Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Suitengu Shrine Kurume
Friday, January 7, 2022
Kingenji Temple
金源寺
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Taishi-ji Temple 5 on the Kyushu Pilgrimge
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Omori in 2D
Omori
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Miscellaneous Statues along the Hita Kaido
Statues along the Hita Kaido
One of the subjects I focus on finding as I walk the roads and lanes of Japan is sculptures. On my walk along the Hita Kaido, the old highway running East out of Kurume, I encountered a huge number of them I've posted about the large number of Ebisu statues along the road. Ther were so may I did a second post. One town along the way had lots of Kappas, and of course, I recently posted a lot of Komainus.
This time I want to show you a selection of other statues from that day's walk that don't fit the other categories.
The top photo is of a small shrine that has a diverse collection of statues left by different parishioners over time. In this particular instance, all the statues are Buddhist, but very often they are a mix of Buddhist, Shi to, Daoist, secular, and occasionally, Christian statues.
Friday, December 31, 2021
Omori Historic Preservation District
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
A Gallery of Komainu from the Hita Kaido
The Hita Kaido, the old highway that ran from Kurume to Hita, is also called yamanobenomichi, literally the road that runs along the edge of the mountains.