Jizo Statues

Gods to help the children reach the other side of the river (heaven). The red bibs and hats are because the word for red and the word for child is almost the same.

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Tokyo - day 1 and 2

February 27th 2009
Day 1 Arrival Leaving Melbourne my head still spinning and my heart a little sad as the realisation that I would be away from the family sunk in. A magnificent sunrise as I left and a similar sunset as I approached Japan! Finding my way around the Gold Coast airport, small though it is, proved more difficult than Narita. It is all in the signage. The Gold Coast left room ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Ueno

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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