Shrine entrance

Snack shop

Family Album Sunday - part 2

early 1960s - Nihonbuyo - Japanese style dancing:

and one more:

Where in Tochigi - that I don't know. Could be in Utsunomiya.

More family album photos are here.

In the woods in Iwasaki

(still in Nikko):

Cows on a farm in Nikko

Chilling out in Oyama

And even more of Chuzenji temple

Roofs - Chuzenji Temple

From the Family Album - part 1

Taken in Nikko in the early 1960s.

We found these old negatives and are busy scanning them. And Every Sunday we'll show you images of "old" Japan. We hope you'll enjoy these glimpses of the past.

This looks like the Yayoi Festival.

As far as we can tell these are just random kids, not our relatives.

This is a Monochrome Weekend entry. To view more black and white photos visit the Monochrome Blog.

Chuzenji Kannon-ko and Jizo Nagashi

Buddhist rituals that took place on June 18th in Chuzenji (Nikko).

Monks leaving Godaido Hall at Chuzenji Temple.

Godaido Hall

Throwing Jizo papers into the lake (Jizo Nagashi). Mount Nantai in the background. The guy in black with a small Nikon is a reporter from the local paper - Shimotsuke Shimbun. Needless to say, Dr. Trouble (who took this picture) ended up in his photos and in the newspaper. LOL!

Chuzenji temple as seen from the lake.

To read more about this event, please visit this post on our other blog - more photos there, too.

Today at Chuzenji temple

To read more about this event, please visit this post on our other blog - more photos there, too.

Photo exhibit at the Oya Museum

Oddly enough, it's about Finland.

It's dark because it IS underground.

Carp, crap, whatever

I hate those little f*ckers anyway:

And this one's blowing bubbles, no less.

This is a Watery Wednesday entry.

Public phones

Didn't know anyone still used them. But I guess if you don't want your wife to find out, you kind of have to.

Book of old photos of Utsunomiya

To read our full review, please visit here.


Inside:

Cover:

Inside:

Definitely not a sleeping cat

After a photo of my son last weekend, now it's time for a picture of my daughter.
So, here she is, in one of her usual moods:

Behind the post office in Nikko

Mina Hayashi at Heike Taisai in Nikko

Yes, that's Miss Nippon 2010, with all the poise and personality of a bunraku puppet.

And yes, she's wearing a wig.

And here she is modeling some Heian era fashion.

To learn more about Heike Taisai, please read this post on our other blog.

Going to plant sweet potatoes

Just another day at work...

Heian Era Fashion

seen at Heike Taisai in Nikko:

and in blue:

A short write up about the festival is here.

Today at Heike Taisai in Nikko

sleepwalking:

and collapsing:

A short write up about the festival is here.

Sleeping cats

at Toshogu in Nikko:

And at home:

Tree in front of Toshogu

In Nasu - during daytime

sorry everyone, I meant to post it yesterday, but somehow it got saved as draft instead of getting published.

Firewalking once more

see the previous post for more details.

Here's one photo shot on film, fisheye of course: