norbertwoehnl, 7 months ago to random

Day trip to Takasaki (Part 2)

Yesterday, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our second stop, the Takasaki Byakue Daikannon. This Kannon statue was built in 1936, and is 41.8m tall.

1. Souvenir shops along the approach road
2. Peek-a-boo
3. Up close
4. Profiles of the statue and of its builder, Yasusaburo Inoue.

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Takasaki Byakue Daikannon making an appearance behind a makeshift shrine along the approach road.
Takasaki Byakue Daikannon
Profiles of Takasaki Byakue Daikannon and of its builder, Yasusaburo Inoue.

norbertwoehnl, 7 months ago to random

Day trip to Takasaki (Part 1)

Today, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our first stop, Shōrinzan Darumaji. It is here at this temple, several hundred years ago, that the first Daruma dolls were made.

1. Bottom of the stairs
2. Outside the Main Hall
3. Daruma dolls
4. Daruma dolls, Daruma votive plaques and sunlight lens artifacts

#photography #shotoniphone #takasaki #japan #japanlife #temple #daruma

Outside the Main Hall of Shōrinzan Daruma-ji, Takasaki, Japan.
Daruma dolls at Shōrinzan Daruma-ji, Takasaki, Japan.
Daruma dolls and Daruma-shaped votive plaques (garnished with sunlight lens artifacts) at Shōrinzan Daruma-ji, Takasaki, Japan.