Posts for February, 2010

Persimmon Feast and “Snowball Sakura”

  • February 7, 2010 3:26 am

What happens with the persimmon tree during the winter if it is still full with fruits? Birds feast of course.
These are the pictures from yesterday (the tree was in the yard of a very small temple not far away from Nishinada Hanshin station):

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Not only sparrows were feasting. The Japanese white eyes were also participating actively:

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Hon Sumiyoshi Shrine, Kobe

  • February 1, 2010 2:05 pm

Yesterday we visited Honumiyoshi (本住吉神社 ) shrine. It is located just next to Sumiyoshi JR station.
All the Sumiyoshi shrines (the main one is Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka) worship three sea and sailing related deities – the Sumiyoshi Sanjin together with the legendary Empress Jingū (who allegedly waged a successful military invasion in Korea in 2nd [...]

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