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Gary ThrelfallMountain Steps - Nikkō - Tochigi - Japan <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikko?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikko</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Tochigi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tochigi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Japan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Shinto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/JapaneseCulture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseCulture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpiritualJourney?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpiritualJourney</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HiddenPaths?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HiddenPaths</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TemplePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TemplePhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HistoricSites?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoricSites</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TravelPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TravelPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SacredPlaces?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredPlaces</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ExploreJapan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExploreJapan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SereneSpaces?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SereneSpaces</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TimelessBeauty?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimelessBeauty</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wanderlust?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wanderlust</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PathOfPrayers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PathOfPrayers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CulturalHeritage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CulturalHeritage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MysticalPlaces?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MysticalPlaces</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FediPhoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediPhoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MastoPhoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoPhoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OpenWeb?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenWeb</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FediTravel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTravel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FediversePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediversePhotography</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵My wife and our friend found an ancient Shintō shrine full of lore that was nevertheless deserted on a busy weekend in Kyōto. Konoshima Jinja (木嶋神社) or Kaiko no Yashiro (蚕の社) features a rare three-legged torii gate, symbolizing stability and a connection between the spiritual and physical realms. Going back as far as the beginning of the 8th Century, considerably before Kyōto became the capital, the shrine is mainly dedicated to silkworms, as silk has played an important cultural role in Kyōto's history.The three-legged torii gate also alludes to the three-legged crow Yatagarasu (八咫烏), regarded as a divine messenger. Important Kyōto shrines like Yasaka Jinja and Kamigamo Jinja along with the Imperial family have associated themselves with the Yatagarasu, yet I found that the cult actually goes back to Chinese and Korean mythology.Hidden Christians appropriated the 3-legged torii as the Trinity.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mythology</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@religion</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mythology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mythology</a>

curious ordinaryNezu Shrine in Tokyo. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Shinto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Japan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵Today we got lost on a mountain road but ended up at a beautiful temple I've always wanted to visit. Katsuō-ji (勝尾寺) in northern Ōsaka Prefecture is primarily associated with the Shingon sect, and might go back to Kūkai or earlier, but it also incorporates Daruma (Bodhidharma, who transmitted meditation practices from India to China that in Japan became Zen Buddhism). Yet it is more like folk religion in Japan when people pray to Daruma to achieve their goals. As a testament, innumerable Daruma dolls have been left to decorate Katsuō-ji. The temple is photogenic and, untypical of Japanese architecture that blends with nature, more flashy in colors that appeal to Asian and other tourists. Similarly, chanting of the Heart Sūtra and other Buddhist scriptures is amplified, so the experience is more exciting than contemplative. Having a Shintō shrine in the Buddhist temple, however, is a syncretic practice harking back to Kūkai.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Osaka</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/temple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#temple</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@religion</a>

Dysmorphia💛🤍💜🖤I forgot to publicize my post last month about Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto's famous Shinto shrine!Stone foxes in fancy red bibs, torii of all sizes, and yes, shrine cats. The shrine is incredibly popular but the higher up the montain you climb the quieter it gets--and the more expensive the drinks are in the vending machines.<a href="https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2025-02-14-fushimi-inari-taisha/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2025-02-14-fushimi-inari-taisha/</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FushimiInariTaisha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FushimiInariTaisha</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/inari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inari</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shinto</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kyoto</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵Hiked along the slope of the Eastern Mountains of Kyōto (東山), first up to the little-known Himukai Daijingū (日向大神宮), a little Shintō shrine whose grandiose name borrows from the ancient and most-revered Ise Jingū after which its architecture is modeled. Then to the iconic Zen Buddhist temple Nanzenji (南禅寺), and along Philosophy Road (哲学の道) to the Silver Pavilion Ginkakuji (銀閣寺). Then as now there was a shortage of silver, even to the Ashikaga Shōguns, so the pavilion was never gilded, but with its similarlity to the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji and topped by a phoenix, it is nevertheless charming. Sakura cherry blossoms at their best all along the way, with other spring flowers like magnolia and early-blossoming purple azaleas, made for a long and aesthetically pleasing hike.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sakura</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/cherry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cherry</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/magnolia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#magnolia</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/azalea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#azalea</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/shrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrine</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhist</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/temple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#temple</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phoenix</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@religion</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵South of Kyōto City, the major Shintō shrine closest our house is Nagaoka Tenman-gū (長岡天満宮), associated with the presence of the statesman-scholar Fujiwara Michizane (菅原道真) over a thousand years ago in the Heian Period. He was not the only case of being exiled wrongly by the Imperial court, followed by natural disasters, interpreted as the work of his angry ghost, then being deified as the Shintō kami Tenjin (天神) to supplicate his spirit. Thus the shrine is also called Nagaoka Tenjin (長岡天神). Students facing high-stakes exams have traditionally prayed at the many Tenjin shrines to this god of learning. Today, the large shrine grounds provide a place to walk and commune with nature as well as to worship and to hold hopeful events. Now is peak cherry blossom season, so here are four scenes where I often go for contemplative hikes.Publications on Japan: <a href="https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/shrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrine</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/cherry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cherry</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@religion</a>

Things David LikesItsukushima (Miyajima) | Itsukushima Jinja Gojūnotō by JB_1984<a href="https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxhJ4X1BGe00" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxhJ4X1BGe00</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/itsukushimajinjagoj%C5%ABnot%C5%8D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#itsukushimajinjagojūnotō</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%8E%B3%E5%B3%B6%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE%E4%BA%94%E9%87%8D%E5%A1%94" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#厳島神社五重塔</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pagoda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagoda</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/shrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shinto</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/street" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#street</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/streetphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#streetphotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#woman</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/person" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#person</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pedestrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedestrian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#light</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/shadow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shadow</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/parasol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#parasol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sunshade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunshade</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/umbrella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#umbrella</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/itsukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#itsukushima</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%8E%B3%E5%B3%B6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#厳島</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/miyajima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#miyajima</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%AE%AE%E5%B3%B6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#宮島</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hatsukaichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hatsukaichi</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%BB%BF%E6%97%A5%E5%B8%82%E5%B8%82" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#廿日市市</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiroshimaprefecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiroshimaprefecture</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6%E7%9C%8C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#広島県</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ch%C5%ABgoku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chūgoku</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#中国地方</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/honshu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#honshu</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E6%9C%AC%E5%B7%9E" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#本州</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#日本</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikon</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/1971080/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/1971080/</a> Japanese Shrine Protests Assassin’s Creed Shadows as ‘Utterly Disrespectful’ <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Assassin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Assassin</a>'sCreed <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Assassin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Assassin</a>'sCreedShadows <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#europe</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Games</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HyogoPrefecturalShintoShrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HyogoPrefecturalShintoShrines</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HyogoPrefecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HyogoPrefecture</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ItatehyouzuShrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ItatehyouzuShrine</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shinto</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ubisoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ubisoft</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/vandalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vandalism</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/yasuke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yasuke</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵I've been taking care of our older son, who is in his mid-30s. You might think it would be the opposite with his old man, but this is Japan, and unconditional love can appear one-sided. He is an IT manager in Tōkyō and can work mostly from home, or from our home. Since he has been living in such an urban environment, I took him on a nice nature course in northern Kyōto City from Kitaōji along the Kamo River quite a distance north, to the great shrine Kamigamo Jinja, and then to the Kyōto Botanical Garden (京都北部の北大路駅↬鴨川沿い↬上賀茂神社↬京都府立植物園). In all we went over 12,000 steps, and our son also conked out when we got back.Publications on Japan: <a href="https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵Kitano Tenman-gū (北野天満宮) in northern Kyōto City is a major Shintō shrine combining national treasure architecture and plum blossom viewing at its best in these photos. Please enjoy the humor of the last one.1) the torii gate to enter the sacred space. 2) Pink plum blossoms. 3) Mini-shrine to a kami god. 4) Caught in the act ... of sniffing plum blossom fragrance. Some Japanese people do it, too, really!<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

AnnaAnthro<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a>’s PM Ishiba condemns France’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ubisoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ubisoft</a> new Assassin’s Creed video game over cultural disrespect of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> shrine “Early previews of the game, set during the Sengoku, or Warring State period of 15th and 16th century Japan, have drawn criticism over allegations of historical inaccuracy and cultural insensitivity.” <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a><a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3303172/japanese-pm-ishiba-condemns-assassins-creed-video-game-over-cultural-disrespect-shrine?utm_source=rss_feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3303172/japanese-pm-ishiba-condemns-assassins-creed-video-game-over-cultural-disrespect-shrine?utm_source=rss_feed</a>

curious ordinaryFushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DailyInari" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DailyInari</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Shinto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ToriiTuesday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToriiTuesday</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23kitsune" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kitsune</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Japan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

curious ordinaryFushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DailyInari" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DailyInari</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Shinto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23torii" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#torii</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Japan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

curious ordinary'Shinto Priestess (Miko) Dancing at a Shrine' - Suzuki Harunobu, 1766 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseArt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ukiyoe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukiyoe</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Shinto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a>

Shingyō Kōsei (心行光生) 🧘🏻⛩️🪷Today's "I'm laid off and bored" project.Figured a torii gate for my desk would be really nice. So why spend $10 and buy one when I could 1) Pinch the skin between my thumb and finger between a hammer and chisel. 2) Make a mess everywhere. 3) Aggravate my lower back pain by bending over chiseling. 4) Realize how much of a pain in the ass cutting a mortice in a round dowel is.Thankfully wood filler exists. 🤣<a href="https://dmv.community/tags/mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mindfulness</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/torii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#torii</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/toriigate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toriigate</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/handcrafted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handcrafted</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#woodworking</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/layoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#layoff</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unemployment</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unemployed</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shinto</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/japaneseart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japaneseart</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵Photo 1: Red and white plum blossoms in the huge Imperial Palace park in north-central Kyōto City.2. A gate to the inner precincts of the Kyōto Imperial Palace where the Emperors used to live for around a thousand years.3. One of the Shintō shrines in the palace grounds, with bamboo, camellias, and white plum blossoms. The Imperial family is an integral part of the indigenous Shintō religion, with the Emperor a kind of deity identified with the nation and its lifestyle rhythms traditionally, such as through rituals for a bountiful rice harvest.4. Close-up of pink plum blossoms. In the transition from winter to spring, the weather is often rainy, cloudy, or hazy, and the darker varieties of plum blossoms do not stay fresh for long after flowering, so it is difficult to get a clear photo like this, especially with a mobile phone. I do edit the frame to get closer and larger.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/palace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#palace</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japanese</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a>

Gary ThrelfallThe Road to The Golden Temple - Kyoto - Japan <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Kyoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goldentemple?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goldentemple</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Japan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Shinto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ToriiGates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToriiGates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/JapaneseCulture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseCulture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpiritualJourney?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpiritualJourney</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HiddenPaths?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HiddenPaths</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TemplePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TemplePhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HistoricSites?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HistoricSites</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VermilionGates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VermilionGates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TravelPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TravelPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SacredPlaces?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredPlaces</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ExploreJapan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExploreJapan</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SereneSpaces?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SereneSpaces</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TimelessBeauty?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimelessBeauty</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wanderlust?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wanderlust</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PathOfPrayers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PathOfPrayers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CulturalHeritage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CulturalHeritage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MysticalPlaces?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MysticalPlaces</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FediPhoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediPhoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MastoPhoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoPhoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OpenWeb?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenWeb</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FediTravel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTravel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FediversePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediversePhotography</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵Photo 1: kawazu-zakura (河津桜), an early blossoming variety of cherry blossoms, which I found at a little-known site in Yodo (淀) in southeastern Kyōto Prefecture.2: the largest gorintō (五輪塔) in Japan, representing five elements of the universe.3-4: Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū (石清水八幡宮) is a major Shintō shrine in southeastern Kyōto Prefecture. It has exquisite architecture, many stone lanterns, and covers a large forested hill, a pristine environment for hiking.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japanese</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CherryBlossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CherryBlossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a>

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