The holy fire extinguisher
The "ticket" to get into Kinkakuji. I have no idea what it says.
Some schoolkids. There were lots.
For rock's sake.
This is the polarizer at full.
Bethany says "Did you just take a picture of me shopping?"
Sure, it's horribly overexposed, but I used a half second exposure, so what do you expect?
This speaks for itself. Please note that there are coins farther from the Buddha than from me.
From the top of the stairs from earlier
An angry roof head
The general public is apparently not holy enough to use these stairs, I guess.
Some architecture. For some reason, I feel KMD should be interested in this.
My response: "Well, it's a rock and stump, so... yeah."
Training heels
Temple of wheat, I guess?
In case you didn't know, vending machines are *everywhere* in Japan. There were at least three in Matsuo-jinja, too.
A leaf. Blame Dan.
Beth was accusing me of taking pictures of random things.
Fill flash is your friend
By the way, these last few were taken at Daitokujinja
I felt the need to use my 50mm lens, and it was perfect for the situation.
A crow, because it's not a pigeon
A tree with flowers. No idea.
Sakura roof, I guess?
The dirt here must be practicing for a Corn Flakes commercial or something
You'd never guess that those braces are what are straight up and down, would you?
Bethany showing how friendly she is
This wood smelled delicious. Can anybody recognize what kind it is? It's not pine.
She had this one coming.
You might recognize these from Matsuojinja.
