Photos posted in April 2022

A cat with lordly air was a bold, relaxing under the car

A stone Budda statue quietly closed its eyes at the 88 sacred places on Shikoku at Ryuko-ji Temple in Suginami

The Izumi Kumano Shrine shrine building, visible at the top of the stairs beyond the torii, seems very far away

A child squatting in front of the gate of Myoho-ji Temple was observing the ground intently

A small lion was looking at me quizzically in the narrow space of the large lantern standing in Myoho-ji Temple

Buddha statues made in China do not have any of the machismo that Gandhara Buddha statues had

Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures at the Matsuoka Museum of Art were fascinated by their own reflection in the glass

Beyond the main gate, which was rebuilt in 1832, the middle gate of Sengaku-ji can be seen

A statue of Master Sawaki Kodo beside the main hall of Sengaku-ji, with many money offerings in his hands

The three-story pagoda stood quietly in the tranquil precincts of Tozen-ji Temple

Unidentifiable objects are placed at the entrance of Jokyo-ji Temple like guardian dogs

The lantern hung in Kogakuin Temple reflected in the glass doors of the main hall

Instead of children playing around, cats were playing in the precincts of the Shirokane Hikawa Jinja Shrine

A woman was walking on many squares painted on the ground, stepping on them

A yellow cab was waiting for customers in front of Osanbashi Terminal where not many people were

Many couples have their wedding photos taken on the rooftop plaza of Osanbashi Pier

Boys watch blankly at a couple repeatedly taking wedding photos on Osanbashi Pier

People walking on the wooden deck of Osanbashi Pier were silhouetted by the strong sunlight

A motorcycle rode past behind the Queen's tower with its green-blue dome

A woman was crossing the street in front of the Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall built with red bricks

A large signboard of a jazz bar was posted in Kannai, once a foreign settlement

Beyond the gate of Gumyo-ji Temple with a large plaque and a lantern, a stairway leading to the main hall stretched out

The Nio statue at Gumyo-ji Temple posed in a wire fence

A couple getting off the Toden Arakawa Line at Kishimojin-mae Station was happily heading for the exit

The image of a man crossing a bridge was reflected on the surface of a pond in the Higo Hosokawa Garden

The face of the statue of Fudo Myoo, standing in the Fudo Hall of the Meao Fudo, also had raised eyebrows

A family was picnicking on a bench set up in the park at Taishido Hachiman Jinja Shrine

A sacred rope was hung to connect two trees in the precincts of the unpaved Daita Hachiman Shrine

A Shinto priest with a sacred staff in his hand was climbing the stairs of Kitazawa Hachiman Shrine

Behind the half-open door, I saw Yama with a bright red face