Saturday, October 18, 2008

STL DPB On The Road: Sendai, Japan

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If this is Saturday, it must be Sendai. It's a city of about a million, 190 km due north of Tokyo and one of the few in Japan that is growing as the national population begins to shrink (the birth rate is well below the replacement level). These pictures are from Zuihoden, the final resting place of Date Masamuni, the first feudal lord of this region. Some of his successors are here as well. It is quiet and intensely beautiful.

4 comments:

Virginia said...

I fell calmer just looking at these. Just beautiful.

PJ said...

With Japanese shrines less is always more. Very nice catch in the bottom one.

Tash said...

Purdy pictures indeed! Loved the infrared shot - superb composition.

Knoxville Girl said...

Wow, these are beautiful. Abe at Brookville DP sometimes writes about his time in Sendai - I think his photos are in a museum there.