Category: Japan

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Use a bamboo ladle hishaku to cleanse your body and mind before entering Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine. Tokyo, Japan. August 2008

Purification Font, Meiji Jingu Shrine

September 12th, 2008
Posted in Japan, Photography
Tagged bamboo, dipper, hishaku, Japan, ladle, Meiji-Jingu, photography, purification-font, scoop, Shinto, shrine, temizuya, Tokyo, water
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A street in Yoyogi. Tokyo, Japan. August 2008

Yoyogi Street, Day

September 10th, 2008
Posted in Japan, Photography
Tagged ampm, concrete, convenience-store, crosswalk, gray, grey, Japan, pedestrian, photography, street, Tokyo, Yoyogi
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A display of Japanese sandals for sale in a store, Asakusa, Japan. August 2008.

Shoe Display, Japan

September 8th, 2008
Posted in Japan, Photography
Tagged casual, display, feet, mall, photography, sandals, shoes, store, tatami, vinyl, zori
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When my husband I were walking through Akihibara, we saw this weird sign for a Denny’s that directed you down a dark alleyway. We were not brave enough to see where it led, but at the time we doubted it was to Moon Over My Hammy. Turns out (according to the Internets) it was actually a Denny’s and we totally missed an opportunity. (Tokyo, Japan, August 2008.)

Denny’s Sign in Tokyo

September 5th, 2008
Posted in Japan, Photography
Tagged alley, creepy, dark, Dennys, photography, sign, Tokyo, weird
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Ema, or prayer cards, hanging at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo, Japan.

Ema (Votive Tablets) at Meiji Jingu Shrine

September 3rd, 2008
Posted in Japan, Photography
Tagged card, ema, hang, hanging, Japan, Meiji-Jingu, photography, plaque, plaques, prayer, prayers, Shinto, shrine, tablet, Tokyo, votive, wishes
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Outer part of the Tsukiji Wholesale Market, where bicycles are parked, and men on motorized carts transport fish and seafood after the early morning auctions. August 2008.

Bikes, Tsukiji Wholesale Market

September 1st, 2008
Posted in Japan, Photography
Tagged asia, bicycles, bikes, cart, concrete, fish-market, Japan, photography, stalls, Tokyo, tsukiji-wholesale-market
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A young woman with orange hair buys a cold drink from the vending machine at Hase Station near Kamakura, Japan. August 2008.

Orange Hair, Hase Station

August 29th, 2008
Posted in Japan, Photography
Tagged asia, hair, hase, Japan, orange, photography, station, streetcar, Tokyo, train, vending-machine
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Traffic and crowds at dusk outside of Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Japan. August 2008.

Dusk in Shinjuku, Traffic

August 27th, 2008
Posted in Japan, Photography
Tagged asia, auto, cars, crowd, crowds, gridlock, Japan, lights, neon, people, photography, Shinjuku, sign, Tokyo, traffic, twilight
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The bronze Kamakura Great Buddha, also known as Daibutsu, is thought to have been cast in 1252 A.D. Kamakura, Japan. August 2008. It is 13.35 meters tall and weighs roughly 93 tons.