Photos posted in May 2022

Beyond the hole in the stone lantern, I caught a glimpse of worshippers paying their respects at the Daishi Hall

A girl was running back and forth energetically on the slope leading to the main hall of Gokoku-ji Temple

Five-colored Buddhist flags fluttered in front of the main hall of Gokoku-ji Temple

People heading for the main hall of Gokoku-ji were swallowed up one after another by the Furo-mon Gate at the top of the stairs

Beyond the torii, surrounded by buildings, sit guardian dogs modeled after Japanese wolves

The outside of the gallery was reflected in the artworks on the small walls of the small gallery

The Imperial and Togo family crests are depicted together on the door of Togo Shrine, which is dedicated to Heihachiro Togo

The pine tree, whose trunk was partially withered, had strong, green branches and leaves

The air around the area where the Mitake Shrine and the Monkyakujin Shrine stand seemed clear and crisp

The Omiya Hikawa Jinja Shrine, an imperial shrine and one of the shrines worshipped in the palace, was constantly visited by worshippers

Most Sakaki sold in Japan is imported from China

In the hollow of Takuzosu-Inari Shrine, there are a number of torii gates built as if to seal something

The girl who came outside just a few moments ago was carried by her mother and disappeared into the main hall again

Beyond the Nio-mon Gate at the top of the stairs stands the Kannon Hall, where a secret statue of Buddha resides

After following a hiking trail, the Nio-mon Gate of Ozen-ji Temple appeared at the bottom of the stairs

A large number of dolls to be offered were lined up in a section of the Bushu Kakio Kotohira Shrine

At Bushu Kakio Kotohira Shrine, the shrine pavilions were deserted, but the ceremonial hall was constantly visited by worshippers

Arhats at Jokei-ji Temple celebrate life by eating dumplings and sipping tea

A roller coaster rail was threaded through the middle of an empty Ferris wheel

Although Senba Toshogu Shrine sits at the top of a steep staircase, its gates were tightly closed

Five hundred arhat statues, each with a different expression and pose, were sitting in one of the Kita-in temples in imitation of Buddha's disciples, who numbered 500

A woman with a dog in a carriage was walking leisurely in front of the Jie-do Hall built in Kita-in Temple

People were relaxing on benches placed in the spacious Kita-in Temple grounds

A child ran through the narrow approach to the birthplace of the children's tune 'Toryanse'

Girls were mooching and chatting happily in front of a store selling candy and yakisoba noodles

Kawagoe Hikawa Jinja Shrine has a rare fortune slip, a written oracle in the shape of a sea bream

The ema tunnel at Kawagoe Hikawa Jinja Shrine is spectacular with ema hanging not only from both sides but also from the ceiling

At a bus stop in Nishi-Shinjuku, people who were taking the bus and those who were not were intermingling

A man on a bicycle ran through a pedestrian crossing in Nishi-Shinjuku

A young woman was walking in front of Odakyu Department Store under the strong sunlight, holding up her hand

A pink Keio line crossed the railroad crossing near Daitabashi Station