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Shinto Shrines and Foxes
One thing you are bound to notice if you do any amount of traveling in Japan are the numerous statues of foxes in and around temples and shrines in Japan. They represent the kami, or sprit God, of the… more →
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Shinto Shrines and Foxes
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tokyobling wrote 6 days ago: One thing you are bound to notice if you do any amount of traveling in Japan are the numerous statue … more →
Leaves Tell Us to Get Out of the House
Akira wrote 2 weeks ago: This is the time of year we can enjoy watching beautiful red and yellow leaves coloring sidewalks an … more →
Kimono Girl
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tokyobling wrote 3 weeks ago: This is a very kind person I have known for years and years. She takes great pride in her kimono and … more →
Zoshigaya Festival - 3
tokyobling wrote 1 month ago: Unless you are growing tired of festival photos, I have some more to show from the Zoshigaya festiva … more →
Zoshigaya Festival - 2
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tokyobling wrote 1 month ago: As promised, here are some more photos of the temple dancers at Zoshigaya festival last weekend. Now … more →
Zoshigaya Festival - 1
tokyobling wrote 1 month ago: Last weekend I headed over to a part of Tokyo that is fairly unknown even in for people living in th … more →
Traditional Candy Art
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tokyobling wrote 1 month ago: I took some Tokyo time-off last weekend to visit Shizuoka prefecture and the huge and pretty fantast … more →
A Nagano Temple - Part II
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tokyobling wrote 1 month ago: Here’s some more interior details from the temple outside Nagano I blogged about earlier. It … more →
A Temple in Nagano - Part I
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tokyobling wrote 1 month ago: Ever since first coming to Japan I have had a fascination with temples. I quickly went around to see … more →
Taiko Drummer
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tokyobling wrote 2 months ago: Most people have probably seen or heard a taiko drummer at some point in their life. They are one of … more →
More From the Awaodori Festival
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tokyobling wrote 2 months ago: I just can’t stop uploading these festival pictures. Now that I have a few of them up here I s … more →
Achievement and Humility
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Akira wrote 2 months ago: A friend of mine has just taken up aikido lessons. There are quite a few non-Japanese students in h … more →
Ikebukuro Festival
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tokyobling wrote 2 months ago: Last weekend was the first part of the annual Owl Festival here in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo. … more →
The Voice of Rain - Asahi Kobayashi
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tokyobling wrote 2 months ago: At the National Art Center I found this cute and compelling painting by Asahi Kobayashi (小林あさひ) call … more →
Awaodori Festival Children
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tokyobling wrote 2 months ago: I must be reaching that age when looking at pictures of coworkers children and going “awwww … more →
Faces of the Awaodori Festival in Koenji
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tokyobling wrote 2 months ago: I can’t help myself, have to post some more photos from the Awaodori festival in Koenji last m … more →
Japanese Tea Ceremony
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tokyobling wrote 2 months ago: I was wondering around the place where I live and just feeling restless because I hadn’t shot … more →
Obon: Welcoming the Visit of the Dead
Akira wrote 3 months ago: The title sounds somewhat creepy, but this is what most Japanese people are thought to do during the … more →
"Maikos"
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ladynyo wrote 4 months ago: This I believe is in “A Seasoning of Lust” but I’ve been rewriting some of the poe … more →
