The shopping area of the
temple can be found by
going beneath the large,
Japanese style lantern at
the gates to this street. |
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Looking
down the street,
blooming cherry blossoms
line the street and adorn
the rooftops of every shop.
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Looking back towards the
entrance to this shopping
district, so readily marked
by the 3 metre tall red
lantern.
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A statue of Buddha sits
quiety near the side of
Senso-ji temple. |
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The
Hozo-mon Gate has
a fabulous looking Deva King
behind the metal fencing.
The bottom image of this section
is an image of the large sign
that describes this gate.
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Indeed
that metal fencing is
very close to his face, and
the chance to "focus beyond"
the fence was non-existant
with a mere mortals' lens.
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The
front of the Senso-ji temple.
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Before
the entrance, massive
amounts of incense burns to
lighten the air, and perhaps
your pockets. Bonnie here
goes in for the full inhalation
for the maximum effect.
What that may be,
we do not know...
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There
is an outer area within
the temple proper. Lighting
and places to photograph
within the temple are
difficult to find...
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carefully using tripod and
time exposure, we see just
a glimpse inside the temple.
I do believe that we are viewing
the 7th century image of
Kannon,
the Buddhist
Goddess of Mercy. |
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To
the left of the red
lantern at the gate of
the street sits these
6 buckets. Presumably,
water can run into the first,
and overflows its way down.
It may have no significance,
or utility either - not sure. |
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More
information on the
Hozo-Mon gate above.
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