Angry Samurai Turtle :: Beautiful Japan #36

See the TURTLE of enormous girth!
On his shell he holds the earth.
His thought is slow but always kind;
he holds us all within his mind.
On his back all vows are made;
he sees the truth but mayn't aid.
He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me.
—Roland, The Dark Tower

Samurai turtle?? Actually I have no idea. But it did get your attention, didn't it? (^_-)

This angry guy is outside Okazaki Castle. I'm not sure why or what he is suppose to be. The only sign board is in Japanese, in a style old enough that I can't make heads or tails of, which doesn't make me feel so bad because neither can my wife†.

I took this with my 10mm lens. It may look like I was a foot or so away, but in reality I was so close that I had to put a finger in front of my lens to make sure I didn't bump it into the statue.

Wide-angle lenses are fun ^^

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Footnotes:

†: Or so she claims... That may just be her excuse to avoid having me drill her with questions.

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Don't miss the other great photos in the Beautiful Japan photo series!

#1–10 — Beautiful Japan, Collection #1
#11–20 — Beautiful Japan, Collection #2
#21 — Traditional Japanese Gate and Garden
#22 — Daruma-san Korokoro
#23 — Weeping Temple
#24 — Ready for Liftoff
#25 — Pounding the Taiko Drum
#26 — Good Luck Cranes
#27 — Red Leaves at Castle
#28 — Reflections
#29 — In the Heat of the Night
#30 — Lost in Thought
#31 — Now For My Close-Up
#32 — Let's Pray Under the Clouds
#33 — Garden Shrine
#34 — Bridge to Adventure

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	David LaSpina is an American photographer lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time.