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statues and field 2008-01-28 23:00:00
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[taken in kamakura, japan]
angkor wat 2008-01-27 23:00:00
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pond and lotus 2008-01-26 23:00:00
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angkor wat 2008-01-25 23:00:00
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angkor wat 2008-01-24 23:00:00
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angkor wat 2008-01-23 23:00:00
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cat and wall 2008-01-22 23:00:00
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[bangkok, thailand]
torii, miajima 2008-01-21 23:00:00
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[the famous "floating torii" of miajima]
metal shavings 2008-01-20 23:00:00
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[taken in nagoya, japan]
fall leaves and buddha 2008-01-19 23:00:00
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[taken in gifu, japan] Read more:leaves
enoshima view 2008-01-18 23:00:00
taken from one of the many caves along the shoreline of kamakura
asakusa new year's 2008-01-10 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
Yattai stalls with Sensoji temple in the background
asakusa new year's 2008-01-09 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
Some of the crowd at Sensoji temple in Asakusa
asakusa new year's 2008-01-08 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
Ayu (sweetfish) cook over open coals at one of the yattai in Asakusa
asakusa new year's 2008-01-07 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
A yattai vendor makes some tako-yaki (fried octopus balls). Tako-yaki are a favorite festival food of the Japanese; you can find them at most festivals. (and, they taste pretty good!)
asakusa new year's 2008-01-06 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
A yattai sushi vendor cooks up a few oysters at Asakusa's Sensoji temple
asakusa new year's 2008-01-05 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
More daruma dolls in asakusa
asakusa new year's 2008-01-04 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
Daruma. i think these guys are simultaneously kinda cute and a little unnerving. if i recall correctly, daruma represent buddhist monks who would enter caves and meditate for years on end. as the story goes, the monks would meditate so deeply that their limbs would atrophy over time; their beards would also grow long and scraggly.
the darumas also lack pupils; i think that's the aspect that kind of unsettles me. still, the lack of eyes is for good reason. daruma dolls have the "power" to grant wishes; when you wish for something, you paint in one of the eyes; when your wish comes true, you paint in the other eye.
asakusa new year's 2008-01-03 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
A vendor serves up some hot soup at Sensoji temple in Asakusa
asakusa new year's 2008-01-02 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
A vendor at a yattai stall prepares okonomi-yaki, a kind of pancake stuffed with different vegetables and fish
asakusa new year's 2008-01-01 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
Despite having been living in Japan for over 5 years now, I haven't been to a larger temple on New Year's Eve, owing partly to having done the "western thing" for new year's (i.e., drink it up) and partly to laziness (after all, why would you want to spend new year's outside, freezing your bum?).
this year, however, i was happy to venture for a little while around asakusa's sensoji temple. as the temple was teeming with people tired or drunk or somewhere in between, it really was an overwhelming experience to navigate the crowds. everywhere, small yattai stalls were set up selling a variety of food and new year charms. the smells of soy sauce, sweets and other food cooking entwining with the sp
asakusa new year's 2007-12-31 23:00:00
Happy 2008!
明けましておめでとうございます！
Despite having been living in Japan for over 5 years now, I haven't been to a larger temple on New Year's Eve, owing partly to having done the "western thing" for new year's (i.e., drink it up) and partly to laziness (after all, why would you want to spend new year's outside, freezing your bum?).
this year, however, i was happy to venture for a little while around asakusa's sensoji temple. as the temple was teeming with people tired or drunk or somewhere in between, it really was an overwhelming experience to navigate the crowds. everywhere, small yattai stalls were set up selling a variety of food and new year charms. the smells of soy sauce, sweets and other food cooking entwining with the sp
mountain and lake 2007-12-21 23:00:00
renowned for its splendid views, temples, waterfalls, and hot springs, Nikko also has a majestic lake surrounded by what appear to be dormant volcanic mountains. in fall, though the hillsides do not burn with the flame of maple leaves as in other parts of the country, there is a comfortable mix of reds, oranges and yellows that definitely gives that autumn aura. also well-worth the journey here is the cascading waterfalls a five-minute walk downriver from the southern tip of the lake. the whole experience is so overwhelmingly popular that the otherwise 1-hour journey takes anywhere from two to three hours during peak season.
waterfall and leaves 2007-12-20 23:00:00
renowned for its splendid views, temples, waterfalls, and hot springs, Nikko also has a majestic lake surrounded by what appear to be dormant volcanic mountains. in fall, though the hillsides do not burn with the flame of maple leaves
as in other parts of the country, there is a comfortable mix of reds, oranges and yellows that definitely gives that autumn aura. also well-worth the journey here is the cascading waterfalls a five-minute walk downriver from the southern tip of the lake. the whole experience is so overwhelmingly popular that the otherwise 1-hour journey takes anywhere from two to three hours during peak season.
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