This post was written in 2006. Some information may be out of date.
The weather was nice for once, so I decided to go up a mountain near my place.
It’s called Daisen. A shot from the road to Daisen.
On the way I stopped by the Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography. He’s said to be a master of staged photography, and apart from the museum being really small, it was pretty good.
From the corridor you get a straight view of Daisen, like below.
A front shot, a modern building. The photo came out blurry, I guess I was tired today -_-;; I need to pull myself together when I take pictures..
A front shot of Daisen that I took after leaving the museum. In winter it’s used as a ski resort so it gets crowded, but in summer it’s quiet.
Buddhist statues at Daisenji. There were all kinds of them..
Buddhist statues at Daisenji. This one’s red cap has come off..
The front of Daisenji. You have to climb quite a way up the mountain. It was tough.
Buddhist statues at Daisenji. The red caps are a fashion statement..
Buddhist statues at Daisenji
This is the shrine on Daisen, Ogamiyama Shrine. The last one was a temple, this one’s a shrine..
Taking good photos isn’t easy.. I think I need to try harder.