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location :Ohara Jikko-in Temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefeture,Japan
京都 大原 実光院 契心園 心字池
Jikko-in is a monastery of Shorin-in which used to be the main hall of a subsidiary temple of Gyozan Taigenji.
In 1013,Shorin-in was erected by the monk,Jakugen,the ninth generation disciple ot the Tendai monk Ennin(794-864,posthumously named Jikaku Daishi who visited China and introduced shomyo,Buddhist hymns into Japan)to diseminate the Tendai sect shomyo.Later Raigo-i was founede by the monk Ryonin(1072-1132,posthumously called Sho-o Daishi)and Ohara came to be looked on as a centre of Tendai Shomyo with Shorin-in and Raigo-in being the main halls of Gyosan Taigenji.Since Gyosan means Mt.Yu in Shandong in China where shomyo originated,Ohara is also called Gyosan.
The all successive resident of priests of these temples have devoted themselves to the study of Shomyo.Jikko-in ,originally located in the neighboring Ohara Mausoleum(the tomb of Emperors Gotoba and Juntoku),was moved to the present site in 1919.
Keishin-in Garden
The Keishin-en in the south of the Guest Hall was designed in the Late Edo period.It is Chisen (pond and fountain)kansho(viewing ) - style garden.The small natural waterfall from the Ritsu river goes down to the Shinji-ike( ike means pond)that is laid out in the shape of the Chinese letter.Kokoro(heart).
Near the waterfall,a combination of rocks called Horai Isigumi( Horai is a mountain in ancient China where holy men are said to have lived) is arranged.A pne tree on the Tsukuyama ( artificial hill)depicts a tsuru( crane) ,the island in thepond,a kame( tortoise)These two animals represent longevity and happiness in Japan.On the tsukiyama,there is also a five-storied stone pogoda. - Jikko-in Temple.
location : Kyoyochi Pond ,Ryoanji temple , Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture ,Japan
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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 ducks since then.
This is my favorite spot in Kyoto :)
京都 龍安寺 鏡容池
ƒ/9.0 135.0 mm 1/160sec ISO250
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locatiion : Mitera Sennyu-ji temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
Sennyū-ji (泉涌寺 Sennyū-ji), formerly written as Sen-yū-ji(仙遊寺 Sen'yū-ji) , is a Buddhist temple in Hig,ashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. For centuries, Sennyū-ji was a mortuary temple for aristocrats and the imperial house. Located here are the official tombs of Emperor Shijō and many of the emperors who came after him.Sennyū-ji was founded in the early Heian period.[1] The origin of this temple, which is commonly called Mitera or Mi-dera, can be traced back to the Tenchō era (824-834) when the priest Kūkai established a small temple in this location. That modest structure and community were initially known as Hōrin-ji[disambiguation needed]. The major buildings in Sennyū-ji was very much reconstructed and enlarged in the early 13th century-wikipedia
ƒ/10.0 150.0 mm 1/125sec ISO250
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.
Date and Time (Original) - 2016:04:28 19:14
ƒ/5.6 16.0 mm 8sec ISO100 2sec-timer
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited here.So I put my camera on my bag and took these photos.
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/ohara.html
Thank you for viewing my photos.
location : Kitano Tenmangu Shrine 京都 北野天満宮
新品種とされる樹齢１２０年の桜 北野桜
This cherry trees in Kitano Tenmangu Shrine which is estimated to be over 120 years old was discovered to be a new species - the one and only kind in the world - by a research team of SUMITOMO FORESTRY Co.,LTD . and this newly found tree was named' Kitano zakura' 北野桜 from the name of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine.
- News source : Kyoto Shinbun news / NHK news
Location : Daitoku-ji Kohrin-in temple North garden behind Hojo
,Kyotocity ,Kyoto prefecture, Japan
京都紫野 大徳寺塔頭 興臨院 方丈北庭
Kohrin-in was built as the family temple of Saemonno-suke Hatakeyama.畠山左衛門作義総,Load of Noto prefecture,about AD.1520.The temple took the Buddhist name of the founder.The first priest Shohkei小渓 was one of the most distinguished priests Daitoku-ji school has ever produced.
The superior's quarters shows the Muromachi style 室町様式 and is endowed with simple beauy of the age when the building form of temples was influencing the residential form.
The garden expresses the paradise through of old China.An azalea bush and stones are the symbol of the Elysiam mountain.This garden has"Baidara"tree貝多羅樹. In ancients India, they used leaves of the tree of the same sort when the sacred books were recopied. The word Baidara means "leaves" 貝多羅樹は梵語で木の葉という意味.Moreover, many Chinese arts of Gen era and many important letters of old times are in Kohrin-in. - Kohrin -in
* The Baidara tree is seen in the extreme left of the picture :)
貝多羅の木は写真の左隅っこに写っています。
location : Myoshinji Daiou-in,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 妙心寺 大雄院
The stone under the big pine tree in the middle is not a real stone but a petrified wood.
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Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning "rock" or "stone"; literally "wood turned into stone") is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (mostly a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the stem tissue.
-wikipedia
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正面松の木の下にある石は、本当の石ではなく木が化石になった珪化木です。
location : Port of Kobe,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, 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.
Masako Ishida(maco-nonch★R)
Canon EOS M5/ EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM/
ƒ/11.0 29.0 mm 5sec ISO100
Kyorinbo rock garden 小堀遠州の庭 近江八幡 教林坊
location : Kyorinbou ,Omihachiman city,Shiga prefecture,Japan
Kyorinbou 石の寺 教林坊 小堀遠州 作庭 名勝庭園
This temple is a Buddhist temple which is said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku in 605.
The name of the temple 'Kyo-rin'教林 comes from the historical fact that the prince used to preach in the woods. (Kyo 教means "preaching/teaching", RIn林means "forest" )
In the precinct,there are a large rock called 'Taishi-no seppou iwa' 太子の説法岩( The preacing Rock of Prince Shotoku) and a stone cave where Honzon sculpted/designed by Prince Shotoku 聖徳太子 is enshrined.( the stone is right in the middle of this image) Hence this temple is also known as the Temple of Stones石の寺 .
One of foremost essayists Masako Shirasu 白洲正子( not me:) ) often visited here and described the beauty of this place ,especially moss covered stone garden which is said to have been made by Ensyu Kobori 小堀遠州 In her essay " Kakure-zato" かくれ里石の寺.
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
ƒ/8.0 11.0 mm 1/100sec ISO640 / all manual
-Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo.
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Prince Shotoku/ 聖徳太子 Shōtoku Taishi
Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子 Shōtoku Taishi, February 7, 574 – April 8, 622]), also known as Prince Umayado (厩戸皇子 Umayado no ōji) or Prince Kamitsumiya (上宮皇子 Kamitsumiya no ōji), was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half-sister. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan and he was involved in the defeat of the rival Mononobe clan. The primary source of the life and accomplishments of Prince Shōtoku comes from the Nihon Shoki.
Over successive generations, a devotional cult arose around the figure of Prince Shōtoku for the protection of Japan, the Imperial Family, and for Buddhism. Key religious figures such as Saichō, Shinran and others claimed inspiration or visions attributed to Prince Shōtoku. -wikipedia
白洲正子 かくれ里石の寺 より
「ここで私の興味をひいたのは、慶長時代の石庭で、いきなり山へ続く急勾配に作ってあり、...
日本の庭園のおいたちを見せられたような気がする...」
location : Sanzen-intemple , Kyoto city ,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 大原 三千院 阿弥陀如来石仏
The statue is called "Ohara-no Sekibutsu" 大原の石仏,and the hight is 2.25m/7.38ft. It' s said to have been made during Kamakura period. (1185-1333)
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo :)
Canon EOS M5/ EF-M11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM/ƒ/7.1 14.0 mm
1/60 sec ISO200 /handheld/ all manual / no -editing
Location : Kyoto Saga Tenryu-ji Temple - Hougon-in
京都嵐山 嵯峨天龍寺境内塔頭 法厳院「獅子吼の庭」
Daikisan Hougonin is a sub-temple (a semi-autonomous entity) of,an dlocated within the Tenryuji Temple complex,a major religious ,cultural and historic site in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto.Tenryuji is part of Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.The sub-temple was built in1461 by Hosokawa Yoriyuki,a hibh ranking official in the government of the Muromachi shogun,for temple founder Seichueikou Zenshi,third grand disciple of Muso Kokushi,founder of Tenryuji. -Hougon-in
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= Savor ' Buddha's spirit' kept secret for 140 years =
The Arashiyama area in western Kyoto along the banks of the Katsura River is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring and its glorious autumn foliage. Until this month, a less popular attraction had been the gardens of Hogonin Temple, a sub-temple of Tenryuji Zen Temple — largely because they had been closed to the general public for 140 years.
The gardens, known as Shishiku-no-niwa, are believed to be at least 600 years old and were created during the Muromachi Period (1338-1573) by Sakugen Shuryo, a Zen priest and garden designer who was a disciple of another, more famous Zen priest, called Musou Kokushi (aka Soseki). During the Edo Period (1603-1867) the gardens were well known and are mentioned in “Miyako-rinsen Meisho Zukan (Guidebook to the Gardens of Miyako [the former name of Kyoto])” by Ogawa Tazaemon, published in 1799. As part of a long and careful process of restoration, just now a teahouse near the entrance is being repaired by carpenters, and in time the entrance gatehouse will also be repaired.
The 8,000 sq.-meter gardens — whose name roughly translates as Spirit of Buddha Garden — showcase nature in a natural setting, and the atmosphere of this wooded area designed for strolling is profoundly tranquil. Iroha-momiji (Japanese maple; Acer palmatum) grow here in large numbers and Tawara Gisen, the head priest, said that many of them are self-sown seedlings. And indeed, the ground is littered with maple seedlings, which Tawara said he will soon put in small pots and give to visitors free of charge.
Another attractive feature of Shishiku-no-niwa are the colossal rocks that dot the garden. These rocks were not positioned by the garden’s designers; instead the garden was made around them. Long ago, when the river’s waters were higher, the softer stone was gradually eroded so that, when the water level fell, these impressive rocks were high and dry.
Elsewhere, the woodland floor is covered with various species of moss, the most common being oosugikoke (hair moss; Selaginella remotifolia). In the middle of the garden there is an akamatsu (Japanese red pine; Pinus densiflora) growing out of a rock which, over the centuries, has been split by its roots.
Growing on this rock is a hitotsuba (tongue fern; Pyrrosia lingua). Also known as Japanese felt fern, this is a creeping, evergreen epiphytic variety that spreads by rhizomes. The simple strap-shaped upright fronds have a leathery texture and are around 30 cm long and 5 cm across, with rust-colored spores growing on the underside. There are numerous cultivars of this variety, which is native to China, Taiwan and Japan, and some have cristate or contorted fronds.
Throughout the garden, considerable effort has been made to erect traditional-style bamboo fences. One of these styles, known as takeho-gaki (bamboo-branch fence), is made from branches of bamboo packed tightly together. Further examples can be seen in the Sagano area of Kyoto behind Tenryuji Temple.
There is also a hanging bamboo gate. Known in Japanese as shiorido (bent-branch door) or agesudo, this uses strips of bamboo woven into a diamond pattern. The gate is suspended from stout oak branches. Though not very common, this style of gate is used in tea-ceremony gardens. The niwashi (gardeners) who are presently restoring the gardens also constructed an unusual bamboo fence they call a Hougan-gaki in honor of a priest adept at bamboo-work.
Both the Hogonin and Tenryuji temples were burned to the ground in 1877 by die-hard Satsuma soldiers from southern Kyushu who were opposed to the new government in Tokyo. Hence the hondo (main building) of Hogonin Temple dates back to early in the Taisho Era (1912-26). Visitors can enter this building and sip Japanese tea while admiring the trees in the garden. At this time of the year the vivid green color of the new leaves is known as shinryoku.
The gardens will remain open until May 31 and will then reopen from October until early December. Aside from the autumn leaf colors, visitors in fall will also be able to see fine shows of susuki (eulalia; Miscanthus sinensis) and hagi (bush clover; Lespedeza thunbergii). Next year the gardens will again also open in spring and autumn.
As an added incentive to visit, by pre-arrangement small parties can be held in the teahouse in the garden, with food delivered from nearby restaurants.
- The Japan Times 2002/4/25
Japan : The Official Guide / Central Kyoto
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/centralkyoto.html
Togetsu- kyo Bridge and Horin-ji Temple
京都嵐山の渡月橋と法輪寺 ＊.. 雪の日＊
location : Kyoto Arashiyama Area
Togetsu-kyo Bridge
- Different look each season
Masterpiece of natural scenic beauty -
Togetsukyo is a 155-meter bridge over the Katsura River flowing leisurely in Saga Arashiyama, a well-known scenic place in the ancient capital of Kyoto. The artistic form of the bridge excellently matches the nature and is a symbol of sightseeing in Kyoto as embodying the aesthetic sense of Japanese people.
The name of the bridge, Togetsu which means "Moon crossing" stems from lore that when Emperor Kameyama, during the Kamakura period (1185 to 1333), went boating on the river under a full moon, he said the moon looked like crossing the bridge. The current bridge, rebuilt in 1934, appears wooden but has columns and beams all made of reinforced concrete. Only parapets use cypress. There are lots of souvenir shops at the foot of the bridge, while rickshaws go back and forth there, creating a traditional Japanese atmosphere.
Arashiyama, a mountain with an altitude of 375 meters south of the bridge, becomes full of cherry blossoms in spring and covered by red leaves in autumn. Coated with snow in winter, the mountain looks as if it were in an ink-and-wash drawing. Seasonal changes of the mountain scenery move and please visitors anew whenever they visit there.
- Japan National Tourism Orgenization
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A story has been passed down for a long time.. :)
This is also the site of an important initiation for local children. 13 year old boys and girls first received a blessing from a local temple,Horin-ji Temple法輪寺( the snow-capped temple in this shot ), and then make their way across the bridge under orders to do so ’without looking back’.
....It is said that, as they leave after having made their prayers, if they look back before crossing the bridge completely...,the wisdom will return to the main hall of the temple... :D
( p.s. I've just remembered that... I had turned round at a voice behind at that time :D)
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
The Kyoto Botanical Garden (京都府立植物園 Kyōto Furitsu Shokubutsuen?, 240,000 m²), also known as the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, is a major botanical garden with conservatory located next to the Kamo River, Hangi-cho Simogamo, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
The garden was first established in 1924, fell into disuse in 1946, and was restarted in 1961. As of 2007, it contains about 120,000 plants representing some 12,000 species, and is organized into the following major areas: Bamboo Garden; Bonsai Exhibit; Camellia Garden; Cherry Trees; European Style Garden; Flower Bed; Hydrangea Garden; Japanese Iris Garden; Japanese Native Plants; Lotus Pond; Nakaragi-no-mori Pond (trees native to the Yamashiro Basin); Peony Garden; Perennial and Useful Plants Garden; Sunken Garden; and the Uma Grove.
The garden also contains a very substantial conservatory complex (4,612 m²) containing about 25,000 specimens representing 4,500 species. It is a set of rooms shaped to resemble the nearby Kinkaku-ji Temple and Kyoto's northern mountains, built of glass with iron frames, and opened in 1992. It currently contains the following areas: Ananas Room; Aquatic and Carnivorous Plants; Bromeliads Room; Desert and Savanna Plants Room; Forest Succulent Plants Room; Jungle Zone; Orchids Room; Potted Plants Room; Tropical Alpine Plants Room; and Tropical Produce Room.
-wikipedia
300 years old Hina Dolls ,called Kyo-ho Hina dolls 享保雛 dating to the Edo Kyo-ho period 江戸時代( 1716-1736享保年間)
location: Kano-shojyuan Otsu city,Shiga prefecture,Japan
叶匠寿庵所蔵 雛人形（江戸時代）
Canon EOS M5/Mount Adapter K ＆Ｆ Concept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)＋ ( 1960's )old radioactive lens Asahi Super-Takumar 1.4/50
ƒ/2.8 50 mm 1/25sec ISO640/ manual exposure auto w/b manual focus/no crop/ This place prohibits tripods including monopods.
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, 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.
When shooting/visiting here, I always think about Kobe's reconstruction following the Great Hanshin earthquake.
ƒ/10.0 29.0 mm 15sec ISO100
Date and Time (Original) - 2017:08:12 22:29
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-maco-nonch★R
Okay,I didn't really do much editing on this one.
This is Wakana's mirror image :P
. . .He reminds me of Ishida cuz of the facial expression and glasses.o_o
Yamato=Great Harmony
me >> WOW!! There it is again!! *WOW* My brain went back to before, when I was doing something else!!
me >> My body was still here, but my mind went to the PAST!!! how WEIRD is that?!?!?
the voice >> it's called remembering.
me >> I'm a time traveler! My brain can go back in time. Cool!
the voice >> ...
me >> what if I'm not really here right now but actually in the future remembering all this?!?!
the voice >> ...
me >> oohhh... my brain's all painy now...
the voice >> don't over-exert it. It's not used to the exercise.
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location : Mishima Pond ,Maibara city,Shiga Prefecture.Japan
A view from Mishima Pond designated as one of Japan's Top 100 ponds
（滋賀県米原市三島池より伊吹山を望む）
On 3th Jan,that day, the weather turned colder and the pond had ice covering , It is unusual for this pond to freeze ..You might think this place allow to scratch ice hockey matches or ice skating though, the ice was too thin to do :)
Canon EOS M5/EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM/
/16.0 24.0 mm 1/40sec ISO100 / handheld
Mt.Ibuki
Mount Ibuki (伊吹山 Ibuki-yama) is a 1,377-metre-high (4,518 ft) mountain, on the border of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, and Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is also included on the lists of the 100 Kinki Mountains and the 50 Shiga Mountains. Mount Ibuki is the highest mountain in Shiga Prefecture.
Mount Ibuki is the highest peak in the Ibuki Mountains, which stretch from north to south along the border of Shiga Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture. Located at the southern end of the mountain chain with the Suzuka Mountains not too far to the south, a small plain at the foot of this mountain, Sekigahara, became one of the most important strategic points throughout Japanese history. -wikipedia
location : Shokokuji temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 相国寺 開山堂 南庭（江戸時代）
開山堂（開山夢窓国師の木像が安置されています）
この南庭はかつて「龍渕水の庭」と呼ばれており、かつては上賀茂からの御用水、（賀茂川から上御霊神社→相国寺境内→開山堂→功徳院→京都御所へ流れる小川）が取り込まれていました。今はもう流れていませんがその痕跡を白砂の向こうの水路跡に見ることができます。
ゆえにこの庭園はある意味二重の庭園構成が重なったものとも考えることができます。
一つ目は、写真手前の白砂の平庭「枯山水」二つ目はその奥、紅く染まる紅葉のあたり、枯山水の囲むように護岸石組みされた枯流れの庭です。この２つの庭が相まって独特の美を生み出しています。
What makes a garden - I'm sure that it's a very important point in garden photography,and this time I strongly think about that.
You might find the contrust of the white sand and the red colours of autumn leaves at first...then see the rocks in the white "ocean"
However what I really want you to see here is... "hiden streams" in the background, around the white sand Karesan-sui,under the red coloured trees.
There used to be a little stream called "Ryu-en Sui"龍渕水”
in the precinct ,that had run from Kamo river and flowed out to the Kyoto Imperial Palace.( Currently the sorce of the water is dry )
Using the trace of the stream, another garden was created,which is narrow .but endowed with various rocks and lovely "Mommiji-Japanese maple" trees.
So this garden consists of two elements ,sraric( or simplicity )and dynamics - Karesansui Landscape Garden and dramatic rocks garden ... I think.
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo :)
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Shōkoku-ji was founded in the middle Muromachi period. Initial construction of the central temple structures was begun in 1383, and the entire temple complex was initially dedicated in 1392. In the eighth month of the third year of Meitoku, Yoshimitsu organized a great banquet attended by all the great officers of the Imperial court and the military leaders of that time. The pomp and ceremony of the affair was said to have equaled an Imperial event.
In 1383, the Zen master Shun’oku Myōha (春屋妙葩) (1311–1388) was designated by Yoshimitsu as founding abbot, however, Myōha insisted that the official honor be posthumously accorded to his own teacher, Musō Soseki. The formal decision to grant this posthumous honor was proclaimed in 1385.
The entire temple complex was destroyed by fire in 1394; but reconstruction financed by Yoshimitsu followed soon after. The temple complex has been rebuilt many times over the centuries, notably during the Onin War.
After the Muromachi period, Shōkoku-ji was supported by several national leaders such as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, his son Toyotomi Hideyori, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, all of whom helped finance the temple’s various reconstruction projects.
Hideyori financed the 1605 reconstruction of the Hattō (Dharma Hall); and this structure, designated as an Important Cultural Property, is presently the oldest building of its type in Japan.
Ieyasu donated the Sanmon (Mountain Gate) in 1609.
Emperor Go-Mizunoo donated an imperial palace building to serve as the Kaisando (Founder’s Hall).
Other buildings were reconstructed during this period, but, with the notable exception of the 17th century hatto, the temple complex was largely devastated during the conflagration of 1788.
Shōkoku-ji is one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. Today the temple is headquarters for the Shōkoku-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, with over ninety affiliated temples, including the famous Golden Pavilion and the Silver Pavilion temples in Kyoto.
The Jotenkaku Museum is located in the premises of the temple. -wikipedia
Canon EOS M5 / /EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM/
ƒ/8.0 24.0 mm 1/100sec ISO250
manual exposure/auto white balance/manual focus/ no editing
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
Ferrari Testarossa bundle:
- Ishida's Testa from Wangan Midnight / 281 pcs.
- Sonny Crockett's Testa from Miami Vice / 244 pcs.
- Testarossa in red / 247 pcs.
I've already built the 'Devil-Z' Nissan and the 'Blackbird' Porsche from Wangan Midnight and I wanted to expand the selection with Ishida's unique Testarossa.
That was the base motivation of this build, but during the process I changed the concept a bit. It was easy and obvious to convert Ishida's Testa into stock version, so I made the instructions also for a white one from Miami Vice and a red one because a Ferrari is most authentic in that color.
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location :Kitano -tenmangu Shrine ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 北野天満宮
In the precincts we can see lots of dedicated lanterns on which the plum motif and the names of dedicators who prays ( or prayed) humbly for peace,health,longevity,safety, academic achievement..e.g... .They are all lit up in the evening and offers a glow that's atmospheric and religious. And the softly light heals me anytime.
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo.
Masako Ishida ( maco-nonch★R)
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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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Japanese Traditional Art of Flower Arrangement (Ikebana) -IKENOBOU ( Rikka Style )
華道家元池坊京都支部 立花
location : Kitano Tenmangu shurine Kagura-den hall,Kyoto city,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
北野天満宮 神楽殿
Ikenobō (池坊) is the oldest and largest school of Ikebana, or Japanese floral art in Japan.
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
location : Kobe Harbour
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 :)
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location : Kyoto Hosen-in temple 京都大原 宝泉院 鶴亀庭園
This snowy garden known as "a crane and a turtle"is 300 years old.( constructed during Edo period)
There are two small ponds which is said to represent a shape of the wings of crane. The three stones in the middle represent the body of the crane. The small artificial hill ,Tsukiyama -in Japanese is said to represent a turtle.
Actually this garden is small ,but a really joyful one because I think these main feature ,the combination of crane and turtle island is a kind of symbols that is one of the most enconterde concept :)
Thank you for your interest . -maco-nonch
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Location : Kyoto Saga Tenryu-ji Temple - Hougon-in
京都嵐山 嵯峨天龍寺境内塔頭 宝厳院「獅子吼の庭」
Daikisan Hougonin is a sub-temple (a semi-autonomous entity) of,an dlocated within the Tenryuji Temple complex,a major religious ,cultural and historic site in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto.Tenryuji is part of Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.The sub-temple was built in1461 by Hosokawa Yoriyuki,a hibh ranking official in the government of the Muromachi shogun,for temple founder Seichueikou Zenshi,third grand disciple of Muso Kokushi,founder of Tenryuji. -Hougon-in
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= Savor ' Buddha's spirit' kept secret for 140 years =
The Arashiyama area in western Kyoto along the banks of the Katsura River is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring and its glorious autumn foliage. Until this month, a less popular attraction had been the gardens of Hogonin Temple, a sub-temple of Tenryuji Zen Temple — largely because they had been closed to the general public for 140 years.
The gardens, known as Shishiku-no-niwa, are believed to be at least 600 years old and were created during the Muromachi Period (1338-1573) by Sakugen Shuryo, a Zen priest and garden designer who was a disciple of another, more famous Zen priest, called Musou Kokushi (aka Soseki). During the Edo Period (1603-1867) the gardens were well known and are mentioned in “Miyako-rinsen Meisho Zukan (Guidebook to the Gardens of Miyako [the former name of Kyoto])” by Ogawa Tazaemon, published in 1799. As part of a long and careful process of restoration, just now a teahouse near the entrance is being repaired by carpenters, and in time the entrance gatehouse will also be repaired.
The 8,000 sq.-meter gardens — whose name roughly translates as Spirit of Buddha Garden — showcase nature in a natural setting, and the atmosphere of this wooded area designed for strolling is profoundly tranquil. Iroha-momiji (Japanese maple; Acer palmatum) grow here in large numbers and Tawara Gisen, the head priest, said that many of them are self-sown seedlings. And indeed, the ground is littered with maple seedlings, which Tawara said he will soon put in small pots and give to visitors free of charge.
Another attractive feature of Shishiku-no-niwa are the colossal rocks that dot the garden. These rocks were not positioned by the garden’s designers; instead the garden was made around them. Long ago, when the river’s waters were higher, the softer stone was gradually eroded so that, when the water level fell, these impressive rocks were high and dry.
Elsewhere, the woodland floor is covered with various species of moss, the most common being oosugikoke (hair moss; Selaginella remotifolia). In the middle of the garden there is an akamatsu (Japanese red pine; Pinus densiflora) growing out of a rock which, over the centuries, has been split by its roots.
Growing on this rock is a hitotsuba (tongue fern; Pyrrosia lingua). Also known as Japanese felt fern, this is a creeping, evergreen epiphytic variety that spreads by rhizomes. The simple strap-shaped upright fronds have a leathery texture and are around 30 cm long and 5 cm across, with rust-colored spores growing on the underside. There are numerous cultivars of this variety, which is native to China, Taiwan and Japan, and some have cristate or contorted fronds.
Throughout the garden, considerable effort has been made to erect traditional-style bamboo fences. One of these styles, known as takeho-gaki (bamboo-branch fence), is made from branches of bamboo packed tightly together. Further examples can be seen in the Sagano area of Kyoto behind Tenryuji Temple.
There is also a hanging bamboo gate. Known in Japanese as shiorido (bent-branch door) or agesudo, this uses strips of bamboo woven into a diamond pattern. The gate is suspended from stout oak branches. Though not very common, this style of gate is used in tea-ceremony gardens. The niwashi (gardeners) who are presently restoring the gardens also constructed an unusual bamboo fence they call a Hougan-gaki in honor of a priest adept at bamboo-work.
Both the Hogonin and Tenryuji temples were burned to the ground in 1877 by die-hard Satsuma soldiers from southern Kyushu who were opposed to the new government in Tokyo. Hence the hondo (main building) of Hogonin Temple dates back to early in the Taisho Era (1912-26). Visitors can enter this building and sip Japanese tea while admiring the trees in the garden. At this time of the year the vivid green color of the new leaves is known as shinryoku.
The gardens will remain open until May 31 and will then reopen from October until early December. Aside from the autumn leaf colors, visitors in fall will also be able to see fine shows of susuki (eulalia; Miscanthus sinensis) and hagi (bush clover; Lespedeza thunbergii). Next year the gardens will again also open in spring and autumn.
As an added incentive to visit, by pre-arrangement small parties can be held in the teahouse in the garden, with food delivered from nearby restaurants.
- The Japan Times 2002/4/25
Japan : The Official Guide / Central Kyoto
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/centralkyoto.html
This garden facing the study hall(Sho-in) incorporates the slope of the mountain as it is,and it brings a kind wildness or dynamism to the garden.
location: Joshoko-ji temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture
( neighboring Miyama village,Nantan city,Kyoto prefecture)
Joshoko-ji Temple is very famous for not only autumn leaves but also its beauty of cherry blossoms in spring.
This is my Joshoko-ji photo album.If you are intereste,please do have a look.
www.flickr.com/photos/100016856@N08/albums/72157689205611284
Joshoko-ji was founded in about 1362 by retired Emperor Kogen,the first emperor of the Northern dynasty during a turbulent period when political power was divided between dynasties of north and south.
In the middle of the warring period Kogen chose to build his secluded hermitage in this location far from the centre of power, and upon his return to Kyoto he converted himself into a priest of Zen-sect and altered a nearby temple called Jojyuji and opened this.
Emperor Gohanazono later dedicated the forested mountains behind the temple of and other offerings to the spirits of retired Emperor Kogen. The Imperial family and the parishioners worked together to support this temple.
The temple was completely destroyed by fire in 1579 during the Warring States period. With restoration of imperial power following the downfall of the shogunate. the temple was restored and expanded again.
This zen temple is currently affiliated with the Kyoto Saga Tenryuji branch of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism.
referring source : Kyoto city / Jyoshoko-ji
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo.
Masako Ishida (maco-nonch★R)
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited .
location : Gaunzan Sokusyu-in ,Tohukuji Kyoto city, Japan
With the exception of special openings, this temple is not ordinarily open to the public.
（京の冬の旅 特別公開寺院）関白の山荘跡・西郷隆盛ゆかりの寺 東福寺 即宗院
Founded by priest Gochu Genju 剛中玄柔(the 54th abbot in residence of Tofuku-ji東福寺 / 1318-1388),Guanzan Sokushu-in 臥雲山即宗院 was established in 1387 for the salvation of Daimyo (feudal load) of Satsuma domain薩摩藩 ( presant-day Kagoshima Prefecture).With a history of over 800 years,the site was once court noble Fujiwara no Kanezane's villa - Tsukinowaden palace,built his retirement from the service of Kampaku 関白( chief adviser to the Emperor) in 1196.
During the closing days of Tokugawa bakufu,Satsuma domain's Saigo Takamori 西郷隆盛was said to have hidden in Saishintei,the tea house,and schemed to overthrow the Tokugawa regime.Chased by the Tokugawa army,Saigo lead an attack at the top of the back hills and consequently attained the Meiji Restoration. a gravestone Saigo dedicated to the 524 members who died for the battle of the restoration can be found in the back hill. There are also several gravesites of Son'nojo-i 尊王攘夷(Revel the Emperor ,Expel the Barbarians- a movement to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu) heroes. Especially known for the beauty of its fresh mosses and autumn foliages,the historidal garden is a famous site that has been painted repeatedly.During the winter seasons,fruits of coral berries are also in site. - Gaunzan Sokusyu-in
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Tofukuji Temple Sokushu-in
Sokushu-in is a sub-temple of Tofukuji Temple built by Shimazu clan of Satsuma (Kagoshima prefecture at present). Shimazu of Satsuma played an initiative role in the Meiji Restoration and took part in the anti-Shogunate movement in 1860's. It is said that a famous samurai of Satsuma, Takamori Saigo, had confidential talks on anti-Shogunate movement in Sokushu-in. When a war broke out in Kyoto, the Satsuma army fired at the army of Japanese feudal government from the top of the hill at the back of Sokushu-in.
Garden :
Before this temple was built, the current place was a mountain villa called "Tsukinowaden" of Kanezane Fujiwara, an emperor's chief advisor of the 10-11th century. The pond garden of the villa mostly remains as it was at that time with its stone arrangement of waterfall, location and shape being the same.
Cenotaph of Eastern Expedition :
In the woods of the innermost part of the temple, there is a cenotaph of Eastern Expedition by Takamori Saigo. This is a monument for the Satsuma 524 war dead and all the engraved names were written by Saigo.
www.kyoto-magonote.jp/en/kwt_2016/kwt_2016.html#kwt11
(KYOTO WINTER TOUR 2016)
Rinzai Gigen, a Chinese monk, established Rinzai School which is one of the famous Buddhist sects in Japan. This year 2016 is the 1150th anniversary of his death. In commemoration of it, some of private architectures, paintings, and gardens of Rinzai Zen temples will be specially opened during the period of "Kyoto Winter Tour."
庭園は撮影可能。ただし建物内部は全て撮影不可。
location : Himeji city, Hyogo prefecture,Japan
taken from Himeji Castle Sannomaru square west area
This castle is well- known as “Shirasagi-jo”, which means White Heron Castle or White Egret Castle in Japanese due to its brilliant white exterior and its resemblance to a heron (or egret) taking flight. :)
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Date and Time (Original) - 2017:08:01 20:28
location : Rakuhoku Renge-ji temple Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 洛北 蓮華寺
Rakuhoku Renge-ji temple :
This temple belongs to the Tendai sect of Buddhism cowned with the mountain name of Kinyozan.
Shigenao imaeda( 今枝重直),a retainer of the Maeda Clan in Kaga,present Ishikawa pref.,entered the priesthood around period from 1661 to 1673. He built a residence here and spent his later years associating with such people as Jozan Ishikawa 石川丈山and Tanyu Kano狩野探幽.His groundson Chikayoshi今枝民部近義,who admire the virtuous Shigenao, transfered a temple from Hachijo-Shiokoji(元西八条塩小路附近)to this place in order to pray for the repose of his grandfather. He made it as a sub-temple of the Enryakuji Jitsuzobo Temple延暦寺実蔵坊.
The principal statue enshrined in main hall is of Shakamuni Tothagata.Unique Rengeji temple-style tone lanterns with hexagonal shades and a monument commemorating Shigenao inscribed Tehsho-style calligraphy written by Jozan Ishikawa on top and passage composed by Jun-an Kinoshita are found on the grounds beautifully covered with moss.
The garden woth crane stone and turtle islands in the lake,an excellent example from Edo period(1603-1867) -Kyoto city
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This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
I was feeling zen in the tranquil moss garden...
location : Sanzen-in (三千院)temple - the Ojo Gokuraku-in Hall (往生極楽院) Kyoto city ,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
Yusei-en garden(有清園) and Ojogokuraku-in hall（往生極楽院） looked from Shinden Building.
Sanzen-in (三千院) is a Tendai school monzeki temple in Ōhara, Kyoto, Japan. The Heian period triad of Amida Nyorai flanked by attendants is a National Treasure.
Sanzenin Temple is the main attraction of the rural town of Ohara(大原）, which is located about an hour north of central Kyoto（京都）. The approach from Ohara bus stop to Sanzenin is lined with shops and restaurants catering to temple visitors, and there are a number of smaller temples in the vicinity. Sanzenin Temple itself has large temple grounds and a variety of buildings, gardens and walking paths.
Sanzenin is a temple of the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and was founded by nobody less than the revered monk Saicho who introduced Tendai Buddhism to Japan in 804. Sanzenin is a monzeki temple( 門跡）, one of only a few temples whose head priests used to be members of the imperial family.
After entering the temple through the front gate, visitors to Sanzenin pass through a series of connected temple buildings. The first major building is the Kyakuden (guest hall), which displays works of Japanese calligraphy and paintings on sliding doors (fusuma襖). The building opens up onto the Shuhekien Garden, a traditional Japanese garden that has a small pond and hill.
Connected to the Kyakuden by a corridor, the Shinden (main hall) displays statues of three Buddhist deities, the central figure of Amida Buddha being flanked by the attendants Kannon and Fudo Myoo. From the Shinden visitors can enjoy the most famous view of Sanzenin Temple: the Ojo Gokuraku-in Hall seen through maple and cedar trees across a moss garden.
After admiring the view from the Shinden, visitors walk through the moss garden. A tranquil atmosphere permeates the garden, and there are a number of amusing stone statues that peek out from the moss.
Located in the middle of the moss garden, the Ojo Gokuraku-in Hall（往生極楽院） is the oldest temple building at Sanzenin. The hall was first built in 985 and most recently rebuilt in 1143. It holds a statue of Amida Buddha, Sanzenin's most valued treasure. The statue of Amida is accompanied by two attendant deities, Kannon on one side and Seishi on the other.
- Wikipedia
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大原の地は千有余年前より魚山と呼ばれ仏教音楽（声名）の発祥の地であり、念仏聖による浄土信仰の聖地として今日に至ります。創建は傳教大師最澄上人（７６７～８２２）が比叡山延暦寺建立の際草庵を結ばれたのに始まります。別名 梶井門跡・梨本門跡とも呼ばれる天台宗五箇室門跡の一つで、皇子皇族が住職を勤めた宮門跡です。現在の名称は明治４年法親王還俗にともない、梶井御殿内の持仏堂に掲げられていた霊元天皇宸筆の勅額により、三千院と公称されるようになりました。
往生極楽院
寺伝では寛和二年（９８６）に「往生要集」の著者で天台浄土教の大成者である恵心僧都源信が父母の菩提のため姉の安養尼と共に建立したと伝えられています。お堂に比べて大きい「阿弥陀三尊像」(国宝）を収める工夫として天井を船底型に折りあげています。現在は肉眼ではわかり難いものの、その天井には極楽浄土に舞う天女や諸菩薩の姿が極彩色で描かれています。
有清園
本堂の寝殿より極楽院を眺める有清園は、中国の六朝時代を代表する詩人、謝霊運の「山水清音有」よい命名された池泉回遊式庭園です。杉木立の中、苔の大海原と紅葉が有名です。
一隅を照らす これ則ち国宝なり。国宝とは何ぞ 宝とは道心なり
- 最澄
This temples has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited here.
locatiion : Tenryu ji temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 天龍寺 曹源池庭園
The group of rocks placed at the rear is called "Ryumon-no Taki Fall" ( Dragon Gate Fall 竜門の滝) .
Tenryū-ji (天龍寺)—more formally known as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺)—is the head temple of the Tenryū branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddha, and its first chief priest was Musō Soseki. Construction was completed in 1345. As a temple related to both the Ashikaga family and Emperor Go-Daigo, the temple is held in high esteem, and is ranked number one among Kyoto's so-called Five Mountains. In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".
The garden, created by Musō Soseki, features a circular promenade around Sōgen Pond (曹源池 sōgenchi) and is designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty of Japan.-wikipedia
location : Nanzenji Temple Tenjyuan ,Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
南禅寺 天授庵 南北朝時代 池泉回遊式庭園 書院南庭
Tenjyuan Garden on southern side of Shoin
Tenjyuan :
Tenjyuan is one of the most historically important temple of the Nanzenji. It was built as a dedication of the founder of the Nanzenji , Daiminkokushi Mukanfumon .
In 1267 the Emperpor Kameyama,enchanted with the natural beauty of the spot,elected a villa on the site where where the Nanzenji Temple now stands. Around 1288 the emperor was vexed by the appearance of a ghost and asked for help from Daiminkokushi ,the third Chief Priest of the Tofukuji Temple.
The priest rid Emperor Kameyama of the gost by merely performing Zazen meditations without reciting a single sutra.
The emperor was deeply moved by this demonstration of the priest's virtue and subsequently became became his disciple,giving himself the name Hoo("Great Priest").He later converted his villa into zen temple and dedicated it to Daiminkokushi.These events took place in Hoo's later years ; the priest died before the coversation of the villa was complete.It was left for a priest named Kiansoen,the successor of Daiminkokushi.to finish the work and inaugurate the zen temple. For this reason little credit for the task is given to Daiminkokushi himself.In 1336 Kokakushiren,the 15th chief priest of Nanzen Ji Temple,asked the retired Emperor Kogon for permission to construct a building commemorating the founding of the temple by Daiminkokushi.Construction on the building was completed in the following year(1337),hence the opening of the Tenjyuan.
Tenjyuan,however ,was destroyed in the Nanzenji conflagration of 1447 .Nor was the temple spared destraction by fire during the Onin War ( 1467-1477). More then 130 years passed before the temple was finally reconstructed.
Many of the temples destroyed by wars were reconstructed in the last quarter of the 16th century,when Japan enjoyed a period of political stability. The priests of Nanzenji agreed that the Tenjyuan be reconstructed by one of the most famous Zen priests of Kyoto,Genporeisan.He appointed Ungakureikei chief priest of the Tenjyuan ,and asked the daimyo Hosokawa Yusei to finance the enterprise.Thanks to generous contribution of Hosokawa,the reconstruction of the Main Hall,the Main Gate,and the old study was completed in August ,1602.These are the Tenjyuan buildings that stand today.
The garden consists of the front ,or eastern,garden of the Main Hall, and the southern garden near the Study.
***The eastern garden is a rock garden. A geometrically designed stone footpath embedded in white sand and moss connects the Main Hall with the Maingate. This footpath was made 1338 after the original construction of the Tenjyuan.
The other ,shorter stone footpath leading to Yusai's mausoleum was made after Yusai's death in1610.***
The layout of the southern garden clearly illustrates the characteristics of late 14th century landscaping.The two central islands in particular epitomize this style. A long penninsula extending from the study and a smaller penninsula extending from the other side meet to form a curling clasp,creating an eastern and western pond.The shorelines of the two ponds so divided are thus varied.
The eastern pond is smaller than the other and has a slopping bank.In addition to this landscaping technique,the arrangement of rocks near the waterfall indicates that the garden was made around the time of the construction of the Tenjyuan in 1337.
- Tenjyuan
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited here.
The south wall of Mt.Daisen and Mitsu(ku)e mill
大山南壁と御机の茅葺小屋
location: Disen-Oki National Park,Tottori Prefecture,Japan
Daisen (Daisen), is a volcanic mountain located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 metres. This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt. The Daisen volcanic belt is a part of Southwest Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate.
Daisen is a complex volcano, made by repeated volcanic activity over thousands of years. Eruptions in this area started 1.8 million years ago and resulted in Old Daisen some 500,000 years ago. The Daisen of today, New Daisen, resulted from a second group of eruptions which started 50,000 years ago and ended 10,000 years ago in the caldera of Old Daisen. 50,000 years ago, this mountain had a plinian eruption from which volcanic ash can be found as far away as the Tohoku Region of Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, and also one of the Chūgoku 100 mountains.
Daisen, which stands directly on the Sea of Japan, was regarded as one of the most important mountains for Japanese Shugendo. According to the Izumo Kokudo Fudoki, completed in 733, this mountain was called Ōkami-take, literally, Mountain of the great god.
Daisen has been called Hōki Fuji and Izumo Fuji, depending on which side of the mountain the viewer is standing on. These names are based on the old Hōki and Izumo provinces.
-wikipedia
location : Kyoyochi Pond ,Ryoanji temple , Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture ,Japan
龍安寺 鏡容池
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.
Thank you for viewing my photo :)
Beautiful Kiriko lanterns painted in Wajima lacquer style (Wajima-nuri)
location: Wajima Kiriko Art Museum（Kiriko Kaikan), Wajima city,Ishikawa Prefecture,Japan
( Michelin Green Guide Japan ✰✰）
Kirikos are huge lanterns with their height ranging from 4 to 15 meters... and usually have kanji written on one side and a dramatic illustration on the other.
These Kirikos are integral parts of the various Festivals of Noto Peninsula celebrated in summers.
- Ishikawa Prefecture Tourism League
Wajima lacquer style (Wajima-nuri)
The most famous lacquerware in Japan is “Wajima-nuri”. Most Japanese people know the word, “Wajima-nuri”, even those who are not familiar with lacquerware.
Wajima-nuri is lacquerware made in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Ishikawa Prefecture is famous as a production region of lacquerware. Yamanaka lacquerware is also well known in this region in addition to Wajima-nuri.
Lacquerware has been produced in Wajima, Ishikawa, since olden days. Jūzō Shrine in this city is known to have the oldest example of the Wajima-nuri style that exists today. This shrine has a door that was coated with vermillion lacquer in the year 1397.
The soil in this land is something that supports the Wajima-nuri style lacquerware. In Wajima City, there is a mountain called “Jinokoyama” where soil that is perfect for this style of lacquerware is obtained.
In the lacquerware making, the process called shitaji (undercoats) is necessary. Performing shitaji creates a hard and durable lacquerware. Lacquer is applied onto the shitaji undercoats, so one can consider shitaji as “the base of lacquer layers”.
A mixture of powder called “jinoko” and lacquer is used for the shitaji undercoats. “The soil from Jinokoyama” mentioned earlier is used for this jinoko powder. The soil from Jinokoyama in Wajima City is called “Wajima jinoko”.
Wajima jinoko is known as high-quality soil for the shitaji undercoats. Due to this type of soil, it became possible to produce durable lacquerware, which is difficult to create in other locations.
Wajima-nuri has been noted for its durability with the use of this special soil, but it is also known for its elegance.
Sometimes, decorations are added to lacquerware after being coated with lacquer. In the case of Wajima-nuri, “chinkin”, which rubs gold into the grooves, and “makie”, which draws a picture with powdered gold or silver, are well known. In addition to the fact that it is strong, the beauty of decorations is also a signature of Wajima-nuri style lacquerware.
It is said that the Wajima-nuri technique was established during the Edo Period (From 1603 to 1868). Some techniques such as chinkin and makie were consolidated during this period.- Traditional Culture of Japan
Mt.Daisen (left back 1,729m) and Mt. Karasugasen ( right back 1,448m/ known as "The Matterhorn of Japan")
日本百名山「大山」（左奥1,729m)と烏ヶ山（右奥1,448m/大山山系の一つで山陰のマッターホルンと呼ばれています）
Daisen (Daisen), is a volcanic mountain located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 metres. This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt. The Daisen volcanic belt is a part of Southwest Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate.
Daisen is a complex volcano, made by repeated volcanic activity over thousands of years. Eruptions in this area started 1.8 million years ago and resulted in Old Daisen some 500,000 years ago. The Daisen of today, New Daisen, resulted from a second group of eruptions which started 50,000 years ago and ended 10,000 years ago in the caldera of Old Daisen. 50,000 years ago, this mountain had a plinian eruption from which volcanic ash can be found as far away as the Tohoku Region of Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, and also one of the Chūgoku 100 mountains.
Daisen, which stands directly on the Sea of Japan, was regarded as one of the most important mountains for Japanese Shugendo. According to the Izumo Kokudo Fudoki, completed in 733, this mountain was called Ōkami-take, literally, Mountain of the great god.
Daisen has been called Hōki Fuji and Izumo Fuji, depending on which side of the mountain the viewer is standing on. These names are based on the old Hōki and Izumo provinces.
In the middle of the mountain, there is a Buddhist temple, called Daisen-ji. This temple has existed as a centre of worship since the Heian Period. The temple was founded by the Tendai sect in 718.
Climbing the mountain used to be severely prohibited without a selected monk of Daisen-ji, and common people could not access the mountain until the Edo Period.
The mountain has also been important to the mountain ascetics of the Shugendō sect. Just above the temple is the Ōgamiyama Jinja, literally, shrine of the mountain of the great god.
After the Great Tottori Earthquake in 2000, some of Daisen's peaks are on the verge of collapse. It is prohibited to ascend the mountain's highest peak, the Kengamine (1,729 metres (5,673 ft)). Climbers are able to access the Misen Peak (1,709.4 metres (5,608 ft)).[3] The most popular route is from Daisen-ji to the Misen Peak. It takes three hours to reach the summit.
Daisen-Oki National Park :
Daisen-Oki National Park (大山隠岐国立公園 Daisen Oki Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Chūgoku region, Honshū, Japan, and spans the prefectures of Okayama, Shimane, and Tottori. Mount Daisen is the focus of the park,[1] which also includes the volcanic mountains and plains of Hiruzen, Mount Kenashi, Mount Sanbe, and Mount Hōbutsu.[2] The Izumo Plain region of the park is home to the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan, the Izumo-taisha.[1] The Oki Islands are also an important component of the park. The park was established in 1936 as Daisen National Park (大山国立公園 Daisen Oki Kokuritsu Kōen?), but was expanded and renamed in 1961 to include the Oki Islands and Shimane Prefecture areas. -Wikipedia
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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 )
Canon EOS M5/ EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM/ƒ/7.1
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Kyorinbo rock garden 小堀遠州の庭 近江八幡 教林坊
location : Kyorinbou ,Omihachiman city,Shiga prefecture,Japan
Kyorinbou 石の寺 教林坊 小堀遠州 作庭 名勝庭園
This temple is a Buddhist temple which is said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku 聖徳太子in 605.
The name of the temple 'Kyo-rin'教林 comes from the historical fact that the prince used to preach in the woods. (Kyo 教means "preaching/teaching", RIn林means "forest" )
In the precinct,there are a large rock called 'Taishi-no seppou iwa' 太子の説法岩( The preacing Rock of Prince Shotoku) and a stone cave where Honzon sculpted/designed by Prince Shotoku 聖徳太子 is enshrined.(You can see the stone from the left window in this image) Hence this temple is also known as the Temple of Stones石の寺 .
In the middle is very well known as "Hanging scroll" window which looks like a traditional Japanese painting art "Kake-jiku"(hanging scroll) .
One of foremost essayists Masako Shirasu 白洲正子( not me:) ) often visited here and described the beauty of this place ,especially moss covered stone garden which is said to have been made by Ensyu Kobori 小堀遠州 In her essay " Kakure-zato" かくれ里石の寺.
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
ƒ/8.0 14.0 mm 1/8sec ISO 400 /handheld / all manual
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Prince Shotoku/ 聖徳太子 Shōtoku Taishi
Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子 Shōtoku Taishi, February 7, 574 – April 8, 622]), also known as Prince Umayado (厩戸皇子 Umayado no ōji) or Prince Kamitsumiya (上宮皇子 Kamitsumiya no ōji), was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half-sister. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan and he was involved in the defeat of the rival Mononobe clan. The primary source of the life and accomplishments of Prince Shōtoku comes from the Nihon Shoki.
Over successive generations, a devotional cult arose around the figure of Prince Shōtoku for the protection of Japan, the Imperial Family, and for Buddhism. Key religious figures such as Saichō, Shinran and others claimed inspiration or visions attributed to Prince Shōtoku. -wikipedia
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