Here is a large "mini" car that I once owned - Honda's first auto to be imported into the U.S. The Honda 600 was equipped with an adapted motorcycle engine.
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Apart from Tokyo, Kyoto has to be the most visited Japanese City for those traveling to Japan. In fact both cities have been Japan's Capital cities at various points in time. Although Tokyo is the more recent, Kyoto was the Imperial Capital from 794 AD until it was relocated to Edo (Tokyo) in 1603 when the Tokugawa Shogunate came to power in Japan. Its temples, shrines, and cultural sites were uniquely preserved from the destructive forces of World War II. It had escaped bombing throughout the war, reportedly at least in part through the efforts of a returned Mormon missionary with connections to the war effort who advised of its cultural significance. In the end, however, it was the military's number one choice as a target for the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Credit Secretary of the War Henry Stimson who had personal familiarity with Kyoto, a place where he apparently honeymooned, for pleading personally to President Harry Truman to have it taken off the list.
Pictured here are photos that I have taken at various points of time in Kyoto. Included is a Buddhist Temple that was first built two years after Kyoto became the Imperial Capital and which today is Kyoto's most famous and most visited. It's name, Kiyomizu (clear water) -dera, came from the waterfalls off Mount Otowa which backs the temple. The sacred water from those falls can be tasted by visitors using pole extended cups that are reached out to catch the falling water. Among the multiple structures are pagodas and halls, the largest being Hondo Hall with its recognized veranda known as the Kiyomizu Stage from which Mount Ogawa and its falls can be viewed. As evident in my photos included below, Sakura (cherry blossoms) in the Spring and the colored leaves of the fall are a contributing attraction bringing visitors to Kiyomizu-dera.
Another of Kyoto's pictured locations is the iconic 5-Story Pagoda of Toji Temple - a structure one can see from the Kyoto train station as shown below from views out of the train window. Until the 1964 completion of the Kyoto Tower (also pictured as reflected) it was the tallest structure in Kyoto and at 55 meters still remains the tallest wooden tower or Pagoda in Japan. It was first built in 826 AD and after its most recent burning by fire was rebuilt in 1644.
The below photographed red torii gates, which are among thousands, extend up the slopes of Kyoto's Inari Mountain. While Kiyomizu -dera has claim to being Kyoto's most popular Buddhist Temple, the shrine at the base of Inari Mountain is Kyoto;s most important Shinto Shrine. A close second would be the also pictured Shinto Shrine located in the Gion district known as Yasaka Shrine.
Pictured at the right is the shrouded veranda of Kiyomizu-dera's main structure, Hondo Hall as it was covered from 2017 to 2020 for replacement of its wood thatched roof. The scaffolding has now been removed. The temple was built in 778 AD predating Kyoto as the Imperial Capital. After multiple fires it remains as reconstructed in 1633.
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Caught 6 dorados and one 50 pound Bluefin tuna on Friday and then turned around and used the scraps to go kayak lobstering Saturday night ...
And here is an Eki (train) bento in Japan:
Additional "on the go" delicacies in The Land of the Rising Sun:
Retro Honda Car in Japan.. Reminiscent of Honda's first automobile imported to theUnited States, The Honda 600 circa early 1970s.
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CAPTURED IN KYOTO
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OK, here is the narrative that goes with the below photos:
Apart from Tokyo, Kyoto has to be the most visited Japanese City for those traveling to Japan. In fact both cities have been Japan's Capital cities at various points in time. Although Tokyo is the more recent, Kyoto was the Imperial Capital from 794 AD until it was relocated to Edo (Tokyo) in 1603 when the Tokugawa Shogunate came to power in Japan. Its temples, shrines, and cultural sites were uniquely preserved from the destructive forces of World War II. It had escaped bombing throughout the war, reportedly at least in part through the efforts of a returned Mormon missionary with connections to the war effort who advised of its cultural significance. In the end, however, it was the military's number one choice as a target for the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Credit Secretary of the War Henry Stimson who had personal familiarity with Kyoto, a place where he apparently honeymooned, for pleading personally to President Harry Truman to have it taken off the list.
Pictured here are photos that I have taken at various points of time in Kyoto. Included is a Buddhist Temple that was first built two years after Kyoto became the Imperial Capital and which today is Kyoto's most famous and most visited. It's name, Kiyomizu (clear water) -dera, came from the waterfalls off Mount Otowa which backs the temple. The sacred water from those falls can be tasted by visitors using pole extended cups that are reached out to catch the falling water. Among the multiple structures are pagodas and halls, the largest being Hondo Hall with its recognized veranda known as the Kiyomizu Stage from which Mount Ogawa and its falls can be viewed. As evident in my photos included below, Sakura (cherry blossoms) in the Spring and the colored leaves of the fall are a contributing attraction bringing visitors to Kiyomizu-dera.
Another of Kyoto's pictured locations is the iconic 5-Story Pagoda of Toji Temple - a structure one can see from the Kyoto train station as shown below from views out of the train window. Until the 1964 completion of the Kyoto Tower (also pictured as reflected) it was the tallest structure in Kyoto and at 55 meters still remains the tallest wooden tower or Pagoda in Japan. It was first built in 826 AD and after its most recent burning by fire was rebuilt in 1644.
The below photographed red torii gates, which are among thousands, extend up the slopes of Kyoto's Inari Mountain. While Kiyomizu -dera has claim to being Kyoto's most popular Buddhist Temple, the shrine at the base of Inari Mountain is Kyoto;s most important Shinto Shrine. A close second would be the also pictured Shinto Shrine located in the Gion district known as Yasaka Shrine.
Pictured at the right is the shrouded veranda of Kiyomizu-dera's main structure, Hondo Hall as it was covered from 2017 to 2020 for replacement of its wood thatched roof. The scaffolding has now been removed. The temple was built in 778 AD predating Kyoto as the Imperial Capital. After multiple fires it remains as reconstructed in 1633.
The Tri-Cities in Tenn./Va. had 4 McDonalds in the early 70s, 71or 72. They
all had drive thru's . They closed at 9 pm but the drive thru's till 11pm.
What a shame
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Work and play. First sweet potatoes harvested.
Just to piss off the neighbors at 2am.........
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@JWP took that exact picture a year ago to the day.
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here are a couple more images of some of the cats in the neighborhood. no names for these ones.
i'm still blown away at the differences in personalities/traits/behaviors of the cats one from another.
turns out some of the females are neutered males. tough for me to tell and i don't put much effort into figuring it out.
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