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84 Thousand Jizo

Aug 3, 2010 | 26 feedbacks »

The legend tells that a priest called Myoun, chief priest of the Jomyo-in Temple, having faith in the guardian deity of children (Jizo), decided to erect 1000 stone images of Jizo. After having completed the 1000 images, he reset his goal to 84000 images…
It is probably unknown how many Jizo statues and images are today in the Jomyo-in Temple, but it is definitely a place worth seeing!

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Jomyo-in Temple, Yanaka, Tokyo
Jomyo-in Temple, Yanaka, Tokyo

Info:

Nikon D90
Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/160s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 400

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icon purplehayz
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A #Japan photo per day - 84 thousand Jizo [link]
08/05/10 @ 20:50
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Muza-chan's Gate to Japan A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 20:09
 menchu · http://menchu-lolly.blogspot.com/
I like the babies on each stele. It puts me in mind, a little, of the Chinese terracotta warriors...didn't think there would remotely be anything similar anywhere else!
08/03/10 @ 16:25
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@JJLuke77:
It looks like they are restoring a part of the courtyard and some statues too.
08/03/10 @ 15:33
icon Muzachan
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@RyukyuMike Thank you very much ^_^
08/03/10 @ 15:30
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@808armada So true! That courtyard filled with Jizo looks out of the world ^_^
08/03/10 @ 15:29
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@hp_hiyo Thank you! It's a quiet area, full with temples and old buildings ^_^
08/03/10 @ 15:25
icon Muzachan
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@dbooster It's a beautiful place, with all those statues ^_^
08/03/10 @ 15:24
icon Muzachan
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@Tornadoes28 Yes... and it's a nice feeling to stroll through that courtyard full of statues ^_^
08/03/10 @ 15:22
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RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day: 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 14:55
icon RyukyuMike
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A Japan Photo per Day, Eighty Four Thousand Images of Jizo [link] #Photography #travel #Japan Love this photo and caption !
08/03/10 @ 13:24
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RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day: 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 11:55
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RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day: 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 11:22
icon 808armada
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Faith has a way of doing the incredible. This is incredible. -> RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 10:13
 JJLuke77 · http://www.twitter.com/http://twitter.com/JJLuke77
What's with the one standing out? It's the newest? :)
08/03/10 @ 09:27
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RT @reesan: A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo: The legend tells that a priest called Myoun, chief priest... [link] (via @muzachan)
08/03/10 @ 09:06
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RT @japanobserver: A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 08:51
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A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo: The legend tells that a priest called Myoun, chief priest... [link] (via @muzachan)
08/03/10 @ 08:49
icon Tornadoes28
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@Muzachan That's a lot of Jizo
08/03/10 @ 06:51
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RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 06:49
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That's a lot of Jizos RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 06:48
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RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 05:13
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A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 05:13
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RT @Muzachan: A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 04:09
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Nice Photo! I've never been to Yanaka. RT @Muzachan A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link]
08/03/10 @ 04:04
icon MikuKikuko
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[Muza-chan] A Japan Photo per Day - 84 Thousand Jizo [link] /via @muzachan
08/03/10 @ 03:25