Merge branch 'main' into japan

content/photos/2023/fuji-san-from-the-plane/index.md

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 title: "富士山 from the Plane"
 slug: fuji-san-from-the-plane
 date: 2023-04-09T13:56:45+09:00
-draft: true
 ---
 
-On our way into Ōsaka, we flew south over Tōkyō, passing Fuji-san on the port
-side of the plane. It's very big, and very round!
+On our way into {{% ruby Ōsaka ja %}}大阪{{% /ruby %}}, we flew south over {{% ruby Tōkyō ja %}}東京{{% /ruby %}},
+passing {{% ruby Fuji-san ja %}}富士山{{% /ruby %}} on the port side of the plane. It's very big, and very round!

content/photos/2023/fushimi-inari-torii/index.md

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 title: "伏見稲荷大社の鳥居"
 slug: fushimi-inari-torii
 date: 2023-04-10T09:26:29+09:00
-draft: true
 series: 2023-japan
 categories: Travel
 tags: ["Nature", "Temples", "日本"]
 ---
 
-The challenge at {{< ruby "Fushimi Inari-Taisha" ja >}}伏見稲荷大社{{< /ruby >}},
-is to capture both the manmade and natural elements of the shrine. I don’t think
-I really did it in any of the photos I took. Here is an attempt.
+The challenge at {{< ruby "Fushimi Inari-Taisha" ja >}}伏見稲荷大社{{< /ruby >}}, is to capture both the manmade and
+natural elements of the shrine. I don’t think I really did it in any of the photos I took. Here is an attempt.

content/photos/2023/imperial-palace-eaves/index.md

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 ---
 title: "Eaves of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto"
 date: 2023-04-12T14:15:18+09:00
-draft: true
 resources:
     - name: eaves
       src: IMG_1495.jpeg
       params:
 thumbnail: eaves-thumbnail.jpg
+series: 2023-japan
+categories: Travel
+tags: ["Cities", "京都", "日本"]
 ---
 
+This photo is a corner of the older part of the Imperial Palace in Kyōto. I'm
+impressed with the intricacy of the construction: the number and precision
+placement of the support beams, and the all of the artful details in the eaves
+and roof tiles.
+

content/photos/2023/kinkaku-ji/index.md

@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 title: "金閣寺"
 slug: kinkaku-ji
 date: 2023-04-11T14:52:07+09:00
-draft: true
 series: 2023-japan
 categories: Travel
-tags: ["Nature", "Temples", "日本"]
+tags: ["Nature", "Temples", "京都", "日本"]
 ---
 
-Kinkaku-ji was built as a private residence for some famous lord. The house and
-surrounding grounds are beautiful; you can really imagine escaping there for a
-few days to get away from the hustle and bustle of Japanese court life. In his
-will, this lord bequeathed the site to his favorite Buddhist sect who
-transformed it into a temple.
+{{% ruby Kinkaku-ji ja %}}金閣寺{{% /ruby %}} was built as a private residence
+of a powerful lord. The house and surrounding grounds are beautiful; you can
+imagine escaping there for a few days to get away from the hustle and bustle of
+Japanese court life. In his will, he bequeathed the site to his favorite
+Buddhist sect who transformed it into the temple it is today.

content/photos/2023/kiyomizu-dera-pagoda/index.md

@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 title: "清水寺"
 slug: kiyomizu-dera-pagoda
 date: 2023-04-10T15:56:04+09:00
-draft: true
 categories: Travel
 series: 2023-japan
 tags: ["Nature", "Temples", "日本"]
 ---
 
-[Kiyomizu-Dera][website], {{< lang jp >}}清水寺{{< /lang >}}, is a Buddhist temple in the hills on the east side of
-Kyoto.
+[{{% ruby "Kiyomizu-Dera" ja %}}清水寺{{% /ruby %}}][website] is a Buddhist
+temple in the hills on the east side of Kyōto. It's known for being the source
+of three sacred streams of water that grant various benefits to those who drink
+from them. ({{< tess >}} and I did drink from one each; drinking from all three
+is said to be bad luck and greedy.) It is also known for it's incredibly high
+"stage."
 
 [website]: https://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/en/

content/photos/2023/shibuya-hachiko/index.md

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 ---
-title: "The Goodest Good Boy"
+title: "ハチ公, The Goodest Good Boy"
 date: 2023-04-16T10:40:18+09:00
-draft: true
 series: 2023-japan
 categories: ["Travel"]
-tags: ["Me", "Tess", "日本"]
+tags: ["Me", "Tess", "東京", "日本"]
 ---
 
+[{{% ruby Hachikō ja %}}ハチ公{{% /ruby %}}](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachikō) is an incredibly good boy.

content/photos/2023/souflee-pancakes/index.md

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 ---
 title: "Souflée Pancakes at Rainbow Pancake"
 date: 2023-04-16T13:35:14+09:00
-draft: true
+series: 2023-japan
+categories: Travel
+tags: ["Food", "日本"]
 ---
 
+One of the things Japan is known for is these incredibly fluffy souflée
+pancakes. We stopped at [Rainbow Pancake](http://rainbowpancake.net) in Harajuku
+for these and they did not disappoint.