Approaching Kaga Onsen 2017-11-15 noon

Published 2023-06-12
As the limited express train nears the station at Kaga-onsen it slows a bit and on the horizon the hillside gives way to an open view of the towering golden figure of the kannon (kwanon) bosatsu (bodhisattva), cradling an infant in a gesture of mercy and compassion, two of the attributes of the Buddhist world view.

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