Many Places In A Limited Amount Of Time, But There Is A Limit To How Much You Can Eat In A Limited Amount Of Time

The Man Was Happily Butchering Meat In The Chenggong Market Butcher Shop

In Taiwan, Noodles Eaten At Home May Be Bought From A Noodle Factory

All The Nuts Sold At The Nut Stand I Found At A Market In Taipei Were The Same Ones Sold In Japan

The Woman In The Beret Was Happily Buying Aiyu Jelly At A Local Market

Orders Came In Incessantly At The Popular Yong He Soy Milk King, And The Men In The Kitchen Were Busy Working

It Is Not Unusual To See Three People On A Scooter In Taiwan