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Copyright: Kei illum (KiiT)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 11 W: 6 N: 23]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (58) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-11-20 |
| Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop |
| Edited by: Kei illum (KiiT)
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| Edited Image Upload Date: 2008-03-31 19:51:44 |
| Categories: Daily Life |
| Exposure: 2.8, 1/30 seconds |
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| Workshop Note |
The third one I spotted in Narai-juku (the one in the front page was the second).
That small persimmon branch was a nice autumnal decoration, people never seem to forget adding a touch of season.
Narai-juku sits on the highest latitude among all eleven Kisoji post stations along the road that goes through the hills and mountains of Nagano, connecting Kyoto and Tokyo. It was a little past mid-November, the air was already biting cold.
The metal buckets hanging in the background indicate that the fountain also serves as an emergency water supply in case of fire. As every house/building was, and still is, made of wood, even the small fire would have been lethal.
By the way, in the time of Edo every arson was met by death penalty – not particularly in this area only. |
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