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Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 9 May 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

We went to the famous Ise Shrine, which is devoted to the worship of Amaterasu ōmikami. It is possibly the holiest and most important Shinto shrine. Every twenty years, they rebuild the shrine in a different location on their temple grounds because of their beliefs in death and rebirth.

On the grounds, they had different stores and lots of chicken and fish wandering around.

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Photo taken in Ise, Japan on December 23, 2007.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. - Shawshank Redemption

Comments (8)

Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore

Haha cool rooster! although... the pipe is a little distracting ^^"

9 May 2008 6:38am

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Agree with Koushiro, I like the contrast between th e rooster and the environment which is a bit messy, but roosters like that, and I hope it will serve the goal of the place.

9 May 2008 10:17am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Gosh, you took that well, phenomenal photo, he is a beauty!!! and so indicative of your blog name, if you look carefully enough admist messes there is always something beautiful...good girl for noticing ;)

9 May 2008 10:25am