The stone camphor tree flowers of Mt. Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, a World Cultural Heritage Site, are in full bloom. The photo shows Kongobong Temple.

To the final destination of this trip, Nanzenji Temple. I don't know how many days I waited to see this gate, but it feels like a long time. This gate sat majestically as if it had been waiting. I forgot to point to my umbrella and stood there dumbfounded.

It is ? a view that seems to have gone back in time to [Betsumiya Terraced Rice Fields] in Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture

Kyoto is no longer the home of the Japanese people. It makes me sad to think about it, but it may be becoming true. However, I would like to see only the Tochi-in Temple, which is related to many warlords such as Fukushima Masanori, in our hometown. Now I just enjoy the garden that no one knows.

3 minutes walk from Kyoto National Museums. Kayakuni Shrine dedicated to Hideyoshi. It seems that the Karamon gate that was originally located in Nanzenji Temple Totou Kinjiin was relocated. It used to be in Nijo Castle, and before that it was in Fushimi Castle. It is a wonderful Karamon that conveys the opulence of the Momoyama period. In front of the gate, two bows, two applause, one bow.

Nanzenji Temple Totou Tenjoan, I walked in the midst of the rain. Someone once said that it is the Japanese sensibility to enhance the beauty of water as it is and feel the beauty. I see. Was this what it was?

Kanchi-in, a temple near Toji Temple. One of the hidden gems known only to those in the know. From the guest hall, a national treasure where Miyamoto Musashi is said to have stayed, you can see the garden of dry mountain water and the five-story pagoda. The view from the bullet train is quaint, but the five-story pagoda seen from here is also beautiful.

Every year on January 14th, the "Demon Run" held at the Buddha Hall of Nenbutsuji Temple in Gojo City, Nara Prefecture, is a fire festival that prays for good luck in disaster prevention. This event, which has been going on for about 500 years since the Muromachi period, has been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Assets of Japan.

There was an interesting person at Ninnaji, says Kaneyoshi Hoji. I feel that Ninnaji Temple is a warm place that embraces such humanity. I wonder if I'm the only one who feels quaint and heartwarming in this blank space.

This is the scenery of the early summer of the terraced rice field "Aragi Island" in Aritagawa Town, Wakayama Prefecture. I feel like it's still a little early for the scarecrow to come out.

Tsubosaka-dera Temple where you can enjoy the four seasons. Spring, of course, cherry blossoms are in full bloom. However, it is not ? blessed with very sunny weather Takaichi-gun, Nara Tsubosaka-dera Temple

I learned about Impermanence and Impermanence in Japanese language class, but I thought that this might be an exception. At the Suirokaku Aqueduct of Nanzenji Temple ...

The head of the Rinzai sect Sohonzan Myoshinji Temple, Katsura Spring Temple. Moss doesn't talk and shows the same appearance all the time. But if you look at it from a sitting position, the moss speaks. Oh I see??? Is this natural? It was early spring when my legs started to go numb.

A short walk from Kiyomizu-dera Temple to Chishaku-in, a temple associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It's a hidden gem. You can have this scenic garden all to yourself. There is a beautiful fusuma painting on the back, and Rikyu's favorite Garden spreads out in front of you. It was sad to leave this beautiful and gorgeous world, and I looked back many times.

This is the ceiling painting "Twin Dragon Ceiling" taken at Kenninji Temple, which I visited on a walk in Kyoto sometime. When I heard about the photo contest on Japanese history being held in 2024 (Year of the Dragon), this photo was the first thing that came to mind. Dragons have been the subject of worship and worship since ancient times! Kyoto, dragons, temples, and other elements are all suitable for the subject of Japanese history, so I decided to post it.

Yuragawa Bridge The blue of the sky, the sea, the trains, and the red of the historic iron bridge built in the Taisho era were wonderful.

It is a circular stone located on the Kumano Kodo and Ōkumotori crossing, which is a world cultural heritage site. It is said that the gods of Kumano (Amida Buddha, Yakushi Buddha, and Kannon Buddha) chatted on this stone.

The Sukugawa River in Nishinomiya, around the time of cherry blossoms.

He is a monk who works in front of the west tower of Mt. Koya, the Sohonzan of the Shingon sect opened by Kukai 1250 years ago. Kukai's teachings have been passed down from generation to generation.

It is a night view of Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture. Ebesan of Nishinomiya. Once upon a time in this place. And I pray that you will continue to sit in this place in the future. The daytime scenery is wonderful, but I also like the night view. I would like to better express the contrast between the illuminated vermilion and the shadows.

It's been 30 years since that day. We will continue to convey the requiem and hope that we will never forget. Luminarie Kobe, I think this is also a place to tell the history of Japan #History #Photo Contest

I went to photograph the waterfall, but I couldn't help but be fascinated. The moss and greenery that are densely attached to the entire tree are easy on the eyes and soothing.

It is the morning of the Koza River in Wakayama Prefecture. It was a quiet time with fresh greenery and morning haze.

"Flower Temple" Choukokuji Temple Sakurai City, Nara Choukokuji Temple

Hime Renge blooming in the Mountain stream, each flower is small, but the clusters are spectacular.

The hatched dragonfly seen in the marshland of Naomi, Kozagawa Town, Wakayama Prefecture, is only 2 cm long and about the size of a one-yen coin. It is designated as a natural monument of Kozagawa Town. The dragonfly in the photo is a male dressed in morning dew.

The rice paddies in Totsugawa Village, Nara Prefecture, are planted around Golden Week every year. Rice fields at high Elevation, you can also say "rice fields in the sky"!　By the way, the cobblestone road on the side of the rice field leads to the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine and is recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

During the day, I took a picture of the playground sailing boat "Yumenofune" in a park crowded with children, and at night when the stars were beautiful. Unlike during the day, the playground equipment at night when there were no children playing seemed to be lonely.

It is "Mifune Falls" in Kawakami Village, Nara Prefecture. It is famous for its icefalls in winter, but I think the fresh green season is also wonderful.

On Mezro's Island in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, the fishing fire was reflected in the stream clouds, and I was able to take a spectacular starscape photo.