tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post1415514054573277672..comments2024-03-19T00:24:01.837+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Himeji-jo up closeYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-73254453901512088682008-06-09T10:01:00.000+08:002008-06-09T10:01:00.000+08:00Hi sbk --Cool... as it's definitely a subject that...Hi sbk --<BR/><BR/>Cool... as it's definitely a subject that I can devote an entire photo essay to! And yes, photos were allowed inside -- including of a Shinto shrine located right at the top of its main block. (In fact, didn't see any "please don't take any photos" pictures in Japan the way I often do in Hong Kong.)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-36944411257817178852008-06-09T00:35:00.000+08:002008-06-09T00:35:00.000+08:00Hi ytsl,Of course we want to see more pictures of ...Hi ytsl,<BR/><BR/>Of course we want to see more pictures of Himeji-jo.<BR/><BR/>Were photographs allowed inside? Many temples, etc we visited didn't.sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-33647269121861566752008-06-08T22:33:00.000+08:002008-06-08T22:33:00.000+08:00Hi Alejna --Yeah, that is an impressive building a...Hi Alejna --<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that is an impressive building and when you consider that it's just the main building in a complex... And yeah, the grounds are impressive too! Also, yeah, did manage to go into the building... all the way up to the top of it, in fact. :)<BR/><BR/>Re "Ran": It actually was the first Japanese film I ever saw and -- don't want to overhype it but, in truth -- it really YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-37375709065726643682008-06-08T21:43:00.000+08:002008-06-08T21:43:00.000+08:00That does look like an impressive building. Were y...That does look like an impressive building. Were you able to go inside as well? And did it also have impressive grounds?<BR/><BR/>I'll look forward to the next batch of photos. <BR/><BR/>I should watch <I>Ran</I> sometime. We've had it in our DVD collection for years, but somehow it has never made it to the top of the list to watch. (And I also have no interest in seeing <I>The Last Samurai</I>..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com