My walk home from Shinkoiwa Station, along Seseragi Park, just before sunset. At 10x speed, taken with Hyperlapse on my iPhone.
My walk home from Shinkoiwa Station, along Seseragi Park, just before sunset. At 10x speed, taken with Hyperlapse on my iPhone.
Around 6 pm on my way home from the station. After all, what else are summer evenings for?
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Never let it be said that my neighborhood is bereft of traditional Japanese culture. The Shofukuji is an ancient Buddhist temple, and is a mere two minute walk from my house. And around the corner from the Shofukuji is a Shinto shrine. We went over today for a low-key, neighborhood hatsumoude.
The Shofukuji is more interesting than the shrine, and dates back hundreds of years. I think the history might go back as far as the year 1300.
Here is the entrance to the temple.
And some photos from inside. The bell is what I heard ringing on New Year’s Eve from my house. The grave markers go back 300+ years.
And here are a few photos from the shrine around the corner from the temple.
Finally, on the way back, just around the corner from my house is what I guess you would call a tiny little branch office of the temple. It’s been sitting there on the corner for over 250 years. I’m not sure who takes care of it.