Asakusa is one of the traditional neighborhoods of Tokyo. One of the few places of this city where you can see the style of the ancient Japan...(that i like most).
Two children intent to work with wood, in a small village of huts on the mountains in the middle of the jungle .. a return to the past ... a lifestyle alien to the modern civilization.
Another shot from the jungle... a life away from civilization and comfort of modern technology. They don't look so desperate... It's surely not easy, but the atmosphere of the village is definitely more relaxed and calm of what you might find in any city.
The agoriginals of Taiwan are a really a minor ethnicity. In the small village of Dulan, on the east coast of Taiwan, you can see them living a peaceful life.. dedicating mostly to activities such as fishing.
In a remote village in the middle of the jungle, some kids are playing in a small stream of water passing nearby their huts.
Inside the Dalai Lama temple there is an hall where all the monks gather together for praying and singing.
Shot taken within the walls of the Dalai Lama Temple. Some Buddhists were practicing to a particular religious procedure. A type of Buddhist prayer that I had never seen.
The situation between Tibet and China is very critical by now since many years, where episodes of violence are really frequent. In neighboring countries to Tibet.. like India, you will find many colonies of Tibetan refugees, of which largely Buddhist monks. McLeod Ganj is one of the major colonies as well as home of the Dalai Lama.