When walking with the tour group in Japan, I would sometimes fall behind due to stopping and taking photos of things. If something catches my eye, I like to take a picture. I have a bunch of photos of interesting signs, most meals I ate, vending machines, store shelves, lotuses, pigeons, stray cats, lots of roofs, roof gutters, and one of my favorite categories: things on the ground. Here are some things I saw on the ground in Japan:
A Tokyo manhole cover
The floor of the stairway to a basement Internet/manga cafe
Another Tokyo manhole cover
Salt at the entrance to the ryokan/onsen in Hakone
Yet another manhole cover
Tatami border in the temple lodgings in Koya-san
Flowers on the ground at Koya-san
Maple leaf design in the pavement by the Miyajima ferry
Paper cranes we left at the Children's Monument at Hiroshima Peace Park
Design on street in Gion district, Kyoto
"Street sign" in Gion district, Kyoto
29 July 2011 at 7:12 pm |
In dance, and tai chi, and conversation we’re urged to ‘look up.’ Of course, here there are seldom such beautiful things beneath our feet. Are all the manhole covers unique?
29 July 2011 at 7:38 pm |
No, there were multiples of the same manhole covers. And there were plenty that I passed by too quickly to take photos of!
16 August 2011 at 10:36 am |
I think I spend too much time on facebook. had a strong urge to “like” many of these photos. :P
I think these are great!