Photo with essay posted in June 2024

The Winding Approach To Toshogu Shrine From Under Mt Kuno Has 1,159 Stone Steps

Since When Did Sugawara No Michizane Come To Be Worshipped As A 'god Of Learning' Rather Than A 'grudge Spirit'?

Other Mausoleums Are Magnificent, But Zuihoden, The Mausoleum Of Date Masamune, The Founder Of The Domain, Was Exceptional

Not Long After Major Repairs Were Completed, The Zuihoden, Both The Main Hall And The Prayer Hall, Were Brightly Coloured

The Sendai Mediatheque Is A Well-known Architecture, So Much So That The French Newspaper Le Monde Introduced Sendai As ‘Sendai, Famous For The Sendai Mediatheque’

The Approach Road Covered With Fresh Greenery Is Like A Green Tunnel, And Its Visual Structure Makes You Aware That You Are Stepping Out Of The Mundane World Into A Sanctuary

The Area Where The Hie Jinja Shrine Is Located Was Once A Castle Called Hoshigaoka Castle Back In Time

Standing In The Square, Which Is Paved With Cobblestones And Reminiscent Of The Old Town In Europe, And Looking At The Akasaka Palace, You Feel As If You Are Not In Japan At All

Despite Its Appearance As A Mere Old House, The Thatched-roof Building Is An Orthodox Church Building With Icons

The Reason Why Many Gardens In Tokyo Have A Difference In Elevation Is Because Such Terrain Offers A Good View And Makes It Easier To Create Waterfalls

I Have Never Paid Attention To The Types Of Bamboo, But The Forestry Agency's Website Says There Are A Surprisingly Large Number Of Species

The Clock Tower, Which Was The Main Entrance To The Factory And Housed The Head Office Functions And Sales Department, Has Shrunk To The Foot Of The Glass-fronted Head Office Building

In Contrast To The Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Museum In Ichikawa, The Higashiyama Kaii Gallery In Nagano Houses A Large Number Of Works