Geoffrey's Photos

2008-05-12

Early morning sunlight shines upon scripted bamboo in Yoshida Shoin's former residence in Hagi, Yamaguchi

08:30:43 - thompson -

Pretty flowers slip through a wooden fence in a residential area of Hagi

08:26:02 - thompson -

Early morning sun peeps through at Taikodani Inari shrine in Tsuwano

08:20:11 - thompson -

A traditional favorite in Hagi. Natsumikan and macha

08:15:49 - thompson -

Early in the morning looking down the main street wall in the village of Tsuwano

08:11:01 - thompson -

At a Hagi shrine near the birth place of Shoin Yoshida

08:06:09 - thompson -

A crest emblem at one of the many shrines at Izumo Taisha in Shimane

07:56:57 - thompson -

Guji line-up in a special once in 50 years ceremonial event at Izumo, Taisha

07:48:39 - thompson -

A hawk flys by overhead looking for its prey around the castle grounds in Hagi

07:43:14 - thompson -

Used sake drums stack up against a wall in rural Yamaguchi somewhere between Hagi and the village of Tsuwano, Shimane

07:33:29 - thompson -

A fishing squid boat with its lights and the village of Shichirui in the backround in coastal Shimane

04:25:20 - thompson -

A small hanging charm at a rural shrine in Kyoto prefecture

04:18:25 - thompson -

Going down the 1000 gate taikodani Inari shrine in Tsuwano

04:14:10 - thompson -

An old stone corner shaped buddha holds up a great weight inside the walls of Hagi Castle

04:10:15 - thompson -

A late season cherry blossom gradually awakens from the morning sunshine in Hagi

03:52:24 - thompson -