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Visit Sights🏙 Area: Dublin, Ireland 🏛️ POI: General Post Office❓ Have you ever taken a virtual sightseeing tour?➡ Be inspired by these free sightseeing tours in Dublin: <a href="https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/Ireland/Dublin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/Ireland/Dublin</a>#️⃣ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Attraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Attraction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sightseeing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dublin</a>

Visit Sights🏙 City: Hamburg, Germany 🏛️ Attraction: Elbe Philharmonic Hall❓ What is the most underrated sightseeing tour destination in your opinion?➡ See beautiful sights in Hamburg: <a href="https://visitsights.com/sights/Germany/Hamburg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://visitsights.com/sights/Germany/Hamburg</a>#️⃣ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Public</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Theatre</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hamburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hamburg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Amenity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amenity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sightseeing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Attraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Attraction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Building</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sights</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵The unique Buddhist temple Otagi Nembutsuji (愛宕念仏寺) deep in a canyon in northwest Arashiyama in Kyōto has had a long and complicated history, but its distinctiveness today stems from the 20th Century when a head priest commissioned the carving of over a thousand stone rakan (羅漢, based on arhats, adept disciples of the Buddha). Each statue is unique, unlike the stereotype of Asians, and some are really funny. The moss in this shady side of the mountain also adds to their character, sometimes like hair. <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sculpture</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/unique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unique</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funny</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Visit Sights🏙 City: Detroit, United States 🏛️ Sight: Monument to Joe Louis❓ Which local dish in this area offers the best culinary experience?➡ See beautiful sights in Detroit: <a href="https://visitsights.com/sights/United%20States/Detroit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://visitsights.com/sights/United%20States/Detroit</a>#️⃣ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Artwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sightseeing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Detroit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Detroit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sculpture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Historic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Historic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Memorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memorial</a>

ThePfromtheO<a href="https://mastodon.world/@backpackandsnorkel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@backpackandsnorkel</a> Iceland! 😁 Where Vivaldi is!! 🤩 I would really love going there!!! 😍<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iceland</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/VivaldiBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VivaldiBrowser</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Museum</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵Enjoy various scenes around Arashiyama, the area of Kyōto with the most nature and traditional Japanese architecture: 1) The legendary Moon-Crossing Bridge (渡月橋), 2) Yaezakura (八重桜), a late-blossoming type of sakura with many petals, 3) Traditional architecture deep in a mountain canyon, and 4) The little-known lookout over the river and gorgeous gorge.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Arashiyama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arashiyama</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sakura</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵The unique Arashiyama temple Otagi Nembutsuji (愛宕念仏寺) deep in a canyon in northwest Kyōto has had a long and complicated history, but its distinctiveness today stems from the 20th Century when a head priest commissioned the carving of over a thousand stone rakan (羅漢, based on arhats, adept disciples of the Buddha). Each statue is unique, unlike the stereotype of Asians, and some are really funny. The moss in this shady side of the mountain also adds to their character, sometimes like hair.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> # religion <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/stone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stone</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sculpture</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moss</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Visit Sights🏙 Region: Dusseldorf, Germany 🏛️ Attraction: Heine Haus❓ What is the most unique sightseeing tour you have been on?➡ Discover hidden gems in Dusseldorf: <a href="https://visitsights.com/sights/Germany/Dusseldorf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://visitsights.com/sights/Germany/Dusseldorf</a>#️⃣ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Heritage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Dusseldorf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dusseldorf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sightseeing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Building</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Attraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Attraction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵My wife went with me to Sakura no Miya near Ōsaka Castle where the river is lined by sakura cherry trees. The Ōsaka Mint (大阪造幣局の桜の通り) by the river features several varieties of sakura (most of these photos). I was concerned that the need for a mobile phone barcode to enter the Mint could exclude most foreigners. This was the only crowd control I've seen this year. If they do that in Kyōto with constant loudspeaker warnings, people won't find the peacefulness they came there for. My wife looked up the Ōsaka Mint Website on the spot and got the barcode, so we could get in. She took some photos of me, so you can see how I look in my old age, shortly after the catheter operation that fixed my irregular heartbeat. I could walk for over four hours, feeling great since returning home!Open access publications: <a href="https://japanned.hcommons.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://japanned.hcommons.org</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Osaka</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/cherry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cherry</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#river</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵A basic walk in Kyoto is from the Kawaramachi Station area along shops to Yasaka Shrine, then Maruyama Park (first photo). But instead of turning right toward the traditional shops along the slope and reaching the world heritage temple Kiyomizudera, I sometimes turn left and go along the slope to Chion-In (other three photos), the national head temple of a Pure Land Buddhist sect. Pure Land Buddhism has the most adherents in Japan, and this is a very large-scale temple for parishioners and members nationwide, rather than a sort of outdoor museum or monument like Kiyomizudera and most other major tourist attractions. Everywhere in Kyoto and other prefectures is gorgeous during the fleeting cherry blossom viewing season, so any walking route with a lot of cultivated nature is rewarding to experience now. <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japanese</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/temple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#temple</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/cherry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cherry</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵I've just retired from 40 years in Japanese higher education. I'm happy, however, because I'm completely healthy. I just had a catheter operation that fixed the irregular heartbeat that was concerning for several months.I still belong to the EU-Asia digital partnerships grant project, and a long presentation on Japan to students from California is scheduled for May. I'm already back to outdoor activities, as you can see with these photos of sakura cherry blossoms in the castle ruins park near our house.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retirement</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#university</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Osaka</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/heart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heart</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/catheter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#catheter</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/heartbeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heartbeat</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/cherry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cherry</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/park" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#park</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵I've been taking care of our older son, who is in his mid-30s. You might think it would be the opposite with his old man, but this is Japan, and unconditional love can appear one-sided. He is an IT manager in Tōkyō and can work mostly from home, or from our home. Since he has been living in such an urban environment, I took him on a nice nature course in northern Kyōto City from Kitaōji along the Kamo River quite a distance north, to the great shrine Kamigamo Jinja, and then to the Kyōto Botanical Garden (京都北部の北大路駅↬鴨川沿い↬上賀茂神社↬京都府立植物園). In all we went over 12,000 steps, and our son also conked out when we got back.Publications on Japan: <a href="https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

JomesVisiting the pyramids and the sphinx on my first day in Egypt was amazing, but also gave me a taste of the endless amount of people we'd have to fight for some nice pictures in all further locations. It's the definition of mass tourism. Every inch of the paths was covered in people despite it being early in the morning off season. <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Egypt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Egypt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/PyramidsOfGiza?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PyramidsOfGiza</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Sphinx?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sphinx</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/vacation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vacation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/holiday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#holiday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/travelling?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travelling</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Sightseeing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sightseeing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/AncientEgypt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientEgypt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/tourism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/history?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵Kitano Tenman-gū (北野天満宮) in northern Kyōto City is a major Shintō shrine combining national treasure architecture and plum blossom viewing at its best in these photos. Please enjoy the humor of the last one.1) the torii gate to enter the sacred space. 2) Pink plum blossoms. 3) Mini-shrine to a kami god. 4) Caught in the act ... of sniffing plum blossom fragrance. Some Japanese people do it, too, really!<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵The bamboo forest, mountain lookout, and other attractions of Arashiyama were all awesome to my guest visiting Kyōto (嵐山、京都).<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Arashiyama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arashiyama</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/bamboo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bamboo</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#river</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/bridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bridge</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> Publications on Japan: <a href="https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology</a>

Visit Sights🏙 Area: Hanover, Germany 🏛️ POI: Schleuse Anderten❓ Have you ever taken a sightseeing tour at night?➡ Explore interesting sights in Hanover: <a href="https://visitsights.com/sights/Germany/Hanover" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://visitsights.com/sights/Germany/Hanover</a>#️⃣ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sightseeing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Historic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Historic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hanover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hanover</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechnicalMonument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechnicalMonument</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Heritage</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵My American professor friend fortunately likes the rain, and it can be evocative in places like these, just north of Kyōto Station, from east of East Hongan Temple to west of West Hongan Temple (京都駅北の西本願寺の西から東本願寺の東まで歩きました). There are East and West sects because Pure Land Buddhism was becoming politically influential, so the Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu arbitrarily split the large sect into two in order to make them rivals and divide and conquer the priests.Umekōji Park (梅小路公園), true to its name, has many ume plum trees, now fully blossoming in several colors. Next is the temple Higashi Honganji. Then finally its separate strolling garden, Shōsei'en (渉成園). I've mentioned liking pond life in Kyōto, and the blue herons nesting in the big trees were putting on quite a show. The color combinations of plum blossoms were also stunning. <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhist</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/pond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pond</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/heron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heron</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/grayHeron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grayHeron</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a>

NDR🏆 Der Grüne Bunker in Hamburg- St.-Pauli wurde auf der internationalen Immobilienmesse "MIPIM" in Cannes mit dem renommierten "Immobilien-Oscar" ausgezeichnet. 💚 Der pyramidenförmig aufgestockte Bunker gewann in der Kategorie "best conversion" (beste Umnutzung) und war eines von zwei Hamburger Projekten unter den Gewinnern.❗ Mehr Infos und eine Bildergalerie findet ihr hier: ➡️ 📝 <a href="https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Gruener-Bunker-in-Hamburg-Schon-fast-eine-Million-Besucher-,bunker1438.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=NDR.de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Gruener-Bunker-in-Hamburg-Schon-fast-eine-Million-Besucher-,bunker1438.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=NDR.de</a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/NDRHH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NDRHH</a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/Hamburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hamburg</a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/Gr%C3%BCnerBunker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrünerBunker</a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/Sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sightseeing</a>

Visit Sights🏙 Region: Berlin, Germany 🏛️ Tourist attraction: Bar jeder Vernunft❓ What is the most crowded sightseeing tour you have ever taken?➡ Create unforgettable memories with these free walking tours in Berlin: <a href="https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/Germany/Berlin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/Germany/Berlin</a>#️⃣ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Berlin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Building</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sightseeing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Theatre</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tent</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Amenity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amenity</a>

Steve McCarty 🇯🇵Photo 1: Red and white plum blossoms in the huge Imperial Palace park in north-central Kyōto City.2. A gate to the inner precincts of the Kyōto Imperial Palace where the Emperors used to live for around a thousand years.3. One of the Shintō shrines in the palace grounds, with bamboo, camellias, and white plum blossoms. The Imperial family is an integral part of the indigenous Shintō religion, with the Emperor a kind of deity identified with the nation and its lifestyle rhythms traditionally, such as through rituals for a bountiful rice harvest.4. Close-up of pink plum blossoms. In the transition from winter to spring, the weather is often rainy, cloudy, or hazy, and the darker varieties of plum blossoms do not stay fresh for long after flowering, so it is difficult to get a clear photo like this, especially with a mobile phone. I do edit the frame to get closer and larger.<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/palace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#palace</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japanese</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shinto</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/sightseeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sightseeing</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a>

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