Templery and Resignation
All along the watchtower, I've decided that I'm just going to leave a link for the rest of my pictures and do one last post on nice temple shots from Japan. Blah! Give up!
In case you did not know, Buddhism is pretty widespread in Japan. Often times, Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines are in adjoining areas. I suppose they just happen to mesh very well. Then tend to have some interesting decorations, such as
! They also often have some wooden fish which are some sort of wooden bladder-shaped drum thing that makes some sort of echoing that supposedly assists in meditation. Here's a huge
. It was mighty big. I can imagine if I'd had to make an interesting mode of transportation from ritual, Buddhist instruments, the wooden fish looks among the most comfy of options.
Some temples have cute pagoda things like this
. I'm never quite certain whether Jewett in full fire-alarm mode is the best abode for rising Nazgul or some sort of more traditional black tower of doom. This tower photo was taken in Kyoto. One famous temple in Kyoto is the Kyomizudera. I think it has something to do with clear water and temples. Within their wooden posts, I saw these cute yet haunting
. They kind of remind me of the kodama from Princess Mononoke. Perhaps this is some sort of symbolic representation of the subjugation of the Shinto spirits by Buddhist temples? Probably not, but perhaps something to try out at your next cocktail party.
Some temples are very ornate, like the Kaminari Temple in Tokyo. This one is dedicated to the Thunder/Lightning Buddha with all its
, It's kind of strange since there are both Shinto and Buddhist elements in the temple. There is a fun
in the temple complex. It looks pretty cool. Emm and I were taken there by Takeuchi-san. Here we are being photogenic in front of the
By the temple, certain culinary delights were present. One such delectable morsel was the sauce sembei. Sembei is the word used for most crackers in Japanese. The sauce sembei consists of crackers filled with some sort of desired sauce. Options of the day included barbeque, chocolate, milk, and plum. They were
. How many crackers we received were determined by the number we hit using some sort of ancient pinball device. Another nearby treat was the ningyoyaki, which literally means fried dolls. They're basically little toy-shaped pastries filled with sweet, red bean goodness. Lots of interesting shapes, some of which I did not quite understand. Hmmm
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Job hunt continues. I have another interview next week in Providence. Things move slowly. Blahdy Blah blah! I fight the good fight against my withering doom of lost thoughts! Back thoughts of misty lost goodness! You will not entrap me within your convoluted complacency.
Photos for those who feel the urge.
In case you did not know, Buddhism is pretty widespread in Japan. Often times, Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines are in adjoining areas. I suppose they just happen to mesh very well. Then tend to have some interesting decorations, such as
! They also often have some wooden fish which are some sort of wooden bladder-shaped drum thing that makes some sort of echoing that supposedly assists in meditation. Here's a huge
. It was mighty big. I can imagine if I'd had to make an interesting mode of transportation from ritual, Buddhist instruments, the wooden fish looks among the most comfy of options.
Some temples have cute pagoda things like this
. I'm never quite certain whether Jewett in full fire-alarm mode is the best abode for rising Nazgul or some sort of more traditional black tower of doom. This tower photo was taken in Kyoto. One famous temple in Kyoto is the Kyomizudera. I think it has something to do with clear water and temples. Within their wooden posts, I saw these cute yet haunting
. They kind of remind me of the kodama from Princess Mononoke. Perhaps this is some sort of symbolic representation of the subjugation of the Shinto spirits by Buddhist temples? Probably not, but perhaps something to try out at your next cocktail party.
Some temples are very ornate, like the Kaminari Temple in Tokyo. This one is dedicated to the Thunder/Lightning Buddha with all its
, It's kind of strange since there are both Shinto and Buddhist elements in the temple. There is a fun
in the temple complex. It looks pretty cool. Emm and I were taken there by Takeuchi-san. Here we are being photogenic in front of the
By the temple, certain culinary delights were present. One such delectable morsel was the sauce sembei. Sembei is the word used for most crackers in Japanese. The sauce sembei consists of crackers filled with some sort of desired sauce. Options of the day included barbeque, chocolate, milk, and plum. They were
. How many crackers we received were determined by the number we hit using some sort of ancient pinball device. Another nearby treat was the ningyoyaki, which literally means fried dolls. They're basically little toy-shaped pastries filled with sweet, red bean goodness. Lots of interesting shapes, some of which I did not quite understand. Hmmm
!
Job hunt continues. I have another interview next week in Providence. Things move slowly. Blahdy Blah blah! I fight the good fight against my withering doom of lost thoughts! Back thoughts of misty lost goodness! You will not entrap me within your convoluted complacency.
Photos for those who feel the urge.