Comments on: Western-Kyoto Mountain Drive: Bamboo, Nostalgia, and More http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-02/1133 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Zak http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-02/1133#comment-34157 Zak Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:10:41 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-02/1133#comment-34157 I think they are graves, though. I think they are graves, though.

]]> By: Zak http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-02/1133#comment-34143 Zak Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:11:18 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-02/1133#comment-34143 <em>"They look sort of like grave markers, but I have the feeling that they're more likely related to something Buddhist" </em> That's like looking at a cross-shaped headstone in the West and saying, "Looks like a grave marker, but I have the feeling it's more likely related to something Christian." Err...It's both. Those are Sanskrit characters, BTW, with the five shapes representing the five elements...I think. Don't quote me. <span class='jfriedl'>Point taken. Poor wording on my part, sorry. I meant to say that I think it is not a grave marker, but rather, some non-grave Buddhist-related item. —Jeffrey</span> “They look sort of like grave markers, but I have the feeling that they’re more likely related to something Buddhist”

That’s like looking at a cross-shaped headstone in the West and saying, “Looks like a grave marker, but I have the feeling it’s more likely related to something Christian.” Err…It’s both. Those are Sanskrit characters, BTW, with the five shapes representing the five elements…I think. Don’t quote me.

Point taken. Poor wording on my part, sorry. I meant to say that I think it is not a grave marker, but rather, some non-grave Buddhist-related item. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Katsu http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-02/1133#comment-34118 Katsu Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:07:10 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-02/1133#comment-34118 This is Atago shrine Haven't been there but I have passed by Taniyama logging road where is run near. Official site : http://www.kyoto-atago.jp/ Wiki : http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%84%9B%E5%AE%95%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_(%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82) Sorry all in Japanese. This is Atago shrine

Haven’t been there but I have passed by Taniyama logging road where is run near.

Official site : http://www.kyoto-atago.jp/
Wiki : http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%84%9B%E5%AE%95%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_(%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82)

Sorry all in Japanese.

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