Photo with essay posted in May 2021

When You Hear The Name Ise-sama In Kanto, It Seems As If Amaterasu Was Directly Invited From Ise Jingu Shrine, But This Is Not The Case, Which Complicates Things

Bashamichi Was Called Bashamichi (carriages Road) Because Foreigners Who Used To Live In This Area Used To Come And Go In Horse-drawn Carriages

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

If You Look Closely At The Front Gate Of Yushima Tenjin, You Will See A Small Guardian Dog Secretly Attached To It

Yushima Tenjin Is Built On The Edge Of A Plateau, So There Is A Steep Staircase Called Otokozaka By The Precincts Of The Shrine

Tsumagoi Shrine Is Said To Be The Place Where Yamatotakeru Lamented The Death Of His Queen While Gazing Out To Sea

Ikenoue Station On The Inokashira Line Is A Small Station Where Only Local Trains Stop

The Scramble Crossing In Front Of JR Shibuya Station Is A Popular Tourist Spot For Visitors From Abroad

Hozen-ji Temple Has A Statue Of Budai With A Big Smile On His Face

The Ebara Jinja Shrine Enshrines The Not-so-major Deity Taka-okami In The Center Of The Shrine

It's A Mystery Why There's A North Shinagawa To The South Of Shinagawa Station

The Name Yebisu Comes From The Brand Name Yebisu Beer

The Highest Land Price In Japan Is Near The Ginza 4-chome Intersection, Where The Yamano Music Store Is Located

Hatomori Hachiman Shrine Is Old, But Its Presence Among The People Of Tokyo Is Not Very Significant

Looking At The Torii In Hatomori Hachiman Jinja, I Thought Of Sanchi In India.

If Vajrayaksa And Guardiandog Were To Fight, Who Would Win?

Serendipity Is All It Takes To Find A Used Book In A Bookstore

Ginza Wako Is The Retail Division Of Hattori Watch Store, The Predecessor Of Seiko Holdings, As A Separate Company

The Glass Of Ginza Maison Hermes Is So Thick That It Is Difficult To See What Is Going On Inside From The Outside, Which Is A Perfect Balance

Ginza Originated In The Edo Period When The Ginza Government Office, Which Was In Charge Of Minting Silver Coins And Trading Silver Bullion, Was Established Here

Ginza's Chuo-dori Avenue, Swallowed By The COVID-19 Pandemic, Was Sparsely Populated

Ginza Has Also Become A Town With Billboards All Over The Place

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Is One Of The Most Venerable Of The Many Tenmangu In Japan And Is One Of The Three Major Tenmangu In Japan

Sugawara Michizane, Enshrined At Tenmangu, Was One Of The Elite Of The Heian Period, Rising To The Rank Of Minister Of The Right

Along With Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Is Like The Originator Of The Tenjin Faith

It Must Be A More Sincere Wish To Get A Good Score On An Impending Test Than To Be Guaranteed Rebirth In The Pure Land After Death

Kenkun Shrine, Dedicated To Oda Nobunaga, Was Built About 300 Years After Nobunaga Died At Honno-ji