A 19th century statue of a sumo wrestler in a Sumiyoshi shrine in Hakata, Japan. See Sumiyoshi taisha 住吉大社 and Sumiyoshi sanjin 住吉三神.
Tag Archives: october
grand lisboa
Seafarers 海
At A-ma Temple 媽閣廟, Macau. Temple dedicated to Mazu 媽祖, goddess of seafarers, sailors, and fishermen.
See Chinese Alchemy.
Oct 17 Oncheoncheon
Ninja cat.
Quango.
Pool and reflections.
Oncheoncheon.
Lion Dance 舞獅
Lion Dancers on Rua do Almirante Sergio. Macau. October.
To see: Sicario. dir. Denis Villeneuve. 2015.
Avenida da Amizade 友誼大馬路
Macau
Photo by Elly. October 2015.
nara奈良 and the roaming deer
we rent bikes and ride around the city where the deer roam free.
we lunch on things leaf-wrapped and raw. 
we eat while a gang of panhandling, god-sent, japanese deer encircle our position.
we visit todai-ji 東大寺, a buddhist temple built in 752 AD.
we meet the shadowy komokuten 廣目天/광목천. one of the four heavenly kings and ruler of the west.
outside the great buddha hall 大仏殿 we find pindola 賓頭盧 but we refrain from trying his healing powers. from the late edo period.
night falls and we head over to a restaurant for fishcake (오뎅 おでん). 
then tea and tiny japanese deserts. 
dmz
waiver to enter the JSA
“The visit to the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom will entail entry into a hostile area and possibility of injury or death as a direct result of enemy action.”
“Although incidents are not anticipated, the United Nations Command, the United States of America, and the Republic of Korea cannot guarantee the safety of visitors and may not be held accountable in the event of a hostile enemy act.”
unc buildings.
rok-ready
no man’s land.
yonder, noth korea.
here be dragons and communists.