https://www.23hq.com/tag/itsukushima shrine en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/tag/itsukushima shrine false https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078321 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078321"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937340/5078321_fb35151727dc145907704de58a83fe10_standard.jpg" width="460" height="306" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Barrels of sake<br /><br /> Aren't they pretty?</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078321 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:38:39 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078318 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078318"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937323/5078318_cffa6c7c6afab1fe6fdb0c3c2ee2e4e5_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Shinto priest<br /><br /> ...playing some bizarre instrument that created a sound and harmonies that sound very strange to a Westerner like me</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078318 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:35:22 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078313 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078313"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937305/5078313_ab9c5812aec1be3195f050bb0dfcd097_standard.jpg" width="460" height="306" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Shinto priest dancing performance<br /><br /> ...at a Japanese wedding</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078313 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:33:35 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078312 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078312"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937309/5078312_e2162c2449632a4f61bee6f9ccc3827e_standard.jpg" width="284" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Japanese wedding</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078312 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:31:13 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078306 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078306"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937350/5078306_8c078335ee693d0e3bcc3ee058ca508a_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Japanese wedding<br /><br /> The groom drinking Sake (presumably sacred sake based on what I observed)</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078306 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:30:05 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078300 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078300"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937315/5078300_2d4e5ecdf40aad9bbd027c89311a47db_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>O-torii gate<br /><br /> ...seen from the Itsukushima shrine</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078300 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:27:48 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078290 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078290"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937358/5078290_20275c65c7d2cca8ac5a73b3a61610f8_standard.jpg" width="460" height="306" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Japanese wedding<br /><br /> The ceremony is not hidden away and was highly interesting to observe. The bride was pretty much handed over from one family (sitting on the right) to the other (facing them on the left).</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078290 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:23:39 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078281 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078281"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937317/5078281_10df7f43127c599640c1e68f89b6be42_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Bride</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078281 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:18:13 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078276 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078276"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937337/5078276_df6cb2db59f7bbe3cd52f0b333d1c673_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Itsukushima shrine</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078276 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:14:23 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078270 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078270"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937364/5078270_f48f95561ee613138fea80b725ef4561_standard.jpg" width="306" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Lantern<br /><br /> ...at the Itsukushima shrine</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078270 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:08:47 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078267 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078267"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937363/5078267_6bb824144962091710ebcef93fd0141d_standard.jpg" width="460" height="306" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Itsukushima shrine</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078267 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:04:36 GMT https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078261 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078261"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937368/5078261_ca7b027372a6b689bb6ab33377791488_standard.jpg" width="460" height="306" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Itsukushima shrine<br /><br /> ...with the O-torii gate in the distance</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/">jk1812</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/jk1812/photo/5078261 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:58:42 GMT