JAPAN ADVENTURE

Welcome to Margie & Stan's Japan Adventure - our photo blog while living on MCAS Iwakuni in beautiful Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan from 8/2004 to present. My photo above is the famous Kintai Bridge right here in Iwakuni. Be sure to check out Blog Archive (below left) for highlights of our travels. And leave us a comment - we'd love to hear from you! Click on photos to enlarge.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Gods at this Buddhist Temple are wearing their warm red hats.
















Closeup of many origami 1000-crane streamers that are made by hand -- one crane at a time -- to bless someone or ask for peace. The haze is smoke from all the burning incense that we could smell before we even reached this sacred place.
















Worshippers light their incense from candles inside this lantern.
















Closeup of the carved wood detail on this roof.

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