Lunch Break Walk / ランチの散歩

A few weeks ago when the sun was shining and I was still between books, I took another walk around my work neighborhood. It's amazing what you come across when you just walk around without a plan.

ちょっと前に読む本がなくて、また職場の近くに軽く散歩に出かけた。なにも考えずに歩いたら、面白い発見があるよね。

What caught my interest today was the Kaitokuji Temple.

最初に気になった場所は海徳寺。

Entrance to Kaitokuji Temple / 海徳寺の入口

The grounds of Kaitokuji Temple is also listed as one of the hundred scenic sites in Shinagawa Ward.

海徳寺境内も品川区の百景に指定されてます。

In case you were wondering where I got my information.

品川区百景の一つはこれを見てわかったの。

Kaitokuji Temple / 海徳寺

Temple Grounds / 海徳寺境内

Japanese Tombstone - so different from the U.S. / 日本のお墓はアメリカと違いますね。


You can see the thousand paper cranes so I imagine this is place to pray for a recovery from a sickness. It might be considered bad luck to take pictures of such images but I had to share.

千羽鶴が見えるので、病気を治すを祈りする神社と思いますね。日本人はこうゆう写真撮るのが良くないと言われますが、綺麗のんでみせたい。

Pretty small cannon if you ask me.

As my lunch break was just about over, I had to head back to work. That's when I came upon this little shrine called Mitake Inari Shrine.

休憩時間がそろそろ終わるので、職場に戻る途中に、この小さな神社を発見、名前は御岳稲荷神社。

Then back to work it was.

それで仕事に戻り。