JAPAN 2017: DAY 10, Part 2 – Miyajima – O-Torii Gate, Istukushima Shrine, Daisho-in Temple (Inc. Video)
These 18 new galleries are a combination of a month and a half’s work of whittling down & post-processing around 5000 photos that I took on this dream trip to Japan in November 2017 down to 561, many late nights & tired eyeballs, 5 months planning & preparation for the actual trip (no package holiday tours here!), raising the funds, praying everyday that war wouldn’t break out in Korea, surviving two crazy long flights on zero sleep, navigating around the Japanese cities of Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Tokyo & Hiroshima, getting up crazy early to get to some of these places before the hoards of mostly Chinese tourists arrive and generally walking & hiking until I couldn’t feel my feet anymore! I present to you ‘Me, Myself and Japan 2017 Trip!’ (and my camera of course… ;] )
Detail of the roof tiling of Maniden Hall Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandDecarotive wooden carving under the roof tiling of Maniden Hall Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandThree of the seven Jizo Bosatsu images to pour water on each one helps console the souls of lost babies and children Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandHen jyokutsu Cave Buddhist icons of the eighty eight temples of the prestigious pilgrimage route on Shikoku Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandBuddhist Monk statue Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandBronze Buddhist Monk figure Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandRow of Bronze Buddhist Monk figures one with a red knitted hat Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandRow of Bronze Buddhist Monk figures with Yen coin donations Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandClose up of one of the 1000 Fudo Images in Chokugan do Hall Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandJapanese Red Maple leaves Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandLooking up into a misty and autumn colored Mount Misen Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandBeautiful pond with silver crane next to Kannon do Hall Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandDetails of the roof of Maniden do Hall and autumn colors Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandJizo Bosatsu sleeping on a cow Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandThe 500 disciples of Shaka Nyorai each one with a unique facial expression Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandThe 500 disciples of Shaka Nyorai parents who have lost children are known to look after them and give them hats Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandThe 500 disciples of Shaka Nyorai some with yellow hats Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandSide view of The 500 disciples of Shaka Nyorai Daisho in Temple Miyajima IslandClose up of a Miyajima Island wild deer Miyajima IslandBaby deer with a background of autumn color leaves Miyajima IslandMaple leaf sticks on to my umbrella on this rainy day Miyajima IslandItsukushima Shrine sits above the sand with the tide out Miyajima IslandItsukushima Shrine is dedicated to three goddesses deities of sea traffic safety fortune and accomplishment first built in 593 Miyajima IslandSleepy deer Miyajima Island
