Sake for Enshrined Deities

in #photography6 years ago

At shrines in Japan, sake is offered to the deities who reside therein. At the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, I took these photos of barrels of sake offered to the passed ancestors.

Long seen as a bridge between the living and the gods, sake has played a significant role in Japanese governance and spirituality. If only they were full....


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Camera: Fuji XT-2
Lens: 16-55mm f/2.8
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Aperture: f/6.4
ISO: 400



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Camera: Nexus 6P (cell phone)

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