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location : Ryoan-ji Rock Garden (Historical Site/ Special Place of Scenic Beauty) . Ryoanji temple , Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture ,Japan
京都 龍安寺 石庭
Nanzen-ji Nanzen-in Garden - facing hojo
南禅寺 南禅院 方丈庭園 (鎌倉時代 / 池泉回遊式）
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Location : Nanzen-ji temple Nanzen-in ,Kyoto city, Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
Nanzen-in
In1264, Emperor Kameyama built a palace here. He believed deeply in Zen Buddhism and changed the palace into a temple in 1291. Thus was temple’s founded. A part of the palace garden still remains.
The garden ,constructed at the end of the Kameyama era,is a typical landscape garden with large ponds and lanes for strolling. It is serenely surround by woods and has been designated as one of the three scenic historical gardens in Kyoto.As the left rear ,there is a group of rocks which from a natural waterfall,and then a dragon-shaped upper pond with island. The lower pond also has an island.
This garden should be appreciated with an island. In1393,the original building was lost by fire and its replacement,also an Imperial donation,,was destroyed in the battle of Onin-no-ran ( Onin War) The existing temple, totally made of Japanese cypress ,gabled and single roofed,was restored by the mother of Shogun Tsunayoshi in 1703. In the altar of temple in a wooden statue of Emperor Kameyama (and Important Cultural Awwet).Painting on sliding doors ( black ink brush paintings) are the work of the Kano school. A portion of Emperor Kameyama's ashes has been buried in the small mausoleum in a corner of the garden. - Nanzenin
location : Kamikochi ,Matsumoto city,Nagano prefecture,Japan
altitude : 1,500m (4,921 ft) high
Kamikōchi (上高地 Upper Highlands) is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
It has been preserved in its natural state within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. It is designated as one of Japan's National Cultural Assets, on the list of Special Natural Monuments and Special Places of Scenic Beauty.
Kamikōchi is a high mountain valley approximately 18 kilometers in length. The average elevation of the valley floor ranges between roughly 1,400 m (4,600 ft) above sea level at the south end and roughly 1,600 m (5,200 ft) at the northern tip.
Kamikōchi is located in the Hida Mountains, the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps. The surrounding mountains reach 3,190 m (10,470 ft). Kamikōchi is bordered on its northern end by Mount Hotaka, and on its southern end by Mount Yake, an active volcano.
The Azusa River flows the length of the valley, filling Lake Taishō at the base of Mt. Yake. Lake Taishō received its name because it was formed by the eruption of Mt. Yake in 1915, which was part of the Taishō period in Japan.
Because of the relatively flat topography of the Kamikochi Valley, marshes and ponds are a common feature, including the Takezawa Marsh, Tashiro Pond, and Myojin Pond. As the waters are mainly from melted snow runoff or underground aquifers, the water temperature is cold, even in the height of summer. The Tokusawa area at the far northern end of the valley served as a grazing area for horses and cattle until 1934, when the area was completely integrated into the park.
-wikipedia
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location : Kyoto Umenomiya Taisha, ,Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture , Japan
京都 梅宮大社
Two colours in one ...
I really like this type of flowers.. :)
Zen Garden ”Jugyu no niwa"- Garden of Ten Bulls"
location : Enkouji temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 圓光寺 十牛の庭
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This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited .
location: Takase-gawa Ichi-no Funairi (Boat Entry Site of the Takasegawa Canal) ,Kyoto city,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
京都 高瀬川一之船入
The pool is one of nine sites between Nijo and Shijo Street where cargo was loaded or unloaded and boats changed direction on the Takase-gawa Canal. The other eight similar pools were filled in and this last remaining site is designated as a Historic Site of Japan.
The Takase-gawa runs parallel to the Kamo River (from which it takes its water) and flows southward to Fushimi. The canal was dug around 1614 by Ryoi Suminokura 角倉了以 and his son.The depth of the water in Takase-gawa 高瀬川 is shallow so flat- bottomed boats called Takase-bune 高瀬舟 were used,after which the river was named.
More than a hundred boats operated along the canal during its heyday carrying cargo to and from Osaka and other cities via Fushimi , and the canal made a significant contribution to the economic prosperity of Kyoto.
Though cargo-carrying activities were discontinued in 1920's,the Takase-gawa , with its poetical scenery,clear waters and beautiful cherry trees and willows along the bank ,continues to please citizens and visitors today.
- Kyoto city
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4月10日(日) には京都市内の染井吉野は殆ど散ってしまいました。この辺り木屋町通りには一面の散り桜が..
location : Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Hojo Pond
永観堂禅林寺 放生池
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) is the head temple for the Seizan branch of Japan's Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) Buddhist sect, located in Kyoto, Sakyō-ku. It was founded by Shinshō, a pupil of Kūkai, and is famous for its fall foliage and for its prominence in the past as a center of learning. - Wikipedia
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This place is famous for beautiful autumn foliage which also goes by the name “Eikan Hall of the Autumn Leaves.”
English webpage here :)
www.eikando.or.jp/English/index_eng.htm
However ,unfortunately we can not see beautiful autumn leaves this year in Kyoto .The leaves are almost get off and gone from the trees in 'not-peak' condition.. the colours of leaves doesn't change green to yellow,or to deep red at the moment.
(Actually, in Ohara ( Rakuhoku area)close to my house, foliage this season has not been as brilliant as last year,so I've not had chance to enjoy the beauty of changing colours :(
That are being effected by global warming, lack of coldness at the turn of the season.. perhaps,I think...So I intend to try to take photos here at the next opportunity :)
location :Odoi-mound in Kitano-tenmangu Shrine Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 北野天満宮 御土居の紅葉のライトアップ
Date and Time (Original) - 2017:12:02 18:40
ƒ/4.0 22.0 mm 0.5sec ISO500 manual exposure/auto white balance / manual focus/handheld(putting my right arm on the bamboo pole )
weeping cherry blossoms swaying slowly in the wind / view from a window
location : Former main building of the Kyoto Prefectural Office
(located in Kyoto City and built in 1904)
Lake Biwa ,Shiga Prefecture,Japan
Lake Biwa ( Biwako )
Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake, which has a total area of approximately 670 ㎢ and a circumference of approximately 235 km. Its average depth is approximately 41 meters and deepest point approximately 104 meters. It supports an abundance of life and industry around the area widely.
It is also regarded as the third oldest ancient lake in the world, after Lake Baikal and LakeTanganyika,and which is calculated at over four million years old. It was designated as a UNESCO Ramsar Wetland(1993) in accordance with the Ramsar Convention.
- Wikipedia
Renchi-ken House 廉池軒 in Korakuen gardens 後楽園
location : Korakuen Garden,Okayama city,Okayama Prefecture,Japan
Kōraku-en (後楽園 Kōrakuen), is a Japanese garden located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, along with Kenroku-en and Kairaku-en. Korakuen was built in 1700 by Ikeda Tsunamasa, lord of Okayama. The garden reached its modern form in 1863.
In 1687, the daimyo Ikeda Tsunamasa ordered Tsuda Nagatada to begin construction of the garden. It was completed in 1700 and has retained its original appearance to the present day, except for a few changes by various daimyo. The garden was originally called Koen ("later garden") because it was built after Okayama Castle. However, since the garden was built in the spirit of "sen-yu-koraku" ("grieve earlier than others, enjoy later than others"), the name was changed to Korakuen in 1871.
The Korakuen is one of the few daimyo gardens in the provinces where historical change can be observed, thanks to the many Edo period paintings and Ikeda family records and documents left behind. The garden was used as a place for entertaining important guests and also as a spa of sorts for daimyo, although regular folk could visit on certain days.
In 1884, ownership was transferred to Okayama Prefecture and the garden was opened to the public. The garden suffered severe damage during the floods of 1934 and by bombing damage in 1945 during World War II. It has been restored based on Edo period paintings and diagrams. In 1952, the Korakuen was designated as a "Special Scenic Location" under the Cultural Properties Protection Law and is managed as a historical cultural asset to be passed to future generations.
The garden is located on the north bank of the Asahi River on an island between the river and a developed part of the city.The garden was designed in the Kaiyu ("scenic promenade") style which presents the visitor with a new view at every turn of the path which connects the lawns, ponds, hills, tea houses, and streams. - wikipedia
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location : Azusa River ,Kamikochi ,Matsumoto city,Nagano prefecture,Japan
altitude : 1,500m (4,921 ft) high
Kamikōchi (上高地 Upper Highlands) is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
It has been preserved in its natural state within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. It is designated as one of Japan's National Cultural Assets, on the list of Special Natural Monuments and Special Places of Scenic Beauty.
Kamikōchi is a high mountain valley approximately 18 kilometers in length. The average elevation of the valley floor ranges between roughly 1,400 m (4,600 ft) above sea level at the south end and roughly 1,600 m (5,200 ft) at the northern tip.
Kamikōchi is located in the Hida Mountains, the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps. The surrounding mountains reach 3,190 m (10,470 ft). Kamikōchi is bordered on its northern end by Mount Hotaka, and on its southern end by Mount Yake, an active volcano.
The Azusa River flows the length of the valley, filling Lake Taishō at the base of Mt. Yake. Lake Taishō received its name because it was formed by the eruption of Mt. Yake in 1915, which was part of the Taishō period in Japan.
Because of the relatively flat topography of the Kamikochi Valley, marshes and ponds are a common feature, including the Takezawa Marsh, Tashiro Pond, and Myojin Pond. As the waters are mainly from melted snow runoff or underground aquifers, the water temperature is cold, even in the height of summer. The Tokusawa area at the far northern end of the valley served as a grazing area for horses and cattle until 1934, when the area was completely integrated into the park.
-wikipedia
location : Kyoyochi Pond ,Ryoanji temple , Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture ,Japan
Kyoyochi means "Mirror shaped" in Japanese
Kyoyochi Pond located on the left of the precincts is a kind of the Chisen Kaiyu style garden 池泉回遊式庭園 ,a style of Japanese garden with a path around a central pond.
This pond was made in the late 12th century,and has been very famous for the beauty of lotuses and mandarin ducks since then. - maco-nonch
京都 龍安寺 鏡容池
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Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui ("dry landscape"),a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles (small, carefully selected polished river rocks) raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
-wikipedia
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lcation : Dazaifu Tenmangu Shirine ,Dazifu city,Fukuoka prefecture,Japan
Canon EOS M5/ EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM/
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I really wanted to see the flying Ume tree,"Tobu-ume" blooming. (it's said that the ume tree flew to Dazaifu from Kyoto following Michizane) However the Tobi-ume flowers were already out of bloom,almost faded..orz ...,but instead,I enjoyed the another ume blooming like this and ume sweets "Umega-yamochhi" ..yum❤ :)
Nanzen-in Garden facing hojo
Location : Nanzen-ji temple Nanzen-in ,Kyoto city, Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
南禅寺 南禅院 方丈庭園 (鎌倉時代 / 池泉回遊式）
Nanzen-in
In1264, Emperor Kameyama built a palace here. He believed deeply in Zen Buddhism and changed the palace into a temple in 1291. Thus was temple’s founded. A part of the palace garden still remains.
The garden ,constructed at the end of the Kameyama era,is a typical landscape garden with large ponds and lanes for strolling. It is serenely surround by woods and has been designated as one of the three scenic historical gardens in Kyoto.As the left rear ,there is a group of rocks which from a natural waterfall,and then a dragon-shaped upper pond with island. The lower pond also has an island.
This garden should be appreciated with an island. In1393,the original building was lost by fire and its replacement,also an Imperial donation,,was destroyed in the battle of Onin-no-ran ( Onin War) The existing temple, totally made of Japanese cypress ,gabled and single roofed,was restored by the mother of Shogun Tsunayoshi in 1703. In the altar of temple in a wooden statue of Emperor Kameyama (and Important Cultural Awwet).Painting on sliding doors ( black ink brush paintings) are the work of the Kano school. A portion of Emperor Kameyama's ashes has been buried in the small mausoleum in a corner of the garden. - Nanzenin
This is one of my favorite places in Sakyo Ward,Kyoto.
location : Kobe city,Hyogo prefecture,Japan
Since the official opening of the Port of Kobe in 1868, Kobe has flourished as an international port city ,which in 2017 will celebrate it's 150th anniversary of opening.
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Kobe Harbour ( port of Kobe) :
The Port of Kobe located at a foothill of the range of Mount Rokkō is a Japanese maritime port in Kobe, Hyōgo in the greater Osaka area, backgrounded by the Hanshin Industrial Region. In 1970s the port boasted it handled the most containers in the world.
The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake on January 1995 destroyed the port seriously and halted much of the facilities and services there ,but has recovered its facilities in two years. and It remains Japan's busiest container port.
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo:)
Canon EOS M5/ /EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM/
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Fusuma ( papered sliding door) Painting
location : The oldest zen temple Kennin-ji 建仁寺
Kyoto city,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
Floating Temple Katata Mangetsu-ji Ukimi-do
琵琶湖 堅田 浮御堂
location : ,Lake Biwa ( Biwako) ,Otsu city,Shiga prefecture,Japan
Ukimido is one of the Zen temples headed by Daitokuji Temple 大徳寺 in Murasakino,Kyoto. Its official name is Kaimonzan Mangetsuji Temple 満月寺. This temple was originally constructed on Lake Biwa around 995.and houses 1,000 Amida Biddhist figures. Priest Genshin( also called Eshin) prayed for safe travel on the lake ,and for the salvation of mankind.
The present Ukimido was rebuilt in 1937 after suffering severe damage by the Muroto Typhooon in 1934. Gyokuko-Tei Teahouse was built by reusing timber from the temple.The platform of old temple was constructed at the command of Emperor Sakuramachi. A seated figure of 1000-years-old Sho Kannon is placed in the Kannon-do.This figure is one of Japan's important cultural properties.
Ukimido 浮御堂 is regarded as one of the eight most senic place in Ohmi,Shiga (Oumi-hakkei 近江八景）,and is also referred to as 'Katata Rakugan'堅田の落雁 (a view of sild geese crossing the sky above Lake Biwa).The platform affords a great view Mt.Ibuki 伊吹山,Choumei-ji temple長命寺,Mt.Mikami 三上山, and the top of Mt.Hiei 比叡山 and Okinoshima Island 沖島.At this temple,each season reveals the full splendor of its beauty.
Long ago ,young Ikkyu Zenji 一休禅師(一休さん）some time studying this area.Many famous artist and poets such as Basho Matuso松尾芭蕉,Issa Kobayashi小林一茶,Hiroshige Ando安藤広重,and Hokusai Katsushika葛飾北斎 paid a visit here and left behind poetry and pictures.A 600-year-old pine tree and the serenity of Lake Biwa combine to create the tranquil atmosphere of this exquisite temple.
‐Ukimidou
Green maple leaves of the Kitano tenmangu Odoi Mound and Kamiya River
京都北野天満宮 御土居の青もみじ
location : Kyoto Kitano- tenmangu , Kyoto city ,Kyoto prefecture, Japan
This little stream is called Kamiya River, which runs along the outer embankement of Odoi.
'Odoi' is a mound build in 1591 by Hideyoshi Toyotomi surrounding Kyoto.
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location : Kyoto’s Sagano Bamboo Forest
Kyoto city, Kyoto prefecture,Japan
(CNN) - Kyoto's Sagano Bamboo Forest: One of the most beautiful groves on Earth -
In Japan's Sagano Bamboo Forest, on the outskirts of Kyoto, towering green stalks of the famously versatile plant sway in the wind, creaking eerily they collide and twist, leaves rustling.
The sun filters through the densely packed grove, projecting thin slashes of light onto the dozens of camera-clutching tourists shuffling down the wide trail that cuts through the middle of the forest as they awkwardly angle their shots, attempting to crop human forms out of their frames.
Long gone are the days when you'd get this place to yourself.
If you've ever clicked on a rundown of "places to see before you die" or a compilation of the most beautiful forests in the world, chances are you've seen a photo of Sagano.
Located in the gorgeous Arashiyama district of western Kyoto, the Sagano Bamboo Forest's popularity has expanded in recent years, coinciding with the growing number of Buzzfeed-esque articles that include it on superlative-heavy travel lists.
Though it's the beauty of the bamboo that brings in the masses, those distinct rustling sounds have become an attraction in their own right.
A few years ago the Ministry of Environment included the Sagano Bamboo Forest on its list of "100 Soundscapes of Japan" -- a selection of everyday noises intended to encourage locals to stop and enjoy nature's music.
For the best experience, head out early in the morning or late evening and avoid weekends completely, when Japanese day-trippers descend on the area -- especially in the fall and spring. (There's no admission fee and it's open 24/7.)
- CNN ,Updated March 27, 2015
Date and Time (Original) - 2015:07:05 19:04
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location : Kobe city,Hyogo prefecture,Japan
Since the official opening of the Port of Kobe in 1868, Kobe has flourished as an international port city ,which in 2017 will celebrate it's 150th anniversary of opening.
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Kobe Harbour ( port of Kobe) :
The Port of Kobe located at a foothill of the range of Mount Rokkō is a Japanese maritime port in Kobe, Hyōgo in the greater Osaka area, backgrounded by the Hanshin Industrial Region. In 1970s the port boasted it handled the most containers in the world.
The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake on January 1995 destroyed the port seriously and halted much of the facilities and services there ,but has recovered its facilities in two years. and It remains Japan's busiest container port.
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Date and Time (Original) - 2016:12:17 19:13
location : Chioin-in ,Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
京都 知恩院 方丈庭園
Chion-in (知恩院 Chion-in) in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise (Pure Land) by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.
The vast compounds of Chion-in include the site where Hōnen settled to disseminate his teachings and the site where he died.
The original temple was built in 1234 by Hōnen's disciple, Genchi (1183–1238) in memory of his master and was named Chion-in. While the temple was affiliated more closely in the early years with the Seizan branch of Jodo Shu, its 8th head priest, Nyoichi (1262–1321) was deeply influenced by the priest Ryōkū, a disciple of Ryōchū who was the 3rd head of the Chinzei branch of Jōdo-shū Buddhism, and disciple of Bencho. Later Nyoichi's successor Shunjō (1255–1355) advanced this further by citing a biography where Genchi's disciple Renjaku-bo and Ryōchū agree that there existed no doctrinal differences between them.
Then Renjaku-bo said, "There is complete agreement between what Genchi and Bencho say in their basic teaching. So my disciples should from now on look at the Chinzei teaching as their own. There is no need to set up another school."
By 1450, Chion-in had become fully under control of the Chinzei branch, but had little direct control, due to the outbreak of the Onin War.[1] Numerous buildings in the complex were burnt down in 1633, but were entirely rebuilt by the third Tokugawa Shogun Iemitsu (1604–51) with the palatial structures that stand today.
- wikipedia
冬の京都 雪の残る「聚碧園」
Sanzen-in is located in Ohara in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. The temple is in a prominent scenic location among the many other temples in the Ohara area. The first Sanzen-in was built when the great priest Saicho founded Enryaku-ji on Hiei-zan in the 8th century after returning from China where he studied Buddhism. The temple was moved to the present site in the latter half of the 15th century, when Kyoto had been devastated by wars. Historically, members of the Imperial family served for many generations as the heads of the temple. The Amida-Nyorai Sanzon Buddhist statue housed in the temple has been designated an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government. The temple is widely known for its lovely display of hydrangeas in early summer and maples in autumn.
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/ohara.html
-Japan National Tourism Organization
location : Kyoto Umenomiya Taisha, Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture , Japan
京都 梅宮大社 Sakuyaike pond 咲耶池 and tea ceremony house ' Chi chu -tei 池中亭 ( 1851 )
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location: Tetsugaku no Michi - The Philosopher's Walk , Kyoto city ,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 哲学の道
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
location : Kyoyochi Pond ,Ryoanji temple ,UNESCO World Heritage Site , Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture ,Japan
京都 龍安寺 鏡容池
Kyoyochi means "Mirror shaped" in Japanese
Kyoyochi Pond located on the left of the precincts is a kind of the Chisen Kaiyu style garden 池泉回遊式庭園 ,a style of Japanese garden with a path around a central pond.
This pond was made in the late 12th century,and has been very famous for the beauty of lotuses and mandarin ducks since then.
Noto Kongou(能登金剛),a scenic spot of Noto Peninsula Quasi-National Park、Ishikawa Prefecture ,Japan
This area was used as a shooting place for a famous movie 'Zero Focus' (ゼロの焦点）- This movie is based on a mystery novel 'Zero Focus' written by one of the most popular and prolific authors Seicho Matsumoto(松本清張）.
locatiion : Kyoto Ohara Hosen-in temple , Bankan-en Garden
( meaning difficult to leave,and also known as 'picture frame garden)
京都大原 宝泉院 額縁庭園’盤桓園’( 立ち去り難いという意）
Hosen - in Temple is located next to of the Shorin - in Temple, where the priest Honen Sho-nin had the famous religeous debate with Kenshin, chief magistrate of Ohara Temple. The library, rebuilt in 1502, is famous for its "chitenjo" (bloody ceiling) in the passageway, taken from Fushimi Castle. The famous garden contains a pine tree, more than 700 years old, in the shape of Mt. Oumifuji.
This beautiful framed garden invites the visitor into a world of comfort. Also, be sure to enjoy some powdered green tea while listening to the sound of the Suikinkutsu (Japanese water hollow harp garden feature). - Kyoto Prefecture
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There is no window between the garden and this tatami room of the main hall. So visitors can see the beautiful scenery as if it is one picture in the frame..and can feel a pleasant breeze too.
I really love the beautiful scenery and solemn atmosphere this temple offers.
(note : This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited here.)
-maco-nonch★R
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京都 梅宮大社 Sakuyaike pond 咲耶池 and tea ceremony house ' Chi chu -tei 池中亭 ( 1851 )
location : Kyoto Umenomiya Taisha, Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture , Japan
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location :Kitano tenmangu ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 北野天満宮
The shrine was first built in 947 to appease the angry spirit of bureaucrat, scholar and poet Sugawara no Michizane, who had been exiled as a result of political maneuvers of his enemies in the Fujiwara clan.
The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers be sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These messenger, called heihaku, were initially presented to 16 shrines;and in 991, Emperor Ichijō added three more shrines to Murakami's list — including Kitano. -wikipeia
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location : Kyoto Honen-in ,Kyoto city ,Kyoto prefecture , Japan
京都 東山鹿ヶ谷 法然院
In the foreground is "The Byakusadan" ( twin white sand platforms/mounds) which symbolize the water, and a monk draw a seasonal new pattern like waves ,cherry blossoms ,maple leaves ,a fan with Kanji ( Chinese charer )on in the early morning every three or four days .
Passing trough the stone path between the Byakusadan means that the worshipers are purified themselves and enter a kind sanctuary of the temple. - maco-nonch
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
watermarked replace 2025/10/09
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The Honen-in, whose formal name is the Zenki-san Honen-in Bambukyo-ji善気山 法然院 萬無教寺,is located at the foot of Zenki-san which is one of the 36 Higashiyama mountains.The principal Buddhist image of the temple is the statue of Amida Nyorai.The Honen-in stands on the site where Priest Honen ( 1133-1212),who is the founder of the Jodo sect of Buddhism ,and his two disciples Anraku and Juren erected and image of Amida Nyorai to worshhip him and perform services in front of the image six time a day.
The exsiting Hondo ( main hall) was built in 1680 by Priest Nincho (1645-1711) who regreted the fact that the proportion of earnest disciplinants became less while the doctrine of Honen flitered into the public,on the advice of his master Priest Bambu( 1607-1681),the 38th superior of the Chion-in Temple.- He shose Shikagatani where Honen and his discilpes erectted the image of Amida Nyorai for the site for the monastery to practice Sehnju-Nenbutsu,the invocation of Honen which leads to salvation of Amida's paradise by just reciting Nanu-Amidabutsu many times.
Afterwards,many monks studied in the monastery keeping the original doctrine of Honen, who started Senju-Nenbutsu . Howeve ,since the beginning of 20th century,the Honen-in has been turning to be a family temple of the supporters. After the World WarⅡ,the temple left from the Jodo-sect and it hawsw been an independent religious corporation since then. Today the temple is aimed to help the people achieve calmness of their minds with faith and make their own lives spiritually richer with all living creatures. - Honen-in
Location : Higashi-Yuenchi Park,Kobe -city,Hyogo prefecture, Japan
The annual illumination festival 'Kobe Luminarie,', originally held as a requiem for the victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake as well as a symbol of dreams and hopes for the ongoing restoration and reconstruction , takes place in Kobe every December. It was first started eleven months after the earthquake in 1995.
Every year the theme and installation change, which is produced by Italian designer Valerio Festi and Japanese artwork producer Hirokazu Imaoka.(Therefore, “Luminarie”- This Italian-sounding name for the event comes from the plural of the Italian “luminaria” which actually refers to small paper lanterns-is used for the event)
They create beautiful layouts and they’re different every year,and that has people from all over the world coming back year after year to see the new light structures.
The first edition Kobe Luminarie was entitled “Of Dreams and the Light/ Dei sogni e della Luce"and it was a message of hope for peoples.
22 years has passed since that- Fortunately we can see the more than 300,000 LED bulbs illuminate the city’s former foreign settlement area and Kobe East Park this year ,too...and the main theme for this year, 2016 is - " Ode della luce/Ode to light"
Now ‘Kobe Luminarie’ became a yearly event that celebrates Kobe’s remarkable recovery from disaster., and attracts millions of people from all over the world.
*Kobe Luminarie has nothing to do with Christmas **
*This year, the festival of light take place between December 2(Fri)-15(Sun )The lights are turned on for a few hours each evening. Major streets in the vicinity are closed to auto traffic during these hours to allow pedestrians to fill the streets and enjoy the lights.
( ガレリアエリア内での立ち止まっての写真撮影及び三脚を使用しての撮影は原則禁止されています）
location : Kobe Harbour ,Kobe city,Hyogo prefecture,Japan
Kobe Harbour ( port of Kobe) :
The Port of Kobe located at a foothill of the range of Mount Rokkō is a Japanese maritime port in Kobe, Hyogo in the greater Osaka area, backgrounded by the Hanshin Industrial Region. In 1970s the port boasted it handled the most containers in the world.
The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake on January 1995 destroyed the port seriously and halted much of the facilities and services there ,but has recovered its facilities in two years. and It remains Japan's busiest container port.
When shooting/visiting here, I always think about Kobe's reconstruction following the Great Hanshin earthquake.
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Date and Time (Original) - 2017:12:16 23:39
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