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Day 240- Tradition

One thing I love about Japan is the sense of ritual and tradition. At Shinto shrines they have Temizu basin’s, to wash your hands and purify. The ritual goes something like this (correct me if I’m getting it wrong)- Take the wooden ladle in your right hand and scoop up some water. Poor some water […]

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Day 238- Lanterns

A little while back I posted some pictures I took during the fire fly season in Japan (see the picture below and some other here). One balmy summer evening, around the same time, I made my way to a local town for a night time firefly cruise along the river. It was pretty magical, in […]