Load of wash accomplished. This apartment in Fukuoka comes with a washing machine but no dryer. Not uncommon anywhere we’ve traveled (lack of dryer). Lack of dryer necessitates draping the damp clothes over every available surface and hoping they will dry in a day or two. Sometimes I get desperate and use a hair dryer…
Day: April 10, 2025
More photos from Nirvana
At the General Head Temple of Sasaguri Shikoku in Nanzoin. The setting on the mountain was tranquil and beautiful. Read Grubb’s post “Nirvana” for context. I am enthralled with the “maneki-neko” (beckoning cat) which are believed to bring good luck and fortune.
Temporary place of suffering
After taking our train trip to Nirvana, we returned to Fukuoka to search out the Tocho-ji Temple. It sits, like the Little Temple That Could, squat among modern high rises in the middle of the city. Founded in 806 AD by the Buddhist monk Kukai, the temple is over 1200 years old. Enshrined near the temple…
Nirvana
This morning a thirty minute train ride from the Hakata station in Fukuoka took us into the hills of Nanzoin where we hiked across a bridge to the General Head Temple of Sasaguri Shikoku. “Melody Bridge” had metal strips set apart and a mallet to play them like a xylophone as you crossed. The temple was…