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Showing posts with label Shrine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shrine. Show all posts
Monday, January 2, 2017

Two Trips to Kinkannon-ji Temple in a Day

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Rituals Last About a Week There was a line of people, stretching out into the street, when I went this morning. The temple is...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Travel Shot: Lunar New Year Ritual at Hakugindo Shrine

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Ken Uehara and Friends       Things move along quickly at some of the cultural events, I attend and it was one of those days. O...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Boating Photo: Sabani Boats of Itoman

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A Chinese New Year Tradition     Today the sailing sabani boats of Itoman, Okinawa were in a parade. A procession, to Hakug...
Thursday, October 29, 2015

A Whirlwind Tour of Kin Temple: Photo Highlights

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Kin Kannon-do AKA Kin Kannon-ji     It was my good fortune, to spend a day traveling with the Click Okinawa Guy this week. A...
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Friday, April 10, 2015

10 Travel Scenes from Ike Castle (いけい グスク) in Okinawa

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Best to Enter at Low Tide     The trail leading up to this site begins at sea level. If you don't like getting ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

6 GIFs from Sanshin Day in Yomitan Okinawa

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Here's a sampling showing some of the activities witnessed today. The festivities took place in front of a shrine. Tr...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

2015 Sanshin Day in Okinawa Japan

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The 4th of March We Celebrate this Instrument     People throughout the Ryukyu Islands will be singing and dancing while...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Just a Photo to Express My Holiday Wish

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It's Christmas Eve in Japan           Today, I went to the Kin Shrine, to take some photos. A Buddhist Monk saw me, pic...
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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Keeping It Clean (GIF) Sueyoshi Shrine

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Shrine Visits Are Popular     During the New Year, both Calendar and Lunar, shrines get lots of traffic. Some people ma...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

One of a Kind Shrine in Okinawa

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Something Was Different Here   Out of all the kinds of shrines and temples we visit, this was the first one like this. Two big sh...
Monday, February 3, 2014

15 Photos: 2014 Itoman Okinawa Sabani Boat Parade

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An invitation was extended to go with the Umi Maru for this event. When a rainbow appeared above the boat, I knew that was a sign i...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Hakugindo Shrine in Itoman Today (Photo)

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Sabani Boats Paraded in Itoman Okinawa Today One of my favorite shots was this one. It was taken with the Pentax K3, while ...