2014-02-28

Shimokurata Hachimangu Shrine Visit

While taking Dale on her evening dog-walk, came across this very small Shinto shrine called Shimokurata Hachimangu Shrine.


Steps leading to Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/2.2 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/2.4 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/2.2 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/2 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/2 for 1/30 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/2.4 for 1/30 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
#Shinto #shrine #神社 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Torii gate at Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
#torii #gate #鳥居の門 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Torii gate at Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
#torii #gate #鳥居の門 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Stone lantern at Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
#stone #lantern #石灯籠 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Base of stone lantern at Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#stone #lantern #石灯籠 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Base of stone lantern at Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#stone #lantern #石灯籠 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Stone lantern at Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/8 sec.
#stone #lantern #石灯籠 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Fruit tree blossoms.
Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/2.4 for 1/30 sec.
#blossoms #花 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Fruit tree blossoms.
Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/1.8 for 1/30 sec.
#blossoms #花 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan


Playground slide on way home from Hachimangu Shrine, Shimokuratacho, Yokohama
Sony HDR-GW77V Handycam
f/2.2 for 1/30 sec.
#slide #滑り台 #Yokohama #横浜 #Japan

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Ofuna Sanpo


Took the dogs on an evening walk and came across some late-winter or early-spring fruit tree blossoms.
iPhone 5s, f/2.2 for 1/60 sec. @ ISO 32


The park near home has a small creek running through it. The creek flows along the path in the park, which makes for a relaxing atmosphere.
iPhone 5s, f/2.2 for 1/15 sec. @ ISO 640


A small, enshrined jizo statue is near one of the major bridges crossing Itachi River in our neighborhood. My guess is that this Buddhist deity is meant to keep visitors to the river safe and to protect the homes that line the river.
iPhone 5s, f/2.2 for 1/15 sec. @ ISO 2500


Came across this very small shrine located at the top of a hill.
iPhone 5s, f/2.2 for 1/16 sec. @ ISO 1600


Came across an even smaller shrine located next to the shrine.
iPhone 5s, f/2.2 for 1/16 sec. @ ISO 1000


I am always intrigued by huge stones with Japanese kanji characters.
iPhone 5s, f/2.2 for 1/15 sec. @ ISO 2000


These blossoms were at the bottom of the stairs as I left the small shrines and inscribed stone.
iPhone 5s, f/2.2 for 1/241 sec. @ ISO 32

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2014-02-26

Yellow Fruit, Pink Blossoms, and Shrine


Winter citrus fruit. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/3.4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#fruit #night #Yokohama #Japan
#果物 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Bamboo grass leaves. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.125 sec., no flash
#leaves #bamboo #Yokohama #Japan
#竹 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan
#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan
#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/3.1 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan
#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Private Shinto Shrine on a small farm. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#shrine #farm #Yokohama #Japan
#神社 #農家 #横浜 #散歩中


Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/2.4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan
#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Fruit tree blossoms. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/2.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#blossoms #fruitree #Yokohama #Japan
#木の開花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Dale in front of fire station. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/2.4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#BorderCollie #night #Yokohama #Japan
#ボーダーコリー #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Temple flowers. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/2.6 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#chyrsanthemum #flower #night #Yokohama #Japan
#菊の花 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中 


Temple stone. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/2.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#stone #kanji #Buddhist #temple #Yokohama #Japan
#お寺 #門 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan
#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan
#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/2.4 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan
#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan
#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan
#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan
#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan
#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中


Mishima Shrine. Sony Handycam HDR-GW774.
f/1.8 for 0.0333 sec., with flash
#Shinto #Shrine #Yokohama #Japan
#三島 #神社 #夜 #横浜 #散歩中

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