05 August 2016
Temple Details in Fukuoka and Dazaifu
Holy cow. |
Another one (I like cows!). |
Jakob opening O-mikuji - random fortunes written on strips of paper at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Literally "sacred lot", these are usually received by making a small offering and randomly choosing one from a box, hoping for the resulting fortune to be good. Apparently, he had to try several times before getting a good one. |
Sharp-eyed temple lion. |
Japanese Manneken-pis. |