Yes, I know it's not Utsunomiya, or even Tochigi, but that's OK. Some things should be talked about (regardless of where they take place) and this is one of them.
Candles and moon
Ice candle
Monk by the fire
To find out more about this ceremony, visit this post on our other blog. And I wrote about the museum here.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
"spring" Otariya at Futaara Shrine
Looking at the fire:
Priests getting ready to do whatever it is they do:
Paper lanterns ready for procession:
Mikoshi - a portable shinto shrine:
And the procession going downtown:
More photos from this event and a brief description can be found on our BudgetTrouble blog here.
Priests getting ready to do whatever it is they do:
Paper lanterns ready for procession:
Mikoshi - a portable shinto shrine:
And the procession going downtown:
More photos from this event and a brief description can be found on our BudgetTrouble blog here.
Labels:
festivals,
night photo,
nikon d200,
people,
religion,
shinto,
shrine,
street photography,
Utsunomiya,
women
Friday, January 8, 2010
We have moved!!!
But no worries, all your comments moved along with the blog.
The new url is here:
Tochigi Daily Photo
See you there! Actually - here, because that's where you are right now. :)
Here are our new digs... (No, not really, just my MIL's rock garden)
The new url is here:
Tochigi Daily Photo
See you there! Actually - here, because that's where you are right now. :)
Here are our new digs... (No, not really, just my MIL's rock garden)
Labels:
nature,
nikon d200,
notes,
Utsunomiya
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Roadside buddha
Labels:
Pentax Optio W80,
religion,
Utsunomiya
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Tokyo Interior fire escape
Labels:
black and white,
sony alpha 100,
Utsunomiya
Sunday, January 3, 2010
New Year door decoration
Labels:
daily life,
sony alpha 100,
Utsunomiya
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Happy New Year!
Crowd at Futara shrine waiting to pray:
Cops maintaining law and order:
Washing hands before praying:
Praying at the shrine:
Tying omikuji:
Happy New Year! Can we go home now?
And the best part of New Year in Japan? Kids get money!
Adorable cash envelopes. :)
To read more about New Year's Day in Japan, go to this post on my other blog.
Cops maintaining law and order:
Washing hands before praying:
Praying at the shrine:
Tying omikuji:
Happy New Year! Can we go home now?
And the best part of New Year in Japan? Kids get money!
Adorable cash envelopes. :)
To read more about New Year's Day in Japan, go to this post on my other blog.
Labels:
nikon d200,
people,
religion,
shinto,
shrine,
sony alpha 100,
street photography,
Utsunomiya
Friday, January 1, 2010
More lights in Otawara City
they were pretty:
not as magnificent as in Ashikaga, but still, very nice:
and the best part - they were free:
still, was it worth an almost 2 hr drive? nah, maybe not:
This season's theme was "dance":
not as magnificent as in Ashikaga, but still, very nice:
and the best part - they were free:
still, was it worth an almost 2 hr drive? nah, maybe not:
This season's theme was "dance":
Labels:
lights,
night photo,
nikon d200,
Otawara,
sony alpha 100
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