Kyoto, Japan

This man with a strange hat does not move. He is a buddhist monk begging for alms in front of the Kiyomizu temple. Begging is the only occasion monks appear in public. February 2012. Cet homme avec un étrange chapeau ne bouge pas. C’est un moine bouddhiste qui demande l’aumône devant le temple Kiyomizu. La…

Tokyo, Japan

Kimono are often worn by women on special occasions. It is not uncommon to meet ladies wearing them at the Shinto shrine in Meiji Jingu. This young girl could have been a perfect Madama Butterfly. February 2012. Les kimonos sont souvent portés par les femmes lors d’occasions spéciales. Il n’est pas rare de rencontrer des…