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Nov 25 2013 8 Comments

Ginza prayers and stares

Ginza Buddhist monk

Categorized: Photography, Religion

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  1. Hans ter Horst says

    11/25/2013 at 2:24 pm

    Great shot, great contrast.

    No doubt somebody will point out that there are fake monks around in Tokyo, but that doesn’t make a difference to me and it doesn’t change the impact of this shot as we know that there are real monks in Ginza, as one of the monks during a shukubo on Mt Koya confirmed.

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    • Lee says

      11/25/2013 at 7:16 pm

      Thanks a lot.

      Yes, it doesn’t matter to me whether they are fake or real. I’ve no way of knowing either. But like you say, what isn’t in dispute is that they make for great subjects.

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  2. Johnny Still Edible says

    11/25/2013 at 6:25 pm

    Oh yes, that stare. A little too evil. And a little too familiar.

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    • Lee says

      11/25/2013 at 7:17 pm

      Yeah, sadly not unfamiliar at all…

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  3. Hans ter Horst says

    11/26/2013 at 3:32 am

    A few weeks ago I spent about two weeks in and around Chichibu: what a revelation from Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Hiroshima which I also visited. I have been many times in Tokyo but hadn’t been to the other places for many years, what a difference from before: In Chichibu I found kind an friendly people, eager to chat and received none of those accusing glares.

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    • Lee says

      11/26/2013 at 1:05 pm

      Yes, the area/place can make a huge difference, can’t it? I often notice it when traveling outside Tokyo. Such a shame it has to be like that. Tokyo could be a far more friendly place. Hard to understand quite why it isn’t…

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  4. Jeffrey says

    12/3/2013 at 5:51 am

    What a great photograph – Wako, a subway exit and a monk.

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    • Lee says

      12/3/2013 at 10:03 pm

      Cheers. All the sights and sounds of Ginza!

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