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Gate of Higashi Hongwanji temple94 views
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Many of the prints were taken especially for this exhibition, displayed for the first time.94 views
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The photo of the back of a kimono woman was his favorite.94 views
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The main shrine hall is the target of all these people.93 views
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The crowd behind me.93 views
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Every once in a while along the path of toriis, there is a shrine which you can pray to.93 views
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This is at the summit of the mountain.93 views
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Shrine priests watching kemari.93 views
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Kiyomizu temple with cherry blossoms lit up at night.93 views
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Daruma doll vendor.93 views
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People praying for the new year at Yasaka Shrine. I was here on Jan. 3, 2011 to see the Karuta hajime card game held on this day every year.93 views
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"I LOVE KYOTO" is the title of his photos.93 views
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Photos of Taizo-in temple, festivals, and people.93 views
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Manhole for Kaya-cho, Yosano, Kyoto Prefecture.93 views
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A pole in the middle92 views
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Bridge to the Minami-Kannon Yama float. 南観音山92 views
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Originally established in 1202, Kyoto Ebisu Shrine is one of Japan's three major Ebisu shrines, besides Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka and Nishinomiya Shrine.92 views
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The color of the noble's wardrobe indicated his rank.92 views
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Corner roof tile with Imperial crest.92 views
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A nice wooded path to the northern palace quarters of Kyoto Imperial Palace.92 views
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Sakuheimon Gate 朔平門92 views
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The crowd behind me.92 views
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Map of the shrine complex, with a hiking trail up the mountain lined with the famous torii gates. 92 views
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Gravestone92 views
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Yotsutsuji station, a major rest point.92 views
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The ball falls off the roof after it was kicked way too high.92 views
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Kiyomizu temple with cherry blossoms lit up at night.92 views
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Ryoanji rock garden. The cherry tree is beautiful when it blooms.92 views
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Higashi Hongwanji's Amida-do Hall undergoing roof work to be completed in 2011.92 views
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On the left is Yasaka Shrine's Honden or main worship hall. The shrine worships Susanoo-no-Mikoto which also the god of waka poetry.92 views
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...this karuta-hime will face off for the first match of the 41st Karuta Hajime ceremony at Yasaka Shrine.92 views
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The two karuta-hime face off in their first match of 2011.92 views
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While the poem was read by an elderly woman, one of the two women here would grab or slap out the correct card.92 views
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Our Manpukuji priest guide admits his resemblance to Hotei and kindly posed next to it.92 views
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Fucha ryori has no fish nor meat.92 views
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Right outside the oni museum is the world's largest oni-gawara oni roof ornament, 5 meters high, weighing 10 tons. Named "Oeyama Heisei no Dai-Oni." (大江山平成の大鬼).92 viewsJapanese Oni Exchange Museum in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture.
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Garden of Hosenju (蓬仙寿の庭), Kyotango, Kyoto92 viewshttp://www.tayuh.jp/
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Manhole for Kaya-cho, Yosano, Kyoto Prefecture.92 views
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Minami-Kannon Yama float. 南観音山91 views
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Some flower arrangements along the wall corridor near Jomeimon Gate.91 views
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Entering the northern palace quarters.91 views
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Going through another gate to the northern quarters.91 views
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This is where you can apply (and pay) to enter the shrine hall for prayers.91 views
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Another shrine.91 views
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There are some steps as well. 91 views
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Kiyomizu temple with cherry blossoms lit up at night.91 views
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It looks different from different angles.91 views
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Large hinotori phoenix sculpture from Tezuka Osamu.91 views
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Principal's office.91 views
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Numerous shelves of manga for people to read freely.91 views
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Going to Yasaka Shrine.91 views
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A shrine priest begins the ceremony.91 views
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Our Manpukuji priest guide spoke through our interpreter.91 views
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Statue of Minami-Kannon inside the house connected to the float.90 views
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Yoshino Period (1333-1392) 吉野時代:楠公上洛列90 views
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Shrine priest90 views
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Finally, we got in and could pull these ropes to ring the bell to get the attention of the god of wealth.90 views
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Some toriis are old and broke off.90 views
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Female kemari player.90 views
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Yasaka Shrine anchors one end of Kawaramachi.90 views
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Path to Kinkakuji Gold Pavilion entrance path in autumn.90 views
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At least a few of them are college students.90 views
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This karuta-hime and...90 views
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Next was a karuta game by multiple players. One group were these karuta-hime women, and another group were kids.90 views
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Micah explains his photos to the crowd.90 views
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Closeup of Nijo Castle's Karamon Gate90 views
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On the narrow bridge to the float.89 views
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Ceiling89 views
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Altar inside Amida-do Hall of Nishi Hongwanji, Kyoto. 阿弥陀堂(本堂)89 views
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This rear torii goes to Maruyama Park. 89 views
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Ryoanji temple crowded with people.89 views
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Kids playing karuta at Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto.89 views
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Chic couple in Kyoto.89 views
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Ine manhole in Ine, Kyoto.89 views
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Mukai Shuzo's big Japanese evergreen tree outside, 300 years old.89 views
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Within Tayuh Kigyo's factory grounds, there's also the Garden of Hosenju (蓬仙寿の庭) designed by Shigemori Mirei (1896–1975 重森三玲), a famous Japanese garden designer.89 views
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Maizuru manhole shows Maizuru Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture.89 views
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Minami-Kannon Yama float. 南観音山88 views
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Bamboo branch given by an actress. I wondered why the shrine does not hire a real geisha/geiko or maiko to hand out the bamboo branches. (Geisha district Miyagawa-cho is right around the corner.)88 views
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About Nishi Hongwanji in English.88 views
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They had a break and the players changed.88 views
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Yasaka Shrine in Gion district of Kyoto. This is the main shrine patronized by the Gion geisha.88 views
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Directly behind Yasaka Shrine is Maruyama Park which has a few cherry trees. 円山公園88 views
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The famous cherry tree in Maruyama Park in Kyoto.88 views
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Golden phoenix on the roof of Kinkakuji.88 views
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Yasaka Shrine's Noh Stage was where the 41st Karuta Hajime card game ceremony was held on Jan. 3, 2011. There were a good number of wooden benches to sit on, but they filled up quickly by 11:45 am.88 views
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Notice how the hair is parted on the top (a wig).88 views
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This is how it looks from my 3rd row seat. We were not allowed to stand up.88 views
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In the end, they all got up and walked around in a circle on the stage. This was a great photo op.88 views
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Rethatching a roof in Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage Site.88 views
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Hashi Benkei-yama 橋弁慶山 - From the famous Noh play called "Hashi Benkei," it shows the fight scene between Benkei and Ushiwakamaru at Gojo Ohashi Bridge in Kyoto.88 views
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When you first enter Eikando temple in Kyoto, this is what you see. A hint of more to come.88 views
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Eikando, Kyoto88 views
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Manpukuji's Kaizan-do Hall (Important Cultural Property) where sect founder Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen) is worshipped. 開山堂(かいさんどう)88 views
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On the east coast of Tango Peninsula in northern Kyoto Prefecture is Ine, a picturesque fishing village right on the water's edge. Unique for the built-in funaya "boat garages" (舟屋) where waterfront homes keep a boat next to the water. 88 viewsThis village is designated as a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物 群保存地区) and Japan's first fishing village to be so designated.("Funaya" means boat house.)
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Toka Ebisu decorations.87 views
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Procession magistrates 列奉行87 views
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Procession of Shirakawa-me. 白川女献花列87 views
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About Mokou running curtain.87 views
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More lesser shrines87 views
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Next to the Goeido Founder's Hall is this modern Ryukoden Hall which is like a reception counter for worshippers. 龍虎殿87 views
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A large crowd gather around the tree when it is in bloom.87 views
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Ryoanji rock garden.87 views
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The poem narrator (or singer) would recite the first half of the poem (hyakunin-isshu) and the second half is written on the cards. The players seek to grab the card written with the matching half of the poem.87 views
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Bruce Osborn has been shooting Oyako portraits for 30 years. Many of them Japanese celebrities.87 views
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Closeup of Nijo Castle's Karamon Gate87 views
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Yasuragi Kannon at Eikando87 views
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View from the two-story Tahoto pagoda on the hillside at Eikando.87 views
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Eikando87 views
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Manpukuji's famous fish board. 魚梆87 views
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Corridor connecting Goeido Hall and Amida-do Hall.86 views
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Sakura in Maruyama Park, Kyoto.86 views
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Hanami picnickers during cherry blossom season in Maruyama Park.86 views
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Inside the 1st floor of the Kyoto International Community House is a staircase and elevator going up to the 2nd floor. We had a signboard for our exhibition here too.86 views
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We had seven artists showing their work. Six were American or Canadian, and one was Japanese. Three were from the Tokyo area, and the others live in Kyoto. The first wall showed these Oyako (Parent-child) portraits by Bruce Osborn.86 views
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Next was Peter Miller's copperplate photogravures of furusato (hometown) scenes in Japan. 86 views
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Peter Miller started his series with pictures of Shirakawa-go (Gifu Prefecture) in winter snow. The houses have steep, thatched roofs to dispel snow.86 views
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Shirakawa-go (Gifu Prefecture) in winter snow by Peter Miller.86 views
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Peter Miller explaining his work to visitors.86 views
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Peter MacIntosh explains his work to visitors. See Peter's Web site at petermacintosh.com.86 views
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More work by John Wells.86 views
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On a back wall, Micah Gampel showed numerous small self-portraits of himself at his friends' homes in a series titled, "My Furukiyoki Furusato is My Friends."86 views
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Suzuka-yama 鈴鹿山 - Dedicated to the goddess Suzuka who lives in the Suzuka Mountains and eliminated the demon terrorizing local residents and travelers to Ise. She wears a gold eboshi hat.86 views
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The new boat float (Ofune-hoko) rejoins the Gion Matsuri after a 150-year absence. It always appears last in the float procession.86 views
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Fake geisha at Arashiyama, Kyoto. (Tourists who got a geisha makeover and tour famous spots to get their pictures taken.)86 views
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Eikando temple, Kyoto86 views
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Chinese design on the railing. Temple buildings are in Ming-style. Many buildings are Important Cultural Properties, but no National Treasures. 卍崩しのデザイン86 views
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Daiohoden Hall (Important Cultural Property), Manpukuji's main worship hall or temple. 大雄寶殿(だうおうほうでん)86 views
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Shrine ahead85 views
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Big tuna fish85 views
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Shrine maiden selling Ebisu souvenirs. 85 views
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Bell tower carvings85 views
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Inside Amida-do (Hondo) Hall on Jan. 1, 2010. Not as crowded as Shinto shrines on New Year's Day, but there was a crowd inside the temple as a minister preached. 阿弥陀堂(本堂)85 views
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The crowd behind me in front of the Noh stage. I got there at 11:30 am, and luckily found a seat in the 3rd row. The karuta hajime was to start at 1 pm. It was pretty cold waiting for 90 min.85 views
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Then a few of the karuta players gave offerings. 85 views
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The first match ends.85 views
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I just love the Heian-Period hair and costumes.85 views
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Our signboard next to the staircase and elevator going up to the 2nd floor.85 views
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Oyako in winter. On the left is a portrait taken at Oku-Ibuki ski grounds and this Oyako operate the ski grounds.85 views
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Also see oyako.org.85 views
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Snow in Muikamachi, Niigata.85 views
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Peter MacIntosh's Kyoto geiko/maiko photos. A few photos were taken overseas when he took a few geiko for overseas events.85 views
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Standing here felt like you were surrounded by geisha.85 views
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A sample of Micah's work. See Micah's Web site at micahgampel.com.85 views
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Red pay phone was very common in Japan, now virtually extinct.85 views
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Chinese wooden fish drum for beating during prayers.85 views
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Child demon (バジ鬼) from Bali, Indonesia. Protects children from danger by warning them if they are in danger.85 viewsJapanese Oni Exchange Museum in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture.
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Bridge to the Minami-Kannon Yama float. 南観音山84 views
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People line up and inch their way to the shrine to offer prayers.84 views
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Ebisu amulets.84 views
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See Peter's Web site at kamprint.com.84 views
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Faces we see on the 10000-yen, 5000-yen, and 1000-yen bills.84 views
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Fukuchiyama manhole has Fukuchiyama Castle and dokkise dancers. In northern Kyoto Prefecture.84 views
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Otsu-e oni painting from Otsu, Shiga Prefecture. 大津絵84 viewsJapanese Oni Exchange Museum in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture.
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Praying at Kyoto Ebisu Shrine.83 views
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Shrine maidens happily sell and attach lucky decorations on the branches.83 views
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Corridor connecting the Goeido (left) and Amida-do (right) Halls.83 views
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Water fountain83 views
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You can see their card winnings. The person who got the most cards wins.83 views
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The 2nd floor has the Sister Cities Exhibition Room where we held our group photo exhibition. This is a panorama shot of what our exhibition room looked like.83 views
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