A White Boy in Japan (日本での白人)

"We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance." - Japanese Proverb

Friday, June 30, 2006

Here is a gold representation of the monk Jizo in his Bodhisattva form, found in between the two balconies of Kiyomizu-Dera.

Benjamin Whaley: Vancouver, B.C., Canada; Ben Whaley holds an honors BA in Japanese language from Stanford University and an MA in modern Japanese literature and popular culture from The University of British Columbia. He is currently a PhD candidate and sessional lecturer in Asian Studies at UBC. This blog contains pictures and stories from his life in Japan.

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