<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>  <rss xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" xmlns:creativeCommons="http://backend.userland.com/creativeCommonsRssModule" version="2.0"> <channel>  <title>Fotothing photos tagged with izumo</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/tag/izumo/</link>   <description>The latest photos on Fotothing tagged with the keyword izumo</description>   <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:07:32 +0000</pubDate>   <lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:07:32 +0000</lastBuildDate>   <generator>http://www.fotothing.com/</generator>  <image>  <url>http://static.fotothing.com/images/smalllogo.gif</url>   <title>Fotothing photos tagged with izumo</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/tag/izumo/</link>   </image> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 28 1:32am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/920c3df3d4fb98b0e7520d0b44ddb248/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/920c3df3d4fb98b0e7520d0b44ddb248/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/920/920c3df3d4fb98b0e7520d0b44ddb248.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07<br />Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />The front view of Izumo Grand Shrine]]></description>   <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:32:52 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/920/920c3df3d4fb98b0e7520d0b44ddb248.jpg" length="5494" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/920/920c3df3d4fb98b0e7520d0b44ddb248.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="53159" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/920/920c3df3d4fb98b0e7520d0b44ddb248.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07<br />Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />The front view of Izumo Grand Shrine]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 28 1:31am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/d3cc49f17023b71dc1e50c24503bdac2/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/d3cc49f17023b71dc1e50c24503bdac2/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/d3c/d3cc49f17023b71dc1e50c24503bdac2.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07 <br />Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />The front view of Izumo Grand Shrine]]></description>   <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:31:17 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/d3c/d3cc49f17023b71dc1e50c24503bdac2.jpg" length="8528" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/d3c/d3cc49f17023b71dc1e50c24503bdac2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="94934" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/d3c/d3cc49f17023b71dc1e50c24503bdac2.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07 <br />Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />The front view of Izumo Grand Shrine]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 25 12:56am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/83a6879c63d81a0b8bccfd118fd5f011/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/83a6879c63d81a0b8bccfd118fd5f011/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/83a/83a6879c63d81a0b8bccfd118fd5f011.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07 (Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan)<br /><br />Side way of the Shrine with tree line in rain.......<br />The white papers tied on  tree branches are "Omikuji" and a group of wooden pieces is "Ema". <br /><br />For Omikuji:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omikuji<br />For Ema:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ema_%28Shinto%29]]></description>   <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:56:52 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/83a/83a6879c63d81a0b8bccfd118fd5f011.jpg" length="7932" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/83a/83a6879c63d81a0b8bccfd118fd5f011.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="112218" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/83a/83a6879c63d81a0b8bccfd118fd5f011.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07 (Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan)<br /><br />Side way of the Shrine with tree line in rain.......<br />The white papers tied on  tree branches are "Omikuji" and a group of wooden pieces is "Ema". <br /><br />For Omikuji:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omikuji<br />For Ema:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ema_%28Shinto%29]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 25 12:56am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/8284c0acd3296e33f12817fcfbe1b3a5/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/8284c0acd3296e33f12817fcfbe1b3a5/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/828/8284c0acd3296e33f12817fcfbe1b3a5.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07 (Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan)<br /><br />One of the shrine in Izumo Grand Shrine in rain.......]]></description>   <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:56:01 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/828/8284c0acd3296e33f12817fcfbe1b3a5.jpg" length="4425" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/828/8284c0acd3296e33f12817fcfbe1b3a5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="39741" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/828/8284c0acd3296e33f12817fcfbe1b3a5.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07 (Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan)<br /><br />One of the shrine in Izumo Grand Shrine in rain.......]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 25 12:44am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/3768e7f8aea280b6de1ae0139e889492/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/3768e7f8aea280b6de1ae0139e889492/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/376/3768e7f8aea280b6de1ae0139e889492.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07<br /><br />"Yamaimo Yam" (sticky but crunchy texture), sliced octopus sashimi, sliced cucumber, "Akagai"  (a kind of a clam) sashimi with Karashi Sumiso<br />(mustard, miso paste, rice vineger, some suger) <br /><br />Food that was served at the wedding banquet<br />Delicious, delicious, delicious!!!!!]]></description>   <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:44:37 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/376/3768e7f8aea280b6de1ae0139e889492.jpg" length="6051" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/376/3768e7f8aea280b6de1ae0139e889492.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="44463" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/376/3768e7f8aea280b6de1ae0139e889492.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07<br /><br />"Yamaimo Yam" (sticky but crunchy texture), sliced octopus sashimi, sliced cucumber, "Akagai"  (a kind of a clam) sashimi with Karashi Sumiso<br />(mustard, miso paste, rice vineger, some suger) <br /><br />Food that was served at the wedding banquet<br />Delicious, delicious, delicious!!!!!]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 24 2:10am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/1af59f1b5c4b66509876eb14c70f8500/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/1af59f1b5c4b66509876eb14c70f8500/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/1af/1af59f1b5c4b66509876eb14c70f8500.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07<br /><br />Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />The garden of the Shrine<br /><br />For more info about Izumo Grand Shrine;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></description>   <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:10:07 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/1af/1af59f1b5c4b66509876eb14c70f8500.jpg" length="8973" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/1af/1af59f1b5c4b66509876eb14c70f8500.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="110322" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/1af/1af59f1b5c4b66509876eb14c70f8500.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07<br /><br />Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />The garden of the Shrine<br /><br />For more info about Izumo Grand Shrine;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 24 2:08am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/15a8ffff837c25438639e3f1accf119b/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/15a8ffff837c25438639e3f1accf119b/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/15a/15a8ffff837c25438639e3f1accf119b.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07<br /><br />Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />The altar and the chief priest of the Shrine with a traditional sacret costume on your right.<br /><br />For more info about Izumo Grand Shrine;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></description>   <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:08:53 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/15a/15a8ffff837c25438639e3f1accf119b.jpg" length="8306" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/15a/15a8ffff837c25438639e3f1accf119b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="75309" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/15a/15a8ffff837c25438639e3f1accf119b.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07<br /><br />Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />The altar and the chief priest of the Shrine with a traditional sacret costume on your right.<br /><br />For more info about Izumo Grand Shrine;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 24 2:06am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/bbb29d3b0484cf2c4a48c685d08562d4/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/bbb29d3b0484cf2c4a48c685d08562d4/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/bbb/bbb29d3b0484cf2c4a48c685d08562d4.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07<br /><br />Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />Overview the place where the wedding ceremony was held. In rare, there is the altar, and there are some benches on both side, that are for each immidiate family and relatives to sit down during the ceremony. <br /><br />For more info about Izumo Grand Shrine;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></description>   <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:06:44 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/bbb/bbb29d3b0484cf2c4a48c685d08562d4.jpg" length="7512" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/bbb/bbb29d3b0484cf2c4a48c685d08562d4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="81830" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/bbb/bbb29d3b0484cf2c4a48c685d08562d4.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07<br /><br />Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />Overview the place where the wedding ceremony was held. In rare, there is the altar, and there are some benches on both side, that are for each immidiate family and relatives to sit down during the ceremony. <br /><br />For more info about Izumo Grand Shrine;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 24 1:57am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/2796e1658ef99983f109b4de3aad5645/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/2796e1658ef99983f109b4de3aad5645/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/279/2796e1658ef99983f109b4de3aad5645.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07<br /><br />Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />Took the prayers from the inside the Shrine, which is close to the altar.<br /><br />For more info about Izumo Grand Shrine;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></description>   <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:57:39 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/279/2796e1658ef99983f109b4de3aad5645.jpg" length="6435" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/279/2796e1658ef99983f109b4de3aad5645.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="59595" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/279/2796e1658ef99983f109b4de3aad5645.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07<br /><br />Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />Took the prayers from the inside the Shrine, which is close to the altar.<br /><br />For more info about Izumo Grand Shrine;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item> <item>  <title>AroundDolceStreet / July 24 1:55am</title>   <link>http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/bb10b3caecce6ace474fd5bfb4edae18/</link>   <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.fotothing.com/AroundDolceStreet/photo/bb10b3caecce6ace474fd5bfb4edae18/" target="_top"><img src="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/bb1/bb10b3caecce6ace474fd5bfb4edae18.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" /></a><br />07/15/07<br /><br />A side hall way of the altar of the Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />Went to Izumo-shi, Shimane Prefecture to attend a wedding at Izumo Grand Shrine (Izumo Taisha). It was the first time for us to attend a wedding in shrine style inside an actual shrine, which just happened to be very historically and traditionally important for Japanese Shintoism. The original building, which doesn't exist nowadays, was build way back in A.D. 4. <br /><br />It was raining all day long this day as a big tyhoon was hitting Japan giving dreadful damage to some parts of Japan. This large shrine was just sitting there so sacredly. Really felt solemn.....<br /><br />For more info;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></description>   <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:55:26 +0000</pubDate>   <author>nobody@fotothing.com (AroundDolceStreet)</author>   <enclosure url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/bb1/bb10b3caecce6ace474fd5bfb4edae18.jpg" length="6375" type="image/jpeg" /> <media:content url="http://www.fotothing.com/photos/bb1/bb10b3caecce6ace474fd5bfb4edae18.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="550" height="413" fileSize="66026" expression="full"></media:content> <media:thumbnail width="120" height="120" url="http://www.fotothing.com/thumbs/bb1/bb10b3caecce6ace474fd5bfb4edae18.jpg" />  <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[07/15/07<br /><br />A side hall way of the altar of the Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo-shi, Shimane, Japan<br /><br />Went to Izumo-shi, Shimane Prefecture to attend a wedding at Izumo Grand Shrine (Izumo Taisha). It was the first time for us to attend a wedding in shrine style inside an actual shrine, which just happened to be very historically and traditionally important for Japanese Shintoism. The original building, which doesn't exist nowadays, was build way back in A.D. 4. <br /><br />It was raining all day long this day as a big tyhoon was hitting Japan giving dreadful damage to some parts of Japan. This large shrine was just sitting there so sacredly. Really felt solemn.....<br /><br />For more info;<br />http://www.west-japan-travel.com/theme/izumo/index.html<br /><br />If interested in the archetecture;<br />http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/kodai/about-kodai/matsuo.htm<br />]]></media:text>  <media:credit role="photographer">AroundDolceStreet</media:credit> </item></channel></rss>