Photos posted in October 2021

A lone black kite was flying in the blue sky over Nanao South Bay

Beyond the vermilion-painted torii, I could see a stone torii, and further on, the shrine building of Ootokonushi Jinja

A couple was relaxing side by side on a bench at the meeting place in Rinshi No Mori Park

A man and a woman stood side by side, pointing and looking at the Beppu Hot Springs World Map by Sohei Nishino

The corridor in the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art was divided into two parts like life

A little boy came out of a thatched-roof house and jumped up and down as if he was released from gloom

A person with an umbrella was walking down the hill next to a thatched roof house

A man was making a rope from straw in front of a house that used to be a net maker in Kujukuri

A young girl was relaxing on the porch of an old house that was once the residence of a wealthy farmer

A woman was weaving on an old-fashioned loom placed in the kitchen of an old house

When I stepped into the housing complex, it was kind of like a factory with pipes all over the place

The verandas of Takashimadaira Danchi, a complex of similar buildings, were like a geometric pattern

Akatsuka Suwa Shrine, which is not so large, has a magnificent Zuishinmon gate

A mother and son holding hands were heading for the gate of Joren-ji Temple at the top of the stairs

The statue of Niou, holding a weapon called Vajra, was glaring

The Tokyo Great Buddha at Joren-ji Temple is the third largest bronze Buddha statue in Japan

The long and steep stone steps of Ashikaga Orihime Shrine were also a training ground for local high school students

On the Onna-zaka slope of Ashikaga Orihime Shrine, there are seven colored torii gates representing the seven divine virtues

Finishing climbing the 229 stone steps, I saw the shrine building of Ashikaga Orihime Shrine ahead of the guardian dog

An elderly worshipper climbs the steep stairs of Ashikaga Orihime Shrine

I saw a boy at the end of the tube-like playground equipment in the park on the grounds of the Banna-ji temple

Elderly parent and the child were relaxing on the benches in front of the multi-storied pagoda at Banna-ji

A couple of pigeons were crawling across the approach to the main building of the temple

Dainichi-Daimon Street, which leads to the tower gate of the temple, was deserted with no visitors

In front of the main hall of Zentoku-ji Temple, there was a pure white elephant for the flower festival

From the pedestrian bridge over the national highway, I could see the town with its continuous tiled roofs

The plaque on the gate of Ashikaga School, said to be the oldest school in Japan, proudly states only school

A woman was strolling along the Meguro River with cherry blossoms blooming, listening to music

In a pond in the garden of Hotel New Otani, expensive looking Nishikigoi were swimming gracefully

Through the trees, I saw figures descending the stairs leading to the Sanada Moat Athletic Field

A young boy was running hard in the path of Sotobori Park