Just past the gate, but before the Temple was this bell. The bell is original, I think, but the housing burned down during "The Pacific War".
Inside the temple was this colorful thing. I see the ying and yang in the center, but otherwise, I have no idea what it was. The corner was dark, so it was a challenge to capture it without a flash.
Inside the temple was this here Booder. There were a half dozen people there, worshiping or something, and we tried not to take their picture. There are a lot of graven images in Japan. And to quote a wise man who wrote a travelogue around 13 years ago: "In the US we are more guilty of idle worship, but in Japan, there is real idol worship."
So, you go to the temple stand and buy your fortune, printed out on a small sheet of paper. Pooh! The darn thing says Auburn is going to lose to Bama four years in a row! Well, we can't have that!, so you tie the fortune up on the rack and leave it in hopes that you shake the bad luck off. We shall see.... I think a lot of Tennessee fans have been by here....
Clearly there was less power in my pedal, and I was having a little trouble getting the shot straight! I swear I wasn't drinking. Yet. This was getting close to the end of the bike hike, and was up near the top of a hill. The Japanese really don't build things this crooked, but I thought the "modern" Eiffel tower behind the ancient temple was a nice metaphor. (whatever that is).
Just past the gate, but before the Temple was this bell. The bell is original, I think, but the housing burned down during "The Pacific War".
Inside the temple was this colorful thing. I see the ying and yang in the center, but otherwise, I have no idea what it was. The corner was dark, so it was a challenge to capture it without a flash.
Inside the temple was this here Booder. There were a half dozen people there, worshiping or something, and we tried not to take their picture. There are a lot of graven images in Japan. And to quote a wise man who wrote a travelogue around 13 years ago: "In the US we are more guilty of idle worship, but in Japan, there is real idol worship."
So, you go to the temple stand and buy your fortune, printed out on a small sheet of paper. Pooh! The darn thing says Auburn is going to lose to Bama four years in a row! Well, we can't have that!, so you tie the fortune up on the rack and leave it in hopes that you shake the bad luck off. We shall see.... I think a lot of Tennessee fans have been by here....
Clearly there was less power in my pedal, and I was having a little trouble getting the shot straight! I swear I wasn't drinking. Yet. This was getting close to the end of the bike hike, and was up near the top of a hill. The Japanese really don't build things this crooked, but I thought the "modern" Eiffel tower behind the ancient temple was a nice metaphor. (whatever that is).
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Geez Ken...You didn't have to go all the way to Japan to learn that Auburn will lose to Alabama for the next four years...Mr.Kong could have told you that....hc
And Mr. Kong is probably just as reliable as the Buddhist priest....
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