Over & around Daiya River, Nikko

COMMENTS

Charlespop said at 8:55 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Nice work ! I am glad to see you found the fantastic Jizo in Nikko. Did you notice that they charge a fee to cross over that tiny bridge ? Rather Kyoto - like in that way, eh ? !

Wildthing said at 8:59 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
First class set. The colour, the layout, the subject. Excellent, Eduardo..... I think Shodo was under the influence of sake or magic mushrooms, and mistook donkeys for serpents:)

Therossfirm said at 8:59 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Wow! What a place and what fantastic photos. I greatly appreciate your perspective and ability to capture the images as a continuum. Your shots are not "flat"- they pierce through time and space. (I feel like the statue with the red cap and partial head sometimes.) Thanks for sharing!

NeusinhaGedoz said at 9:09 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Eduardo, como sempre, seus tabblos têm um ar especial. Gosto demais deles. Gosto de receber seu e-mail anunciando que aí vem mais um. Suas fotos tem muitos detalhes e isso, para mim, é o máximo. Gosto dos pormenores. Este tabblo está magnífico. Parabéns, menino. Tenha uma boa semana.

Eduardo.affonso said at 9:25 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
CHARLES: Yes, they charge a fee to cross the bridge, but there`s no exit (you must return and use the regular brigde if you want to visit the temples)... These Jizo are almost as scariy as those we met at the cemetery, that night in Tokyo.

MIKE: Maybe it wasn't any illegal substance - I prefer to think of two Brazilian anacondas vacationing in Japan, meeting Shodo hitchhiking by the river and then...

GREG: Thanks, my friend! Sometimes I feel like the headless statue, too.

NEUSINHA: Bom começar o dia lendo comentários como os seus. Sei que vou te frustrar boa parte das vezes, mas gosto de saber que seus olhos estão atentos aos detalhes, às coisas que costumo imaginar que só eu vejo. Boa semana!

DocEna said at 9:35 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
SUPER SHOTS..LIKE THE WAY THERE IS CONTINUITY AND SYMMETRY TO THE GROUP..THE STONE FIGURES WITH ( MOSS?) LOOK ANCIENT BUT THE CONTRAST WITH RED CLOTHING MAKES THEM LOOK CONTEMPORARY. ABRAÇOS.

Merja-zerga said at 9:57 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Superbes statues couronnées de rouge et de passion silencieuse.
Et un pont pour mieux relier les pensées Zen....
ThierryKarine

Saulblum said at 10:13 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Ah, looks familiar from three years ago, though I don't remember seeing the statues. Nice shots!

Chaitiamma said at 10:19 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Superb photographs !!! But those statues of children spirits look a bit scary to me !

Eduardo.affonso said at 10:29 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
ENALDO: I think the moss is as part of their costume as the red caps... I think the pretty new red caps and "babadores" (how can we say that in English??) make them look a bit contradictory, not just contemporary...

THIERRY & KARINE: I do like this expression you used ("passion silencieuse"). It's perfect for statues that represent dead (or never born) children.

SAUL: These Jizo line a peaceful, wooded path along the river. It's a really magic place (don't miss it next time you visit Nikko!).

DAVID: Scary yet fascinating - just like some Japanese mistery movies.

Moabjeeper said at 10:40 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Awesome. Great perspectives of the bridge.

Swedfinn said at 10:58 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
One of many mysteries of Japan. Thx for sharing!!

DocEna said at 11:11 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Edu...I really never used this work...babador= bib, dickey, pinny and maybe our Tabbloo friend could lend us a hand on more translations.....abraços.

Chilla said at 11:36 a.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Wonderful, interesting Tabblo Eduardo!

RosaneMar said at 12:54 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Simplesmente maravilhoso.Seu tabblo deu um ar de mitério ao tema.

EMA said at 1:17 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
A surprising and beautiful tabblo! Your photos and explanations are wonderful. It made me go looking for more information about Jizo. Very interesting! Thank you!!!

DEE-Trow said at 1:23 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
What an amazing place. Great pics Eduardo!

Hilah said at 2:06 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Amazing pics, absolutely beautiful as always. I love the moss growing on the statues, gives that chilling thriller effect.

.... said at 3:07 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Além de mostrar um trabalho excelente,ainda torna-nos bons pesquisadores.
O que tenho observado é que seus tabblos são interdisciplinares(visão pedagógica rsrs).
E vc um grande agente mediador e transformador...

Gostei muito da 19 ,lá embaixo tem duas flores amarelinhas que são tão bonitinhas!

Parabéns MESTRE,dunga, zangado ,atchim etc.

Eduardo.affonso said at 3:23 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
ROBERT, JORMA, CELIA, ROSANE, DEE & HILLAH: Thank you a lot for your kind comments.

ENALDO: Como ninguém comentou nada, deixemos "babador" em Português mesmo.

EDITE: I had never heard of "jizo" before I visited Japan, but there are so many of them over there, and they are part of their culture (shintoist religion, I guess).

CIDA: Interdisciplinar, mediador, transformador... êta nóis. E eu que achava que era apenas culto e viajado.

.... said at 3:33 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
É que culto e viajado eu já tinha postado antes.
A análise agora foi só pedagogicamente falando...êta ocê.

Liliana said at 5:10 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
Qué lugar misterioso, me gustó la leyenda y el aire de intemporalidad y silencio. Sigo preguntándote(me) el porqué del gorrito rojo, ahora acompañado de esa especie de babero o servilleta.

Liliana said at 6:55 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
¿Los japoneses son jíbaros...? :) Pregunta para el culto, viajado, didáctico interdisciplinario...Rs, rs.

Fabio_DL said at 10:29 p.m. on Jun 3, 2009:
E assim vamos conhecendo mais do Japao, gracas aos seus tabblos, Eduardo, e ao incansavel trabalho de Charles. Como sempre, este e' um trabalho otimo! Abracos!

Janer said at 2:05 a.m. on Jun 4, 2009:
the 6th from the last photo with a smaller head Jizo looks creepy in an interesting way...

Mrsfabulous said at 3:47 a.m. on Jun 4, 2009:
What beautiful photos, Eduardo! Thank you!

Ebucar said at 7:19 a.m. on Jun 4, 2009:
WOW! What a legend! É... pra não ter engolido o monge só sendo mesmo brasileiras! rsrsrs... Como disse alguém aí, "scary and fascinating". More fascinating though. Um tabblo incrível (o que não é novidade, sendo você o autor), que me fez parar, fechar os olhos e me sentir caminhando por entre os "fantasmas" de gorro vermelho. E de babador! Qual é a explicação?

Pkeener said at 11:38 a.m. on Jun 4, 2009:
I love seeing this from your point of view, as well as when I saw Charles'. gorgeous work, edu

.... said at 12:58 p.m. on Jun 4, 2009:
LILIANA,ponto de vista cada um tem um,por isso é que somos ímpares.

Bjos!!!!!

Liliana said at 7:26 p.m. on Jun 4, 2009:
Papoula, gostei do seu "comment", foi só ironia para o Eduardo!! Tambem eu sou "pedagoga"!

Karsten said at 12:34 a.m. on Jun 5, 2009:
nice set - so this is the entrance to nikka? just mystic like nikka! This bridge - is it oainted black from the inside and red from the outside or is it just the light? Great place and documentacion Eduardo! Thanks!

Debdog said at 4:43 p.m. on Jun 6, 2009:
i googled and read about the meaning of Bodhisattva....very intriguing i love the different perspectives you used, and the same with the treatment of the railings....feels like quite a mystical place :)

Eduardo.affonso said at 5:28 p.m. on Jun 6, 2009:
DEBBIE: It is really a mystical and peaceful place.

KARSTEN: The bridge is red (only its bottom is black). The railings around the river are brown, yet in th same style. The temples and jizo, as well as the bridge, are vey far from the rail station (which is supposed to be the entrance of the city).

ELIANE & LILIANA: Tenho a menor ideia do porquê do babadores, quanto mais da cor vermelha. Mas tenho certeza que nenhuma outra cor faria o mesmo efeito. Pensando melhor, acho que fazem gorro e bababor porque ia ser muito complicado fazer fralda...

PAM, MYLES, JANE: Thank you, my friends. I took these on my last day in Japan, already missing every single scene, every single moment.

LILINA: Não, não creio que sejam kazares (ou jíbaros...), mas chegam perto.

Leftofcenter said at 6:11 p.m. on Jun 6, 2009:
I've seen these statues on Charlespop's tabblos, and- no disrespect intended - those red "head coverings" just look too fashionably cool for these mystical statues!!
I like the perspective of your bridges shots.

Liliana said at 6:22 p.m. on Jun 6, 2009:
:) ¡Gracias!

Shenresi said at 2:35 p.m. on Jun 17, 2009:
really great shots, Eduardo!!!

Gerardfotografeert said at 8:25 a.m. on Nov 8, 2009:
Marvellous tabblo Eduardo. Beautiful shots with awesome lines. The Jizo statues are very beautiful

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