Tokyo’s Muslim

My visit to New York City produced some nice pics – coming soon :/

About to call a friend, my hand lingers on the send button.

Do I have anything of value to talk to him about? Do I have anything that will make him happier after hearing the story? Or is it just the common waste of time & money?

Knowing the answer in my heart, I sadly laid down my phone, and went to try working again.

The new style of my blog lends itself far more effectively to pictures. Here is the first of a few reposts that should have much clearer pictures than what I had previously. I have also included many more pictures at the end – 56k users beware.

Kanonji (観音寺), or the “Temple of Kanon”, is a small town in Shikoku, Japan. (Small being a relative term in Japan – the town has more than 65,000 people who live there). It contains several temples which Japanese Buddhist pilgrims go to visit annually, the first of which was established in 807 CE.

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