Temple and Shrine Details

Rick Cogley says: Craig has a number of such examples in his stream, and it makes you appreciate the care the builders take with these structures.

Kyoto 98 by Craig Jenkins

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Rick Cogley says: Ah, this would be wonderful to see!

Japanese Lanterns at Yasukuni Jinja (靖国神社), Tokyo by Riesling Dream

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Rick Cogley says: What a nice shot of hina-nagashi. :-)

雛流し Hina-Nagashi by yocca

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Rick Cogley says: Nicely framed shot of what looks to be a larger jizo.

Kosanji Jizo by Chris Gladis

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Rick Cogley says: Hase dera always makes me sad. It is a temple dedicated to the goddess of mercy, and is where women can go to pray for the souls of children lost in childbirth...

Kanji Stones - Hase Temple, Kamakura by Jeff Laitila

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Rick Cogley says: Underflo always has creative shots, and I liked the bokeh on this shot of a row of small jizo.

first in line by JD GRIFFIN

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Rick Cogley says: Temple bells can be heard on the new year, ringing out once for each Buddhist sin.

movement by lamonse's views

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Rick Cogley says: These are "ema" boards, which people buy and put on a kind of rack to make the wish come true. They have all manner of wishes, from a hope for a happy marriage or peace on earth, to "I want a new game boy" type of wishes.

Нет, это писала не я! :-) by Tatiana

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Rick Cogley says: I loved the way this temple door decoration gained a blue patina, when such are usually green.

Blue by Akiyo

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Rick Cogley says: Fairly simple as far as these things go, with the ends of the beams looking like they were just painted instead of overlaid with some ornate cover, but I live the symmetry and framing of this shot.

I know, but how couldn't I? by Aurelio Asiain

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Rick Cogley says: Ha ha, you always see these at shrines - the mask seller beside the gingko nut seller and the candy apple seller. Happy times, and the kids always want them.

heroes... by anzyAprico

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Rick Cogley says: Not sure of the context, but this little jizo is indeed charred! I thought it was an interesting detail and so I included it.

Charred Jizo by The Foamy Green

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