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Somei Yoshino / Philosopher's Walk 京都 哲学の道

location: Tetsugaku no Michi - The Philosopher's Walk , Kyoto city ,Kyoto prefecture,Japan

京都 哲学の道

 

These whitish cherry blossom in this image are named Somei-Yoshino 染井吉野🌸,and the most popular cherry blossom in Japan.

Especially around here ,the cherry blossoms are called "Kansetsu zakura関雪桜”. The name comes from one of Japanese style painters Kansetsu HASHIMOTO 橋本関雪 who lived nearby ,and his wife donated the nursery trees to Kyoto city during Taisho period.

 

Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo 😊

 

Canon EOS M5 / EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM( This time I tried to use 28mm macro lens)

ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/160sec ISO100/all manual

 

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The Philosopher's Walk (哲学の道 Tetsugaku-no-michi, lit. Path of Philosophy) is a pedestrian path that follows a cherry-tree-lined canal in Kyoto, between Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji. The route is so-named because the influential 20th-century Japanese philosopher and Kyoto University professor Nishida Kitaro is thought to have used it for daily meditation. It passes a number of temples and shrines such as Hōnen-in, Ōtoyo Shrine, and Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji. It takes about 30 minutes to complete the walk, although many people spend more time visiting the sights along the way. On the northern part of the walk, there are good views of the nearby Daimonji. The walk is a popular destination for tourists and locals, especially during hanami. - Wikipedia

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