sometimes this happens

I went to Osaka but then my camera died at the Kaiyukan

for those of you who don't know what a fire light noh performane looks like

this is what it looks like, not my picture





the couple that dresses alike end up looking ridiculous
toji temple,

the ground spider demon

Heian Jingu, after the Tagiki Noh perfomance
this lady tried to get some web, tripped and fell

the fire is lit
that woman's mouth is full of rice
a cow, made of bronze at a shrine in teramachidori!
the same
enma at senbondori


buddha at daikokuji
pine tree
traditional building








A really ancient go board

the smallest rock garden in japan

famous ink painting


not the smallest rock garden in japan but you can still contemplate the universe here

Now With Captions For a Limited Time only

bacon egg cheeseburger
curry hotdog

Kinako chocolates
green tea cherry kitkat

fascinating contraption: water drips into an underground cavity hollowed out with an upsidown urn the product is a mysterious sound
the main hall at Enryakuji
a turtle made of stone
lookin up at the top of the mountain
wild mountain azaleas, ohara in the distance, etc
an abandoned ski lodge on the summit of Mt. Hiei