Temples and shrines- from different regions and different relisions.
Temples in Japan are strewn with effigies of Buddha, often lined in a orderly queue wearing a matching red hat and bib. I have featured this in a blog post once before (ok, maybe twice). Perhaps a third Buddha is a bit excessive. I just find the vivid reds in combination with distressed and weather […]
The entryways to temples are often grand and graceful structures; the climax to wide sweeping walkways which are adorned either side with beautiful Japanese gardens. On a stroll to my local temple I wandered into this picture. I like the lone character, dwarfed in the doorway, on their way to pray or maybe just on […]
Stone lanterns like the one in this picture are dotted across the temples of Japan, featuring in my blog once before. Wandering around on a beautiful, crisp, winters day I had a photo idea- to capture the sun in the lanterns whole, beams glaring through. After scrambling around on the floor for a while, trying […]
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