Yasaka Shrine

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The first Japanese shrine I visited during my business trip. From what I understood, the lanterns are ads by the sponsors, who are all local businesses from Gion. Visiting during daytime would be better.

The last photo is one of the nearby shops just outside the temple. Not sure what it symbolizes but it caught my eye and looked well.

The devil is in the details

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I spent a few days in Kyoto and have enough photos to flood the blog. But there were only 3-4 things that truly shocked me and they were not the ancient temples, the kimono, or the alphabet.

First was the rotating seats in the train. Simple and clever. Why do we not have that?

Second was the smart toilet and shower. Waking up at 2am personal time was only possible because of the steamy waterfall in the bathroom that I could unleash with a button.

Third was the cleanliness everywhere. It is not an easy task to not have a single piece of garbage anywhere. Requires a society that can do it.

I hope to come back with more time to explore.

The Three Wise Monkeys

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Hear No Evil, See No Evil, and Speak No Evil (Kikazaru, Mizaru, and Iwazaru)

I particularly like this popular Japanese pictorial maxim because it visually represents some of my beliefs.

  • Hear No Evil would be “Listen to understand, not to interrupt”
  • See No Evil would be “Assume positive intent”
  • Speak No Evil – “Do not criticize, condemn, and complain”

Cinemax

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Cinemax Blagoevgrad is a place where I watched many blockbusters. It lost its computer club a decade or two ago, and now lost its A.

I hope it gets the A back.