Today, the wife and I went to Kanazawaya (金澤屋), a bedding store in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. They have been in this business since 1836, and their experience (and a round of test-sleeping) helped us to find some nice new things today. A few impressions from the shop that is located in a beautiful old building.
iPhone 15 Pro, straight out of camera.
Day trip to Takasaki (Part 3)
Last Saturday we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from the third stop, Tokumeien Garden. We came at a good time to enjoy a fine display of seasonal colors. The last photo was taken from the veranda of the garden's central residence, where we had green tea and sweets.
Day trip to Takasaki (Part 2)
Yesterday, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our second stop, the Takasaki Byakue Daikannon. This Kannon statue was built in 1936, and is 41.8m tall.
1. Souvenir shops along the approach road
2. Peek-a-boo
3. Up close
4. Profiles of the statue and of its builder, Yasusaburo Inoue.
Day trip to Takasaki (Part 1)
Today, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our first stop, Shōrinzan Darumaji. It is here at this temple, several hundred years ago, that the first Daruma dolls were made.
1. Bottom of the stairs
2. Outside the Main Hall
3. Daruma dolls
4. Daruma dolls, Daruma votive plaques and sunlight lens artifacts
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