Yesterday was a day off. Of sorts. So today has to be a work day. Of sorts. It is another one of those cross-over days, research/work/historical visit...
Some of our international lecturers are arriving later in the week and next Saturday, all going well, we should be visiting a whale grave and shrine in the suburbs, Shinagawa. It is an amazing bit of history really, dating back to the 1790s.
The remains of a stranded whale were buried here, back then. The shrine has be tended ever since.
It is small, I almost missed the main 'attraction' in fact. This is the kind of research I like, to see this kind of thing, history.
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| The whale mound, sign |
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| Modern version |
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| Eye of the whale |
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| Play |
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| Fisheries |
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| Take a seat |
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| Fisheries |
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| Reflections |
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| Plaque |
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| At the shrine |
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| Names of those who played their part in the history |
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| Aged stone |
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| Etched in history |
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| Shrine bell |
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| The history |
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| Stone |
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| More history |
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| Older relics |
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| Playtime |
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| lanterns in the night |
All looks good for our visit next week. Now we just have to hope the weather holds.
[Camera : Canon EOS M5, 6.40pm-7.03pm; 15 July 2018]
