Photos posted in May 2023

A bicycle rode along the bank of the Karasu River in a pleasant manner

The interior of the Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon was much more modest than I had expected

The Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon appeared among the trees with a soft expression on its face

Despite Daruma doll's cute face, the stone steps were steep and long

A large number of dedicated daruma dolls were about to overflow from the daruma hall

The time for the train was approaching, and there were people waiting for the train on the platform of Gunma Hachiman station

Blue skies stretched out beyond the people admiring the plum blossoms on the slope

A woman was descending a flight of stairs toward a bright red pagoda

All worshippers and the incense burner were silhouetted on the approach to Honmon-ji Temple.

Beyond the branches of the trees, the five-story pagoda of Honmon-ji, built in 1608, loomed

The deep green Taiseiden Hall of the Yushima Seido has a majestic appearance that overwhelms one

An older man was walking past the fortune slips tied to wires

Few people stopped to look at the Chinese lion attached to the torii gate of Yushima Tenjin