Photo with essay posted in October 2021

Nanao Has Long Been A Good Natural Port

The Seihaku-sai Festival Held At Ootokonushi Jinja Is A Festival Registered As An Intangible Cultural Heritage

I'm Not Quite Sure What You Can Meet At The Meeting Place In Rinshi No Mori Park

A Couple Was Viewing The Beppu Hot Springs World Map By Sohei Nishino, Pointing To It

Inside The Taro Okamoto Museum Of Art, Kawasaki

Many Old Japanese Houses Are Open, But The Hirose Residence Did Not Have An Open Atmosphere

The Japan Open-air Folk House Museum Is Like A Real Village, An Outdoor Museum That Is Fun To Walk Around

The Japan Open-air Folk House Museum Is An Outdoor Museum That Not Only Preserves And Exhibits Old Folk Houses, But Also Aims To Preserve, Hand Down, And Utilize Folk Tools

A Shrine To Ward Off Demons Called Kimonsama Was Erected In The Garden Of A Wealthy Farmer Built More Than 100 Years Ago

A Number Of Looms Were Placed In The Mansion Of A Wealthy Farmer, Which Was Moved To The Japan Open-air Folk House Museum

The Apartment Complex With All The Pipes Was Kind Of Like A Factory

Takashimadaira Danchi Is A Huge Housing Complex With 64 Apartment Buildings And 16,000 Residents

The Akatsuka Suwa Shrine, Which Seemed So Plain, Has A Magnificent Zuishinmon Gate

A Mountain Name Is Simply A Title That Has Nothing To Do With The Topography Of The Place Where The Temple Stands

It Is Hard To Believe That The Model For Nio Is The Greek Mythological Hero Hercules

The Third Largest Bronze Buddha Statue In Japan, The Tokyo Daibutsu Is Only 13 Meters Tall

The 229 Stone Steps, Which Are Hard For People Who Do Not Usually Exercise, May Be A Good Training Ground For Young People

Seven-colored Torii Gates Stand On The Onna-zaka Slope Of Ashikaga Orihime Shrine, Representing The Seven Divine Virtues In Colors

The Shrine Pavilion Of Ashikaga Orihime Shrine Is Said To Have Been Modeled After The Byodo-in Phoenix Hall

Ashikaga Orihime Shrine, Originally A Guardian Deity Of The Textile Industry, Has Now Become A Shrine Of Matchmaking

It Was Hard To Believe That The Main Hall, A National Treasure, Was In The Precincts Of The Temple, But The Park In Banna-ji Temple Had A Nondescript Playground Equipment

Banna-ji, Originally A Mansion Of The Ashikaga Clan, Is Still Completely Surrounded By A Dugout

Curiously, Despite Being A Temple, Banna-ji Is Listed As One Of The 100 Most Famous Castles In Japan

The Approach Named Dainichidaimon-dori That Stretches In A Straight Banna-ji Smells More Like A Tourist Attraction Than An Approach Leading To A Temple

A White Elephant Carrying A Flower Pavilion Used In The Flower Festival To Celebrate The Birth Of Buddha Was Placed There

It Is Said That Tile Roofs Are Becoming Less Common Due To Cost Rather Than Earthquake Protection

The Plaque Of Ashikaga School, The Oldest School In Japan, Simply Says School

The Usually Unassuming Meguro Riverbank Changes Its Appearance When The Cherry Blossoms Are In Bloom

Originally A Mundane Name, The Hill Became Kioizaka Because Of The Residences Of The Kishu Tokugawa Family, The Owari Tokugawa Family, And The Ii Family Of The Hikone Domain

The Sanada Moat, Which Has Become Useless Over Time, Has Been Turned Into An Athletic Field

Sotobori Park Is A Park Where The Banks Of The Outer Moat Of Edo Castle Have Been Developed And Made Available For Strolling