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location : The Shuon'an Ikkyu-ji Temple ,Kyotanabe city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京田辺市 酬恩庵 一休寺（とんちで有名な一休さんのお寺）方丈北庭 (江戸時代/枯山水）
The northern dry landscape garden of Hojo
This garden is so-called Takiishigumi garden,one of the dry landscape zen gardens,which represents the waterfall that descends mystical Mt.Hourai using a gigantic over two meters high boulder ,some stones and shrubs. -maco-nonch
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The Shoun'an Ikkyu Temple
This temple was inauguarated at its the present site as a Zen monastery and was given its name,Myoshoji Temple,by Daigo-kokushi(alias Nampo Jomyo, a high priest of the Zen sect,upon his return from T'ang (China)where he had studied the doctrines of the Zen as a disciple to Kidou-odho ,a celebrated bonze of the time.
The Myoshoji Temand remained in ruins until it was restored in the second year of Kosei(1451) by Ikkyu-zenji 一休禅師,the sixth Chief abbot to the Daitokuji branch of the Rinzai sect.ple was destroyed in the war during the year of Genko(1331),He named the temple the Shuuon'an and deicated it as a memorial to the founder.
Ikkyu-zenzi lived the rest of his life in this temple,and commuted to the Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto to which he was appointed Chief abbot at the age of 81.He passed away to November 21 in the thirteenth year of Bummei(1481) ,at 88 and was buried in the mausoleum annexed to this temple.
Rock Gardens :
Rock Gardens ,designated spot of scenic beauty.There are two rock gardens,the Kokyu Garden and the Hojo Garden,both designated as objects of scenic beauty.The Kokyu Gaden ,which surrounds the Kokyu-An (Hermitage) is a typical Zen-style rock garden attributed to Murata Juko(1442-1502)the founder of ceremonial tea art.The Hojo garden is another typical rock garden from early Edo period attributed to three distinguished designers of the time,Shokado,Sagawada Kiroku(Kodak) and Ishikswa Johan.The percuilar rocks standing I the garden are assumed to symbolize the sixteen disciples of Buddha distorting themselves,steep mountains with deep valleys,and a torrential water-fall descending in two steps to flow through a number of rock-works.The massive rocks and their exquisite layout should be considered a masterpiece of the rock gardens built in the early Edo period.
-the Shuon'an Ikkyuji Temple
ƒ/6.3 11.0 mm 1/20sec ISO320 IS-off
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited here.
加賀手毬
location : Kanazawa Higashi-Chaya District 金沢 東茶屋街
Kaga Temari is a traditional handicraft ball that has characteristic of colorful geometric patterns. It has been popular as a toy of children in Kanazawa for a long time, and in fact, putting the feelings of parents who think about the daughter.
It is said that the history of Kaga Temari began in 1601, when Tamahime, who was a grand daughter of the first Shogun Ieyasu TOKUGAWA married the Kaga Lord who ruled the Kanazawa area at the time at the age of only three years old, then The Temari ball was brought to Kanazawa.
Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter K ＆Ｆ Concept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)＋old lens ( 1960's ) Super-Takumar 1.4/50 / f1.4 50mm 0.5sec ISO 250/ manual exposure /auto b/w / manual focus
Cerasus serrulata ‘Fudanzakura’ 不断桜
Fu不dan断 ＝ uninterrupted, lasting forever
( I really like this word Fu-dan )
zakura(=sakura) 桜 = Cherry Blossoms
location : Kyoto Ohara Jikko-in temple
京都 大原実光院 (勝林院の子院）
Fudan zakura means "continuous cherry." Known to bloom for long periods in Japan , this rather small tree flowers off and on throughout mild winters. Flower buds are pale pink, opening to white flowers.- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
* Generally, in Japan it begins flowering in the latter part of October and continues flowering through the latter part of April.
ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/125sec ISO250
location : Kajuji Temple , Himuro-no-ike pond ( Kaju-ji Hyochi-en)
Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
Kajuji Temple (勧修寺) , founded in 900AD,by Emperor Daigo ,has over one thousand years of history. The garden ,known as the "Kaju-ji Hyochi-en"(勧修寺氷池園),has a pond called "Himuro-no-ike(氷室の池)".
The mountains beyond the garden are used as a part of the garden design, giving it a three-dimensional beauty.
In the ancient Heian period( 794-1185), every January 2,the ice which covered the pond of the garden was presented to the imperial court, and the situation of the grain harvest in the coming year was divined by the thickness of the ice. It is therefore one of the most prominent ancient ponds in Kyoto.
- Kajuji Temple
Tensyu 天守（連立式天守） ( from the front ) of
Himeji Castle 姫路城 ( UNESCO World Heritage Site )
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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Kyoto Manshuin Dry Landscape Garden ( 1656- /Edo period )
( Kobori Ensyu Style garden)
京都 曼殊院門跡 書院庭園 亀島
小堀遠州好みの庭(江戸時代/ 枯山水)
location : Manshu-in Monzeki temple,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
location : Kobe Harbour ,Kobe city,Hyogo prefecture,Japan
a view from a deck of cruise ship ' Concerto'
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.
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 including the Rout3 Kobe Lines( Hanshin Expressway) 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-M11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM/ƒ/8.0
14.0 mm 8sec ISO100 /manual exposure/auto white balance/focus AF＋MF/no crop
This is the Eizan Railway's new tourist train named "HIEI"that started running on 21st March,2018.
location : Yase-Hieizanguchi Station ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 叡山電車 八瀬比叡山口 駅 「ひえい」（電車名）
Canon EOS M5 / Mount Adapter K＆ＦConcept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)/ ( old lens 1960's ) Asahi Super-Takumar 1.4/50
ƒ/2.8 50.0 mm 1/320sec ISO200/all manual/no-editing
location : Kounchi-in temple (Nanzen-ji
subtenple) Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 南禅寺 塔頭 金地院内 東照宮
Konchi-in is one of the sub-temples of the Nanzen-ji temple complex南禅寺,which was found around in the early 15th century by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi (足利義持).
In 1605, it was relocated by Ishin Suden (1569-1633)from northern Kyoto Kitayama to its present location inside the Nanzen-ji temple complex. The priest's chamber(main hall) was moved here from the Fushimi-momoyama Castle.
The garden which can only be viewed from the veranda of the Main Hall is quite well-known and called the Crane and Turtle Garden. It is said that the garden was built by a famous garden designer and tea master Kobori Enshu (小堀遠州) who attributed lots of gardens around Kyoto.
This building in the back is Toshogu shrine ,designated an important cultural asset along with the priest's chamber and the tea room ,and was built in 1628 by Ishin Suden in accordance with the will of the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa(1542-1616)
The gate separates the area on which the shrine (Shinto)stands from the precinct of the temple(Buddhism) , that means the gate separates a field of God from a world of Buddhism( Zen world) ...and at the same time combines two world ..So this space is a kind of typical space that represents the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism 神仏習合in Japan I think -
In this shirine Ieyasu Tokugawa's hair and personal Buddha statue are enshrined.
Life is like a walking along a long long road shouldering a heavy load so there's no hurry - Ieyasu Tokugawa said
（人生は重荷を負うて遠き道を行くがごとし、急ぐべからず-徳川家康）and ...this is one of my favorite quotes. :)
maco-nonch★R (Masako Ishida)
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo :)
Canon EOS M5/ EF-M22mm f/2 STM
ƒ/8.0 22.0 mm 1/20sec ISO160/ all manual
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
location : Unryu-in temple,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 泉涌寺 雲龍院
The temple is very well known for the slide paper doors ( "Sho-ji 障子in Japanese) setting with four small square windows called "Shikishi-no-mado".
Each window shows us quite different view and world - from left to right .. we can see a camellia tree 椿,Tourou stone lantern石灯籠 ,a maple treeモミジ and a pine tree松** .. that create seasonal atmosphere in the old dry landscape garden.
When open the Shikishino mado doors or another ones,we can see the dreamy autumn senery like this.
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo.
Masako Ishida maco-nonch★R
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Unryū-in 雲龍院 is a sub-temple of Sennyū-ji 泉涌寺の塔頭in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1372, it was rebuilt after destruction in the Ōnin War.[ The Hondō of 1646 (13.8m x 12.9m, irimoya-zukuri, shake roof) is an Important Cultural Property. The Hōjō or abbot's quarters also date from the Edo period.
-wikipedia
Canon EOS M5 / EF-M22mm f/2 STM/ƒ/8.0 22.0 mm 1/60ssec ISO 800 /handheld/ manual exposure/auto white balance/manual focusThis temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
location : The Shakemachi district of northern Kyoto,located to the east of Kamo Wakeikazuchi Jinja （Kamigamo-jinjya shirine)
上賀茂 社家町
Muchas gracias por vuestra visita ☆ Thank you for viewing my photo
location : Joshokouji temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 常照皇寺
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 interested,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)
Canon EOS M5 /EF-M11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
ƒ/6.3 12.0 mm 1/60sec ISO1000/manual exposure- I hardly use the higher number ISO like this in order to avoid introducing too much noise ,but this time it gave my camera a better light response ,I think )/auto white balance / manual focus/ hand held / no crop
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited .
location : Kyoto ,Japan
Canon EOS M5 EF-M22mm f/2 STM （no image stabilization)手ブレ補正機能なし
ƒ/5.6 22.0 mm 1/13sec ISO400 manual exposure/focus
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
Anime Collection 2! with more characters of course! x3
©PootDamnYou- pootdamnyou.deviantart.com/
Animetards Unite! xDD
One of my daughters Manga books. Although this looks like the back cover it is in fact the front cover...... book is read back to front.
location : Kyoto Daitokuji Koto-in Temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
京都 紫野 大徳寺塔頭 高桐院
Kotoin Zen Temple
Koto-in was established in 1601 at the behest of the famed military leader Hosokawa Tadaoki(1563-1645).It is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji located within the precincts of the main temple. Hosokawa was one of the greater warriors of his time. And one of the few to survive the bloody wars which culminated in the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603-1868) in the beginning of the seventeenth century.in addition to martial skills ,he was a man of great intellectual attainment and taste. Although his wife,Gratia(1563-1600) was a devout believer in outlawed Catholic faith and the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582) ,notorious as the leader of an unsuccessful revolt, it is a tribute to Hosokawa’s brilliane that he was unaffected by his wife’s associations. He fought under the banner of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598) in Koriea and was aleading figure in the ward which led to the establishment of the Tokugawa house.
Rewarded with vast domain, in his later life he devoted himself to the study of Zen under the famouse Daitoku-ji abbot,Seigan(1588-1661)and was noted also as one of the most distinguished disciples of the eminent tea master ,SenRikyu(1521-1594).
The famous tea house known as Shoko-ken which stands at this temple was built by Hosokawa. Equally admired is the tea-house ,known as Horai,Next to it stands a famous wash-basin,hollowed from a stone brought to Japan from the Imperial Palace in Koria.In the prencincts of this temple are the remains of Lord Hosokawa and his wife,Lady Gratia. The grave is a stone lantern which Hosakawa loved before his death.
Koto-in has in its possession numerous rare paintings and art objects, both Chinese and Japanese. Many of these are classed as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, and are of prime importance in the cultural and artistic history of Japan. The garden of this temple is a masterpiece of elegant simplicity, and is famed for the beauty of its maples .
- Koto-in Temple
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Floating Zen 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
Canon EOS M5 / EF-M22mm f/2 STM/
ƒ/9.o 22.0 mm 1/160 sec ISO100 /all manual /no editing
茶室 青嶂軒
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
location : Zuishin-in temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
小野小町のお寺 京都 随心院
-A temple remembered in connection with Ono no Komachi-
Komachi was a waka poet whose many famous pieces are still read today.
She was considerd as one of the three most beautiful woman in the world and the only woman among the Rokkasen,the Six best Waka poets of the Heian period.
Even though over a thousand years have passed,her works still captivate us.But in fact,her life was shrouded in mystery.
This temple was founded by high priest Ningai,a disciple of Kobo from the eighth generation.After earning Emperor Ichijo’s approval ,he received this land and built the Zuishin-in in 991.
- Zuishin-in temple
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ono_no_Komachi
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location : Rokuon-ji temple,Kyoto-city,Kyoto prefecture, Japan
京都 鹿苑寺 金閣
Kinkaku(The Golden Pavilion)is a shariden,a Buddhist hall containing relics of Buddha.The pavilion is a part of a temple that is formally named Rokuon-ji( 鹿苑寺）,but commonly called Kinkakuji-Temple（金閣寺）,or Temple of Golden Pavilion.Rokuon-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple,in the Shokokuji School of the Rinzai Sect(臨済宗相国寺派）
This area was originally the site of a villa called Kitayama-dai( 北山第）and owned by statesman,Saionji Kintsune( 西園寺公経）. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu,the 3rd Shogun)(三代将軍足利義満) of the Muromachi piriod( 室町時代),took a liking to the area and acquired it from the Saionji family in 1937.He then build his own villa,which he named Kitayama-den( 北山殿)
The garden and buildings,centered on the Golden Pavilion,were said to represent the Pure Land of Buddha in the world(極楽浄土).The villa also functioned as an official guesthouse,welcoming Emperor Gokomatsu-Father of Zen teacher,Ikkyu-( 一休禅師の父後小松天皇)and other members of the nobility.Trade with China prospered during the Muromachi period, and the villa reached its height of glory as the heart of what become known as Kitayama Culture( 北山文化).
After Yoshimitsu died,in keeping with his will,the villa was converted into a temple be the priest Muso-kokjshi( 夢窓国師),who become the first abbot(開山:最初の住職).The temple's name ,Rokuon-ji,was derived from the name Yoshimitsu was given for the next world,Rokuon-in-den.
In 1994,Rokuon-ji Temple was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. - www.kinkaku-ji.or.jp
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Kyoto Ohara Amida-ji Temple, Teahouse Zuiunkaku
懸崖造りの茶室 瑞雲閣
location : Kyoto Kochidani (northern area of Ohara) Amidaji temple,Kyoto city .Kyoto prefecture,Japan
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/ohara.html
即身仏（ミイラ仏/ 京都で唯一ここのみ）弾誓上人のお寺
京都大原 古知谷 光明山法国院 阿弥陀寺
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/阿弥陀寺_(京都市左京区)( in Japanese)
When visiting this mountain Kochidani ,I always feel something to close to awe that I can not express well...
The wooden house is the tea house named "Zuiunkaku" 瑞雲閣(Please refer to my comments/photos below ) ,which looks as if it’s floating in the air when climbing up to the main hall.
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo :)
Masako Idshida (maco-nonch★R)
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The temple belongs to the Pure Land of Jodo-shu Sect of Buddhism,crowned with the mountain name of Kochidani-Komyozan古知谷光明山.
The high priest Tanzei 弾誓 established the temple in 1609 as a training hall for sutra chanting.The priest was born in present Aichi Prefecture and entered priesthood at age of 9. He journeyed during his training before he settled down here.
The priest "became a Buddha in his own body ( starved himself to death) " in 1613 in the age of 63.
His mummified remains ,now deified were placed in a coffin and enshrined even today in the founder's cave in the far back of main hall.
The statue of priest Tanzei is said to be have been created by the priest himself using his own hair and it referred to as the "revered statue with hair" It is placed in the main hall as the principal deity. The sitting statue of Amitabha Tathagata (Important Cultural Asset) is enshrined in the temple's treasure house along with invaluable items donated by Imperial relatives.
A stone cavern called Chozen-kutsu澄禅窟 is located on the top of the mountain in the back ,where the high priest Chozen 澄禅 came to this temple as he deeply admired the virtuous late priest Tanzai.
- Amidaji temple
EF-M11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM/ƒ/5.6 19.0 mm 1/60 sec ISO320 /manual exposure/auto white balance/ one-shot AF/no editing
Golden Zenzai ( Sweets ,red-beans soup with some mochi rice cakes) - An eatable sweet with real golden leaf sheets
Gold is a specialty of Kanazawa
location : Higashi Chaya District ,Kanazawa city, Ishikawa prefecture,Japan
金沢 東茶屋街 金箔お善哉
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 / f 1.4 50mm 1/125sec ISO2500/ manual exosure/manual focus/auto white-balance/ no crop/ flickr photo editor chest
ocation : Jyonan-gu Shirine ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
城南宮 源氏物語 花の庭
Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter K ＆Ｆ Concept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)＋old lens ( 1960's ) Super-Takumar 1.4/50 / f1.4 50mm 1/25 ISO 100/ all manual/ no crop
You shouldn't slide on the Tatami floor :)
location : Kyoto Ogara Jikko-in ,Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture , Japan
京都 大原魚山大原寺 実光院 旧理覚院 池泉回遊式庭園
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-generatinon disciple of the Tendai monk Ennin (794-864, posthmously named Jikaku Daishi who visited China and introduced shomyo,Buddhist hymns into japan) to desseminate the Tendai sect shomyo. Later cakked Sho-o Daishi) and Ohara came to be looked on as the center og Tendai shomyo with Shorin-in and Raigo-in being the main halls of Gyozan Taigenji. Since Gyozan means Mt. Yu in Ahandong in China where shomyo originated, Ohara is also called Gyozan.
The all successive resident priests of these temples have devoted themselves to the study of shomyo. Jikko-in, originally locatad in the neighboring Ohara Mausoleum (the tombs of Emperors Gotoba and Juntoku), was mobed to the oresent site in 1919.
Keishin-en Garden 契心園
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 shinji-ike (ike means pond) that is laid out in the shape of the Chinese letter, kokoro (heart).
Near the waterfall, acombination of rocks called Horai Ishigumi (Horai is mountain in ancient China where holy men are said to have lived) is arranged. A pine tree on the tsukiyama (artificial hill) depicts a tsuru (crane), the island in the pond, a kame (tortoise). There two animals represent longevity and happinessin Japan. On the tsukiyama, there is also a five-storied stone pagoda.
Kyu - Rikakuin Chisen Go-round Style Gardn 旧理覚院 池泉回遊式庭園
To the west of the Guest Hall lies chisen go-round style garden. It is landscaped with a gourd-shaped pond in the center and most of the rocks arranged were transferred from the mountains of Jikko-in. Shince the borrowed landscape of Mounts Konpira and Koshio adds the spaciousness to this garden, a fine view from the Guest Hall greets the visitor’s eye.
The teahouse, called Rikaku-an on the west-north corner of the garden features hinoki, a Japanese cypress pillar that is artificially crimpled. The garden is especially noted for fudan^zakura, a rare cherry blossom which is in bloom from the end of September to the spring.
- JIkko-in
EOS M5 / EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
ƒ/8.0 18.0 mm 1/100sec ISO400/ manual exposure/focus AF＋MF auto white balance
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 ducks since then.
location :Ryoanji temple , Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture ,Japan
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
location : Kizugawa city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
岩船寺 三十の塔と紫陽花
This is a little Buddhist temple in tranquil, peaceful settings located in south of Kyoto and north of Nara.
The precincts of this temple are filled with blooming flowers of the different season..so It's called No15 of the 25 Flower Temple of Kansai ,and especially well known as "Ajisai-dara, a temple of Japanese Hydrangea "in English. So many photographer visit here in this season.
This temple is opened by Emperor Shome in 729, and 3-story pagoda ( Important Cultural Property) in this image was built in 1442. It was repainted red colour during major renovations In 2003.Surrounded by green mountains and hydrangeas during rainy season like this ,the pagoda creates a memorable contrast and fascinate the visitors/photographers.
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo.
maco-nonch★R（Ishida Masako)
Canon EOSM5 /EF-M22mm f/2 STM/ƒ/13.0 22.0 mm 1/60sec ISO800/all manual
＋FD lenses
my father's old friend
I'm happy if this picture reminds you of your good momories... :)
taken with Canon EOS M5 /Mount Adapter K ＆Ｆ Concept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)＋old lens ( 1960's )old lens Asahi Super-Takumar 1.4/50 / f1.4 1/100 sec ISO 100
location : my office
location :Jurinji temple ( Narihira-dera) temple,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 小塩山 十輪寺 なりひら桜
This weeping cherry tree is one of very famous cherry trees in Kyoto and called Narihira-zakura なりひら桜. It's said to be a 200-year-old tree.
The name comes from ARIWARa no Narihira在原業平(825-880) ,who was an aristocrat lived in the early Heian period,and very well-known as a great poets at that time.He was one of Rokkasen(six best waka poets)六歌仙 and one of the Sanjurokkasen( 36Immortal Poets)三十六歌仙.
It's said that he spent the last days of his life here,so this temple is also known as Narihira-dera temple,and actually his grave is located on the slightly elevated hill in the precincts.
And this is a view from the top of the hill.( Mt.Oshioyama 小塩山)
This temple was established in 850 to pray for the pregnancy of the wife of Emperor Montoku,Somedono(HUJIWARA-no Akirakeiko) ,fortunately she gave birth to a boy.Afterwards,the boy became Emperor Seiwa. So the temple became the Imperial Oratory,After that Fujiwara Hokke family( the Kasano-in family ,approaching the Royal family to expand the power at that time) embraced and became the family temple of the Kasanoin Unification.
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo.
Masako Ishida( maco-nonch ★R)
Canon EOS M5/ ƒ/11.0 56.0 mm 1/125 100 / manual exposre/auto white balance/one shot-AF
Probably, this is the most famous cherry tree in Kyoto.
It is called "Gion-no-Yozakura" ( the Night Cherry tree of Gion) 祇園の夜桜 or "Gion Shidare-zakura"( the weeping cherry tree of Gion) 祇園枝垂桜.
Its alternate name - official name is Hitoe-shirohigan-sidare-zakura 一重白彼岸枝垂桜,
location : Kyoto Gion Maruyama Park,Kyoto city,Kyoto
prefecture,Japan
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Maruyama Park (円山公園 Maruyama kōen) is a park in Kyoto, Japan. It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year (April). The park's star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura) which becomes lit up at night. It also becomes busy in the New Year's Eve Festivals.
The main entrance to the park is through Yasaka Shrine, which sits at the eastern end of Shijō Street in the Gion District. Directly to the north (and abutting the park) is the vast temple of Chion-in, followed by the smaller temple of Shōren-in. The park is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. -wikipedia
Canon EOS M5 / EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
ƒ/9.0 18.0 mm 1/100sec ISO100 /manual exposure manual white balance/one-shot AF
This camellias is 120-year-old and named Goshiki-Yaechiri-Tsubaki 五色八重散椿。
Goshiki五色（＝five colours ,or various colours)
Chirii 散り (= shedding petals one by one)
-Tusbaki 椿 ( = Camellias )
the flowers were really graceful and pretty in person..I adore the lonely atmosphere this flower offers also..
location : Jizoin Temple Tsubakidera
京都「椿寺」大将軍地蔵院 （ 西大路一条東入ル）
Kyoto city, Kyoto prefecture ,Japan
このお寺は観光案内にはあまり掲載されていませんが、地元では知る人ぞ知る散り椿で有名なお寺です。通称「椿寺」または（西の地蔵院（こちらは竹で有名）と区別して）「大将軍地蔵院」とよばれています。
先代の老樹は生涯を閉じて二代目が本堂の前で綺麗な花を咲かせています。寺伝には加藤清正が文禄の役（１５９３年）に韓国から持ち帰って秀吉公に献じたとあるそうです。色はピンク、赤、白、淡桃色の班入り等多彩で、花びらが１８～２３枚、それらがバラバラに散るところから、チリツバキあるいは五色椿といわれています。 - 参考:京都新聞 京都の花木百科 神園英彦
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. :)
Masako Ishida (maco-nonch★R)
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Formally known as the Konyozan Jizoin Temple, this temple of the Pure Land sect is commonly known as Tsubakidera ( Camellia temple) It is believed Jizoin temple is created in 726 by Gyoki, who constructed the temple near a lake in Settsu ( the present-day Osaka region) in response to Emperor Shomu's wishes.
The temple was later relocated to the foot of neayby Mt.Kinugasa during the Heian period.( 794-1192)At one time,it was destroyed by war. However ,Ashikaga Yoshimitsu rebuild the temple with funds remaining from construction of the Temple of Golden Pavilion, in 1589, the temple is removed to this place at the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
The kshitigarbha ( guardian deity) ,enshrined in the Jizodo hall,is reported to be the work of Gyoki.
At the front garden of the "shoin" literally meaning " a study or writing room" was a camellia of varied colour that Hideyoshi donated to the temple in connection with the Kitano Ochanoyu tea ceremony.
Regrettably,the original tree died,but the current tree blooming in front of the main hall is a 120-year-old second generation tree descended from the original.The camellia flowers exhibit variegated colours ranging from pale pink to white. The tree is known for tendency its flowers to gradually lose their petals instead of the blossom itself dropping off.
- Kyoto city
location : Himeji city, Hyogo prefecture,Japan
taken from Himeji Castle east area nearby the Himeyama Parking Lot,outside of the castle walls
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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Tensyu 天守（連立式天守） ( from east side )
Tenshu (天守, 殿主, 殿守 also called tenshukaku, 天守閣) is the central tower or main keep of a Japanese castle. It is the most defining feature of the Japanese castle. Although previous castles usually had a defensible structure for residence and/or administration, the architecturally distinct tenshu was first constructed during the late Sengoku period, or Azuchi–Momoyama period (1573–1603). - Wikipedia
Himeji Castle (姫路城 Himeji-jō) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in Himeji, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-jō ("White Egret Castle") or Shirasagi-jō ("White Heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.
Himeji Castle dates to 1333, when Akamatsu Norimura built a fort on top of Himeyama hill. The fort was dismantled and rebuilt as Himeyama Castle in 1346, and then remodeled into Himeji Castle two centuries later. Himeji Castle was then significantly remodeled in 1581 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who added a three-story castle keep. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded the castle to Ikeda Terumasa for his help in the Battle of Sekigahara, and Ikeda completely rebuilt the castle from 1601 to 1609, expanding it into a large castle complex. Several buildings were later added to the castle complex by Honda Tadamasa from 1617 to 1618. For over 400 years, Himeji Castle has remained intact, even throughout the extensive bombing of Himeji in World War II, and natural disasters such as the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.
Himeji Castle is the largest and most visited castle in Japan, and it was registered in 1993 as one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country. The area within the middle moat of the castle complex is a designated Special Historic Site and five structures of the castle are also designated National Treasures. Along with Matsumoto Castle and Kumamoto Castle, Himeji Castle is considered one of Japan's three premier castles. In order to preserve the castle buildings, it has been undergoing restoration work for several years but will open to the public again on March 27, 2015.
Burg Himeji
Die Burg Himeji (jap. 姫路城, Himeji-jō) befindet sich in der Stadt Himeji in der japanischen Präfektur Hyōgo.
Sie ist eines der ältesten erhaltenen Bauwerke aus dem Japan des 17. Jahrhunderts. Die Burganlage, die aus 83 einzelnen Gebäuden besteht, gilt als schönstes Beispiel des japanischen Burgenbaus und hat den Beinamen Shirasagijō (白鷺城, dt. „Weißer-Reiher-Burg“), eine Anspielung auf ihre weißen Außenmauern. Trotz ihrer architektonischen Schönheit, wie z. B. ihr spiralförmiger Grundriss, sind ihre Wehranlagen (nawabari) hoch entwickelt, so dass die Burg als praktisch uneinnehmbar galt.
Die Burg von Himeji gehört zu den nationalen Kulturschätzen Japans, wurde 1956 zur Besonderen historischen Stätte (tokubetsu shiseki) erklärt und 1993 von der UNESCO als Weltkulturerbe anerkannt.
Die Dächer und Wände der Burg werden von April 2010 bis März 2015 renoviert
Geschichte
Die ersten Gebäude der Burg wurden zu Beginn der Muromachi-Zeit im Jahr 1346 erbaut. Als Architekt gilt Akamatsu Sadanori, der zuvor den Shomyoji-Tempel am Fuße des Berges Himeji gebaut hat und an dessen Stelle nun die Burganlage entstand.
Die größte Erweiterung, die oft auch als eigentlicher Baubeginn Himeji-jōs bezeichnet wird, fand 1580 statt, als Toyotomi Hideyoshi die Burg übernahm und dreistöckige Burgtürme erbauen ließ.
Nach der Schlacht von Sekigahara fiel die Burg an Tokugawa Ieyasu, der sie kurz danach Ikeda Terumasa überließ. Dieser erweiterte die Anlage innerhalb einer achtjährigen Bauzeit von 1601 bis 1609 mit typischen Elementen aus der Momoyama-Zeit zu ihrer heutigen Form. Dabei errichtete er auch das fünfstöckige Hauptgebäude (天守閣, tenshukaku). Die letzte größere Erweiterung der Burg wird auf das Jahr 1618 datiert.
Die eigentliche Residenz wurde nach 1868 abgerissen, erhalten sind aber die Wehranlagen um den eindrucksvollen - aber nie zum Wohnen gedachten - tenshukaku.
Auf Ikeda folgten:
Honda (1617–1639)
Okudaira (1639–1648)
Matsudaira (1648–1649)
Sakakibara (1648–1667)
Matsudaira (1667–1684)
Sakakibara (1684–1704)
Honda (1704–1741)
Matsudaira (1741–1749)
Sakai (1749–1868) mit einem Einkommen von 155.000 Koku.
Am Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurde Himeji-jō bombardiert, überstand dies jedoch nahezu unbeschädigt.
Himeji-jō diente bereits mehrfach als Filmkulisse für international bekannte Produktionen: Im James-Bond-Film Man lebt nur zweimal (1967) wurde es als Hauptquartier der Japanischen Geheimpolizei gezeigt, im Jahr (1980) war das Schloss in James Clavells Shogun zu sehen unter dem Pseudonym Schloss Osaka, ein beträchtlicher Teil des Films Ran (1985) des japanischen Regisseurs Akira Kurosawa spielt dort, und auch Szenen des Samurai-Epos Last Samurai (2003) wurden dort gedreht.
Castillo Himeji
姫路城
Ubicación
Himeji, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Japón
Época de construcción
1346
El Castillo Himeji (姫路城 Himeji-jō) es un castillo japonés localizado en la ciudad costera de Himeji en la prefectura de Hyōgo (antiguo distrito de Shikito en la provincia de Harima), a unos 47 km al oeste de Kōbe. Es una de las estructuras más antiguas del Japón medieval que aún sobrevive en buenas condiciones; fue designado como Patrimonio de la Humanidad1 por la Unesco en 1993, también es un sitio histórico especial de Japón2 y un Tesoro Nacional. Junto con el Castillo Matsumoto y el Castillo Kumamoto, es uno de los "Tres Famosos Castillos" de Japón, y es el más visitado del país. Se le conoce a veces con el nombre de Hakuro-jō o Shirasagi-jō ("Castillo de la garza blanca") debido al color blanco brillante de su exterior.
El castillo aparece frecuentemente en la televisión japonesa, como escenario de películas y series de ficción, debido a que el Castillo Edo en Tokio actualmente no posee una torre principal similar a la que tiene el Castillo Himeji. Es un punto de referencia muy usado dentro de la ciudad de Himeji, ya que al estar emplazado el castillo sobre una colina, puede ser vista desde gran parte de la ciudad.
Vista de la torre principal desde el Honmaru. Se observa que son la agrupación de varias torres.
La torre principal (天守 tenshu) del castillo es una de las estructuras más grandes y emblemáticas del castillo, y considerada como una de las doce torres genson tenshu (現存天守) o torres que aún existen y son anteriores a la era Edo. Fue construida originalmente en la primavera de 1580 por Toyotomi Hideyoshi, al levantarse en la cima del monte Himeyama una gran torre con tres divisiones, pero durante el mandato de Ikeda Terumasa la torre principal fue desmantelada y se usaron los materiales para construir una de las torres menores.
La nueva torre principal fue construida por Terumasa y consiste en una gran torre principal (大天守 Daitenshu?) con 5 secciones de 6 pisos y una base, y un grupo de tres torres principales menores: Higashi-kotenshu (東小天守), Nishi-kotenshu (西小天守) e Inui-kotenshu (乾小天守?. Las torres están conectadas por varios watariyagura (渡櫓) de dos secciones, por lo que la organización de las torres siguen el estilo renritsushiki (連立式).
La techumbre de la torre está dispuesta al estilo irimoyazukuri (入母屋造り), es decir, que sus techos poseen gabletes con tejados a cuatro aguas. En la torre existen dos tipos de gabletes: el karahafu (唐破風) de estilo chino Tang y los cuales son gabletes ondulados con forma de arco, y el chidorihafu (千鳥破風), que son gabletes triangulares de forma curva cóncava, lo que permite que la estructura sea también una torre vigía; adicionalmente, los techos que están puestos en cada piso equilibran y distribuyen el peso de la torre. Los muros de la torre principal están cubiertos con un mortero blanco especial llamado shiroshikkui sōnurigome (白漆喰総塗籠), que las hace resistentes al fuego y a los disparos de arcabuz, a la vez que brinda una bella apariencia a la estructura. En la gran torre principal se ubican dos pilares principales hechos de madera y dispuestos en las secciones este y oeste, abarcando desde la base de la torre hasta el sexto piso, ambos tienen un diámetro de 95 cm y una altura de 24,6 m.
En los exteriores de la torre, aparte del techado irimoyazukuri, se ubican las ventanas, que en realidad son celosías con fines de protección, con la excepción de la segunda sección de la cara sur de la torre mayor, en donde debajo del tejado karahafu existe una "celosía de proyección" (出格子 dekōshi?), que es una ventana saliente hecha para lanzar flechas y repeler al enemigo. En las torres Nishi-kotenshu e Inui-kotenshu las ventanas de celosía ubicadas en los pisos superiores tienen forma de campana (火灯窓 katōmado).
La torre principal se yergue en la cima del monte Himeyama (a 45,6 metros sobre el nivel del mar), y de ésta se proyecta la base, que mide 14,85 metros de altura, y luego la edificación que tiene una altura máxima de 31,5 metros, por lo que la torre principal se proyecta hasta los 92 metros de altura. El peso bruto de la torre oscila las 5.700 toneladas, aunque previa a la "gran restauración de Shōwa" el peso de éste oscilaba las 6.200 toneladas.
Château de Himeji
Le château de Himeji (姫路城, Himeji-jō?) est un château japonais situé à Himeji dans la préfecture de Hyōgo.
C'est l'une des plus vieilles structures du Japon médiéval. Inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO et désigné comme trésor culturel du Japon, avec Matsumoto-jō et Kumamoto-jō, c'est l'un des trois seuls châteaux japonais en bois encore existants. Il est aussi connu sous le nom de « Shirasagi-jō » (château du Héron blanc) en raison de sa couleur blanche extérieure.
Le château de Himeji apparaît souvent à la télévision japonaise. La raison en est simple, lorsque le tournage d'une fiction doit avoir lieu (Abarenbō Shōgun (en) par exemple), les producteurs se tournent naturellement vers cette merveille qui est la seule aussi bien conservée. C'est également le lieu où ont été tournées les scènes extérieures de Ran ou encore de Kagemusha deux célèbres films d'Akira Kurosawa. Le château apparaît aussi dans le film de James Bond On ne vit que deux fois (1967).
Depuis le 26 mars 2011, le château est en cours de rénovation. Il n'est pas possible de visiter le bâtiment principal, le donjon, daitenshu 大天守. Seuls les chemins l'entourant ainsi que le grand parc au pied du château sont ouverts au public.
Les échafaudages qui empêchaient de voir le bâtiment principal ont été enlevés le 14 janvier 2014 mais on ne peut toujours pas visiter l'intérieur du château tant que sa rénovation est en cours. Sa réouverture au public est prévue pour le 27 mars 20151,2.
- Wikipedia
ƒ/18.0 48.0 mm 0.3sec ISO100 handheld / manual exposure /AF＋ＭＦ
Photo taken at
Old Hatago Tamaya ,Seki-juku Station on Tokai-do Road,Kameyama city ,Mie Prefecture Japan
The barrel of the sniper was gleaming in the sun. Nice and clean. She sighed and stared at the thick forest canopy. Leaves were blowing in the wind, reflecting all shades of yellow, green and brown. Winter is coming… (...)
A view from the window named "The Window of Enlightenment"
location : Unryu-in temple,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 泉涌寺 雲龍院 悟りの窓
Unryū-in 雲龍院 is a sub-temple of Sennyū-ji 泉涌寺の塔頭in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1372, it was rebuilt after destruction in the Ōnin War.[ The Hondō of 1646 (13.8m x 12.9m, irimoya-zukuri, shake roof) is an Important Cultural Property. The Hōjō or abbot's quarters also date from the Edo period.
-wikipedia
Canon EOS M5/Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM（without image stabilization)/ƒ/8.0 50.0 mm 1/25sec ISO250
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
I'm sure this window 悟りの窓 is very attractive ,but is one of the most difficult subjects to photograph in Kyoto. Especially getting everything-every details of its interiors in focus is harder ... I'm always wondering how I should measure exposure here.. Because the room is almost always dim and my camera's sensor exposes for blight lights outside or exposes for dimmer room inside,and if focusing subjects / metering exposure in the room mainly ,that causes halation and then I can not obtain the satisfactory contrast ...
I've tried bracketing and HDR several times ,but failed..To avoid to adding noise to my images,I often tried to set my ISO as low as possible,but this space is strikingly prohibited to use tripod and flash....orz
So I always choose an overcast or rainy day ..
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo.
Masako Ishida (maco-nonch★R)
The Hoo-do (Phoenix Hall)of Byodoin Temple 平等院鳳凰堂
Uji-city , Kyoto prefecture Japan
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The tiny island is named ’ Fushitorajima’ , which means the tiger lying down.
伏虎島 伏 fusi : lay down 虎tora : tiger
島shima or jima : island
location : Ryoan-ji Kyoyochi Pond(Historical Site/ Special Place of Scenic Beauty) . Ryoanji temple , Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture ,Japan
京都 龍安寺 鏡容池 伏虎島の桜
When visiting here,I always feel something to close to awe that I can not express well...
location : Kyoto Kochidani (northern area of Ohara) Amidaji temple,Kyoto city .Kyoto prefecture,Japan
即身仏（ミイラ仏/ 京都で唯一ここのみ）弾誓上人のお寺
京都大原 古知谷 光明山法国院 阿弥陀寺
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E5%BC%A5%E9%99%80%E5%AF%BA_( in Japanese)
The temple belongs to the Pure Land of Jodo-shu Sect of Buddhism,crowned with the mountain name of Kochidani-Komyozan古知谷光明山.
The high priest Tanzei 弾誓 established the temple in 1609 as a training hall for sutra chanting.The priest was born in present Aichi Prefecture and entered priesthood at age of 9. He journeyed during his training before he settled down here.
The priest "became a Buddha in his own body ( starved himself to death) " in 1613 in the age of 63.
His mummified remains ,now deified were placed in a coffin and enshrined even today in the founder's cave in the far back of main hall. The statue of priest Tanzei is said to be have been created by the priest himself using his own hair and it referred to as the "revered statue with hair" It is placed in the main hall as the principal deity. The sitting statue of Amitabha Tathagata (Important Cultural Asset) is enshrined in the temple's treasure house along with invaluable items donated by Imperial relatives.
A stone cavern called Chozen-kutsu澄禅窟 is located on the top of the mountain in the back ,where the high priest Chozen 澄禅 came to this temple as he deeply admired the virtuous late priest Tanzai.
- Amidaji temple
Canon EOS M5/ K＆F Concept FD-EOSM/FD28mm/2.8
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plum blossoms/ weeping Japanese apricot
location : Jonan-gu , Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
京都 城南宮
The stones in the back are regarded as main subjects which represent a crane and a turtle. And a snow capped stone in the foreground represents a ship in the middle-ocean.
I can not describe it well but ,I think,this place has a kind mystic /grand beauty .. Especially in winter ,standing in this desolate wintry garden,I feel delicacy and dynamism , - which has complete opposite concepts /meaning of the word "delicacy" though...
Thank you for your interest and viewing my photo :)
Have a great weekend ...***
- Masko Ishida ( maco-nonch★R)
location : Rakuhoku Renge-ji temple Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 洛北 蓮華寺
Rakuhoku Renge-ji temple :
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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
Canon EOS M5 / EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
ƒ/16.0 18.0 mm 1/13sec ISO100
manual exposure/focus
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
The Sorihashi Bridge and Japanese apricot Korin's ume /下鴨神社 輪橋と光琳の梅 / UNESCO World Heritage Site Shimogamo-jinjya shirine
location : Shimogamo - jinja shrine (Kamomioya - jinja shrine),UNESCO World Heritage Site ,Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture,Japan
This Japanese apricot tree (ume tree) is standing by a little bridge “Sori-Hashi”輪橋 across a stream “Mitarashi gawa” 御手洗川in precincts of Shimogamo Shrine. And the scenery of this area was depicted in Korin OGATA painting - "Kohakubai-zu byobu紅白梅図屏風" (The Folding Screen of Red and White Plum Blossoms),which is one of the best-known/ best-loved paintings in Japan, now a national treasure. Thus this tree came to be called Korin no ume" or "Korin's ume".光琳の梅
The truth is I've tried shooting here many times so far,However, a big signboard or a wood frame had been standing just behind the Korin's ume tree,and it almost always got in the way of making my proper composition ...orz...
Currently it has already been removed and it get easier to shoot from here...phew..~
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. :)
Masako Ishida ( maco-nonch★R)
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Kōrin Ogata
Kōrin was born in Kyoto, to a wealthy merchant who had a taste for the arts and is said to have given his son some elementary instruction therein. Kōrin also studied under Soken Yamamoto, the Kanō school, Tsunenobu and Gukei Sumiyoshi, and was greatly influenced by his predecessors Hon'ami Kōetsu and Tawaraya Sōtatsu.
Kōrin broke away from all tradition and developed a very original and distinctive style of his own, both in painting and in the decoration of lacquer. The characteristic of this is a bold impressionism, which is expressed in few and simple highly idealized forms, with an absolute disregard for naturalism and the usual conventions. In lacquer, Kōrin's use of white metals and of mother-of-pearl is notable; but here he followed Hon'ami Kōetsu.
An artist of the Rinpa school, he is particularly known for his byōbu folding screens. A screen in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston depicting Matsushima is a particularly famous work, and his Red and White Plum Blossoms in the MOA Museum of Art and Irises in the Nezu Museum are National Treasures of Japan.
Korin died at the age of 59. His chief pupils were Kagei Tatebayashi and Shiko Watanabe, but the present knowledge and appreciation of his work are largely due to the efforts of Sakai Hōitsu, who brought about a revival of Kōrin's style.
- wikipedia
Canon EOS M5/EF-M18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM/ƒ/8.0 76.0 mm 1/30sec ISO100/ manual exposure/manual white balance/one-shot AF/handheld/no-editing
location : Kyoto Pontcho area and Kamo River
京都 先斗町 鴨川納涼床（川床）
In summer the cafes and restraunts in Ponto cho area extend their trraces to Kamo river for summer time dining ,and that is called Kawa-yuka or Noryo-yuka. And it is one of the popular summer features in Kyoto.
view from Kyoto Shijo Ohashi Bridge
Canon EOS M5 / Mount Adapter K ＆Ｆ Concept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)＋old lens ( 1960's )old lens Asahi Super-Takumar 1.4/50 / f11 50mm 1/60sec ISO 100