B Robson wrote:

>>>> Yasukuni Shrine
>>>
>>> cough, I work over the road from Yasukuni. What exactly is "great"
>>> about it? The huge metal mon? The big gates are impressive and it's
>>> a good spot for drinking at the occasional matsuri and the museum
>>> is an eye opener; but like all Tokyo 社寺, nothing impressive and the
>>> grounds are ugly.
>>
>>
>> The beautiful pond and garden are what I remember most about it.
>
> Your memory is faulty.

Let's see, shall we?

http://www.schrepfer.com/photos/yasukuni1.jpg
http://www.schrepfer.com/photos/yasukuni2.jpg

Yep. Just how I remember it.

Anyway, I'm going to do something I should have done a long time ago. Off to
the killfile you go, Brett. I hope one day you can get out of your miserable
funk and start to enjoy life.

Jeff