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Standing under the giant red paper lantern (chōchin) that hangs under the Hozōmon, the inner gate to the Sensō-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo. The lantern, with a height of 3.75 m, a diameter of 2.7 m and a weight of 400 kg, displays the name of Kobunachō (小舟町?), the town whose citizens donated ¥5 million in 2003 to commemorate the 400th-year-anniversary of the start of the Edo period. The Hōzōmon was first built in 942 by military commander Taira no Kinmasa, who prayed at the Senso-ji, aspiring to become lord of Musashi province (present day Tokyo and surrounding areas). The gate was first destroyed by fire in 1631 and after being rebuilt by Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1636, it was again burned down during the WWII Tokyo air raids of 1945. The present day, steel-reinforced concrete structure, was built in 1964 with a ¥150 million donation from Yonetaro Otani, founder of the Hotel New Otani, one of Tokyo's major hotels.
“The trick,” he said, “is keeping your eye on the open space ahead and not getting hung up on the obstacles.
-The Wisdom of Not Knowing: Discovering a Life of Wonder by Embracing Uncertainty by Estelle Frankel
Dalagalor by Edgar Froese
Walking in the nearby woods
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I'm running a day behind cause the weekends are crazy and I haven't time to play these days. This is day 18 for the March photo challenge - 'looking up'.
I took this shot yesterday (though the tag says Saturday, which is not possible) at the wildlife center. Looking up as this turkey vulture flew in the large flight enclosure. It came in injured, unable to fly. After being cared for and getting nursed back to health the last step is for it to spend some time in this enclosure to spread its wings and gain it's flight muscles back. Things are definitely looking up for this bird and it will be back in the wild where it belongs very soon.