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風情あるなと感じ撮った1枚

日本らしい景色でしたね?

醍醐寺の桜です。

長徳寺にて早咲きの桜撮ってきたんですよ！
そしたら、撮っているところたまたま鳥さんが来て綺麗に撮ることができました！

Canon EOS kiss M ?✨

Wow! I know Himeji has some awesome things like Himeji Castle of course, but to just find this while going for a walk, how cool is that! Speaking of Himeji Castle, I wish I could have see nthe projection mapping event they had there in 2015? I think it was. Hopefully they do something like that again because I'd love to go and see it for myself. I envy anyone who got to see it in person? I really like the stone lanterns and small Buddhist statues in this photo as well, it really gives that temple feel. I'll have to be on the lookout for this place when I visit Himeji!

This is so cool! I love how the trees are just welcoming you into the temple. I guess I should throw this on my list of places to visit in Oita. Still have to visit the hot springs over there too. I have some friends over in Beppu so maybe I can say hey to them while I'm in the area. I was reading an article about Futagoji Temple on here and it looked like a really nice place to go. I like the architecture of the temple too. It looks like Kunsaki has some traditional crafts that you can try out as well so that'd be an interesting experience. Hopefully I can head out there this summer or something!

大分県国東市の両子寺です（縦構図）
かなり雪が降ってしかも晴れたので綺麗でした。

兵庫県朝来市、姫宮神社にある銅像。雪が被った姿はまるで成人式を迎える女の子のよう？可愛くて思わずシャッターを切りました。

兵庫県朝来市に積もった雪。

長野県善光寺さんの狛犬です

Todaiji Temple is so awesome. I remember the first time I went there. I had a professor in college (awesome guy btw) who told the class about his trip there when he was doing research and he told us how massive the temple was. He showed us a picture and pointed out how the people looked like ants in front of the temple. I believed him that it was large of course but I figured maybe it was just the photo's perspective making it look larger. Oh boy, was I in for a treat when I actually got to the temple. It was seriously MASSIVE and the incense burner that he mentioned was out front as well so it was cool that I got to experience all of the things that he was able to experience in the past. I guess that's one thing that makes historical places like this so extraordinary- being able to connect with the past without actually being there. I really loved all the small models there as well lol! I'll certainly never forget my trip to Todaiji and I'd love to visit Nara again when I get the chance.

艶のある日

京都にて

Long day out today. Figured I'd check everyone's posts before bed and wow! I'd not heard of Mt. Yoshino, although I can see why Toyotomi Hideyoshi would have loved it. The scenery is truly beautiful here. I can't even imagine how beautiful the cherry blossoms must be if they're even more amazing than the snowy landscape in this photo. I suppose Kinpusenji Temple is the large building just to the right of the center of the photo. I'd love to give it a visit. It's Nara too, so hopefully I can see some deer during my visit. If not then I'll just have to stop by the park to watch people being chased for their crackers? Lovely place though, I'm interested in seeing what it looks like in Autumn as well. Japan never ceases to amaze me with it's colorful foliage so I can imagine Mt. Yoshino is no exception either!

This photo captures the essence of Kyoto so well in my opinion. Cherry blossoms and a yakatabune. It's so simple and yet so elegant at the same time. I like how the boat is just slightly obscured by the cherry blossoms and you can feel how the wood on the roof of the boat has aged just by looking at it. Kyoto has so many beautiful sights to see and experiences to try. I'm looking forward to one of these boat rides the next time I go, and I'm also planning on visiting a kawadoko because I've eaten by a river before so I know how refreshing it is, but I've never eaten OVER a river before (inside a boat maybe but this is different) so I'm looking forward to a new experience. Going to have to visit all the temples and shrines I didn't have the chance to visit before as well.

Man the autumn colors sure were beautiful this year. Hopefully they're just as nice this year. I have no doubt in my mind that they will be. It's been a while since I went to Nara, but I always love watching the videos of deer chasing people around for crackers ? I've yet to go to Hasedera Temple though, it seems like it's not as well known as some of the other ones. Not sure why though, as it looks absolutely beautiful with all the natural scenery surrounding it. The pagoda looks really cool as well. I'm a huge fan of pagodas for some reason though lol. The 3rd picture of the temple kind of makes it look like the common photo you see of Kiyomizudera, but mirrored on the left side instead of the right. Just an interesting observation I had.

Had a blast going to Sensoji Last year and had some really good ramen in the area as well. Would have loved to go this year as well, but probably better to not. Haven't gotten to ride a rickshaw at Sensoji yet but it definitely seems like a lot of fun. I rode one with my girlfriend when we went to Hirosaki Castle a few years ago and it was a blast. The rickshaw puller? was really cool and gave us a lot of facts about the castle and told some stories and we had a really great time. I never knew about the Kabuki thief characters that were in the area. I'll have to keep an eye out for them when I get the chance to visit Asakusa again in the future. I've also wondered how comfortable the tabi shoes are too, maybe I'll pick some up next time, they look really fashionable actually! The guy pulling the rickshaw in the video was really nice as well, really cool that they have tours in English for non Japanese speakers.

何かを感じる呼吸があります

勝林寺の手水鉢
花で溢れています

贔屓さんに願掛けして来ました
万病拭いの布で贔屓さんをさすって、それから私の体の治して欲しい所をさすっての願掛けです

色付いてきた紅葉に佇む五重塔

あの織田信長はここ「岐阜県・岐阜市」から天下統一を目指した！

日本のド真ん中の岐阜市は温泉地として有名で、1300年の歴史を持つ長良川鵜飼をはじめとした伝統文化や、格子造りの建物等、歴史が色濃く残る町。

動画でも全編に渡り、金華山、長良川、岐阜城（稲葉山城）、長良川鵜飼、などの景勝地や観光名所を紹介！

今夜は日本の中央に位置する「岐阜市」へオンラインGoToトラベル??

京都のくろ谷 金戒光明寺 ／ kurodani Temple さんでライブパフォーマンスをさせていただきました！
夜間特別拝観は実は13日からなのですが、特別にライトアップしていただき、素敵なお庭を背景に書かせていただき光栄です。

佇まいが素敵な高台寺

奈良、東大寺。幻想的なライトアップ。

新旧融合！

東大寺。厄病退散。

大仏秋の祭の日です(o^^o)

厳かかつ、穏健。。

Photo by SONYα7Ⅱ

奈良、東大寺の秋の祭り。

昔の人々の行列を再現。
孝謙天皇の供養の日です。

先人に想いを馳せて。

Photo by SONYα7Ⅱ

和歌山県のお寺での一枚。
参道を覆うように桜が咲き誇り、
上から見ると桜に包まれているかの様でした。
また西日が差し込み桜がオレンジに染まっており大変綺麗でした。

京都、法観寺の五重塔です。近くにかわいいアイスクリーム屋さんがあり、中に入るとなんと五重塔が描かれたアイスが❤️記念に一緒に撮影しました?

京都府、岩船寺。
あじさい寺と称されるお寺ですが
紅葉もまた美しく、日本の美を感じさせます。

大閤秀吉が愛したと言われる吉野山。
桜が有名な吉野山ですが雪景色もまた格別です。
年に数回見れるかくらいのこの景色。
白銀に染まる雪景色と金峯山寺の存在感がたまりません。

和歌山県、高野山 奥の院。
御廟では空海和尚が今もなおそこに生き、世界平和と人々の幸福を願い瞑想を続けていると信じられ、国内のみならず海外からも多くの参拝客が訪れています。高野山の行事等は年間を通じて膨大にありますが、中でも「生身供（しょうじんぐ）」は入定後から現在まで1200年もの間、続けられている儀式のひとつ。これは御廟で待つ空海に食事を届ける儀式で、1日2回行われています。
雪の日の生身供の写真です。