Fertility temple in Tawarayama Onsen, Japan. There is no way around it, it is a temple dedicated to phalli and they are everywhere in the forest surrounding the temple: some big, some in metal, some grotesque, some stylized in wood and some with very shiny heads. ^_^;; I like the omikuji (random fortunes written on strips of paper at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan) tied to the tree shwoing that it is a proper Buddhist temple
Not unsurprisingly, the town of Tawarayama Onsen makes for interesting souvenir shopping. Sorry for the lousy composition, but the area was dark (see exposure) and I didn't have a tripod with me (no pun intended)
| PENTAX *ist DS | |
| Focal Length: | 28 mm |
| Aperture: | f/4 |
| Exposure: | 1/10 sec |
| ISO Speed: | 400 |
Category: [lifestyle & culture]

