Cherry Trees in My Town, 4/9/2011

Here are the pictures of cherry tress in my town. I took in the rain and it has got like a filter effect. I want to share with you all, because I want to show that Osaka is safe as it looks. No earthquake or no radiation or electric problems.

Please enjoy.

A park near my house.

Entrance of burial mound park.

Please leave a comment what you think of them. Thanks.

Thanks for your support. 3/11/11

About Japanese earthquake and tunami.

I have been getting emails and SNS message on concern about me and Japan.

Thank you very much for your prayers and concern.

I personal am ok in mountain area of Osaka. There is no earthquake at all and me and my family and peace as normal.

Thank you very much.

Tomoe

Ume trees in my town

Here are Ume trees (plum) at the Kohun (burial mound) park in my town. It was raining a lot so they bloom faster this year. I went there when there were a little bloom, but there are many ume trees and it was beautiful when they bloomed all. Some people had a picnicking under the trees.

Takitani 12/28 2010 滝谷不動年末のお参り

I went to visit Takitani fudo with my parents. Every 28th of the month they have street vendors from the river to the temple, selling food, knives (made around there), clothes, accessories. I go there sometime to see the vendors. Here are some photos from the date.

Takitani Fudou main temple

This is their symbol color cloth.

The fox god for your health.

fox gods are inside.

Post office out in the shrine area. You can get the special stamp to mail from.

my mother Chieko

frogs are watching over you. (^_~)

Fudo god

zizo for the dead baby

2 story pagoda

Lookout temple

a shrine festival appears once a month.

reasonable underwear?! These are for older women, so I am not interested in though. ;p )

Zizo

太子町ウォーキング Taishicyo walking 10/11/13

Walking with Amima map around Osaka Taishityo old town. 太子町。

I hook up with Syotoku taishi prince from 6 century Japan Tobidashi boya board (Watch Out caution board), and took a lots of them.
聖徳太子の飛び出し坊やの写真を撮るのにはまった。路上観察だ！

Asuka Wine 飛鳥ワイン株式会社　It was close that day, but I wanted to taste it. 

It was out of season, but all there is vineyard.

Kannonzuka burial mound

Vineyard from tomb view

Moving forward

Coming back to Kamino Taishi Station Kintetsu line 近鉄線上ノ太子駅

Crossing Asuka river bridge 飛鳥川橋

And crossing Matsumoto bridge 松本橋を渡る。

Over there there is a new high way.

A prince Shotoku caution board 聖徳太子飛び出し坊や

竹内街道、太子温泉 Takenouchi old path

A map of Takenouchi path.

What amazed me was that they intentionally built to face Nizyozan mountains which they thought as their gods.
この神社の鳥居はわざと二上山に向かって建てられているんです。神秘。

They worship flogs at this shrine.

Many prince Shotoku signs there!! 聖徳太子のコスプレがいっぱい！！

Another Prince Shotoku sign be careful crossing that road, he says. (^_~)
聖徳太子とびだしぼうや、というより「横断歩道は手を挙げて！」、と言ってます！

Shotoku Taishi statue in a hidden temple.

A Shotoku Taishi grave. 聖徳太子の墓。

wicked devil stamped by a guardian god

Price Shotoku saying Sayonara.
聖徳太子が「また来てね」と言ってます。

「和をもって貴しとなす。」"Harmoney is precious." That is price Shotoku said at the time.

Saihouin Temple up there.

Saihouin entrance. 西方院

I included myself in the mirror. Self-portrait.

Keep following the arrow.

See how country my area is....

There is a 入 (enter) sign at the old house. I thought that is funny.
なぜか家の前に「入」の標識が！不思議だったので撮った。