CL totally sneezed all over fj.life.in-japan with a withering cloud of snot:

>Declan Murphy wrote:
>> On Mar 4, 8:26 am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp>
>> wrote:
>>> Declan Murphy totally sneezed all over fj.life.in-japan with a withering cloud
>>> of snot:
>>>
>>>> And while I have no idea why the monk(?)s of that extremely rural
>>>> temple have left the sign in place for the last 55+ years
>>> I approve, however. It's part of the history of the place, and being a history
>>> geek I can't resist artifacts such as this. Where exactly is this temple?
>> 
>> Check your email. I prefer not to post it here in case a crusader type
>> from hokkaido rings them up to berate them for discrimination etc.

Received, with many thanks, btw. I'll make that an upcoming day trip.

>> I quite like how the sign has weathered the years. There must be more
>> of them around somewhere.
>
>If I send a "real" address to the one you're using here would you tell 
>me, too?

Some of the older temples in Kyoto have interesting signage, framed calligraphy,
etc. too... I find it curious that they never make any attempt to restore the
stuff, so it all turns black with age. Never touched since they were originally
put up.


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