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Big Brother Buddha

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#3: Big Brother Buddha — January 3, 2013 Today we took the Manga University Daibutsu to Jorenji, a centuries-old temple on the historic Nakasendo road through Tokyo’s Itabashi district. Visiting a temple during the New Year's holiday break is an important Japanese tradition called hatsumode. We figured our daibutsu would enjoy having his hatsumode at Jorenji. Why? Because Jorenji is the home of the Tokyo Daibutsu, of which ours is a pint-sized replica. The Tokyo Daibutsu giant stands 42 feet tall, making it the third largest of its kind in all of Japan. In addition, Jorenji also has a stately pagoda, a shimmering...

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One Nation Under Buddha

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  #2: One Nation Under Buddha — January 2, 2013 Today's photo of the Manga University Daibutsu (that's what we're calling him from now on) was taken outside the Nishi-Kawaguchi Fire Department, which sits adjacent to the sprawling MU Campus. This was a particularly difficult shot to capture, with a fierce wind blowing and harsh sunlight beating down on the buddha. It wasn't until we had taken about 100 HDR images that we settled on this one as the best.    Government agencies and schools all proudly fly the Hinomaru (Japanese flag) in front of their buildings, and the colors...

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Buddha-Go-Round

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#1: Buddha-Go-Round — January 1, 2013 Welcome to the first installment of Buddha 365, Manga University’s daily picture of our miniature replica of the Tokyo Daibutsu photographed in interesting places.  Today, our daibutsu is kicking off the new year with a meal at Hamazushi, a kaitzenzushi restaurant in which plates of sushi are delivered to tables via conveyor belt. It’s like a merry-go-round for raw fish!

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