京都府
柳谷観音
紅葉のグラデーション

Lots of awesome photos being posted today. It's kind of making me jealous with how beautiful they all are. I went for a walk today and took a picture somewhere along the Arakawa River. I'll have to try and walk it all the way to Kitasenju someday lol. That or maybe take it all the way to Chichibu in Saitama. I know it's a really long river. I don't think I could make it that far though sadly. Kind of disappointed that summer is basically over already but at the same time I'm excited for the autumn colors this fall. Hopefully I can get out and visit some temples and shrines out in the countryside or something. I saw some photos like that mostly in Kyoto but I'm sure there are some places nearby Tokyo or in the Kanto region in general where I can see some nice scenery. If not then I'll just have to go somewhere and find it!

夏の仏様 緑深き中に仏様（世田谷区九品仏）

夏の九品仏（世田谷区） 緑の中に佇む九品仏がとても美しかったです。

大人も恋する、京都です。
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建仁寺。
潮音庭（ちょうおんてい）。
青紅葉の庭に吸い込まれていく二人でした。

祇園からほど近く歩いて５分ほどの場所にある建仁寺。
京情緒あふれる祇園の真ん中に位置し、京都最古と伝わる禅寺です。
境内いたる所に楓が植えられていますが、一番の見どころは潮音庭（ちょうおんてい）と呼ばれる中庭。
写真を撮った時はおりしも雨。静かに雨降る中庭をじっと眺める、ひと組の親子に出会いました。

毎日蒸し暑い日が続いて、汗ばみがちな夏。大原三千院の参道を勝林寺方面へ歩いて行くと朱色の橋が見えてきます。青紅葉の中にかかる橋は本当に印象的でした。近づくにつれ、マイナスイオン たっぷりのこの場所はまさにパワースポットです。

「岡山県 化生寺の河津桜」

岡山県真庭市の化生寺と河津桜?
地元の人もあまり知らない穴場スポット
知ってほしいけど知ってほしくないお気に入りのスポット。真庭市には歴史的なスポットがたくさんあるのでコロナが落ち着きましたらぜひ一度お越し下さい?

北鎌倉の明月院 裏庭からの様子です。

暑い日本の気温を紅葉の日陰が癒してくれます、
清涼感があるその先には佇まいのある本堂が見えます。

コロナが収束し、日本に来られた際には是非本堂正面からの丸窓の写真を撮るのを楽しみにされてみてはいかがでしょうか？

高野山 金剛峯寺。コロナが明けたらまた行きたい。

松戸市にある本土寺、四季によって様々な姿を見せてくれるとのことなので、紅葉のシーズンに是非行きたいなぁ。
お寺ではコロナ終息を願ってきました。
皆さんの日本全国色んな場所の写真がたくさん見れるようになるといいなぁ。

庭園の苔。
何か舞台が始まりそう

アフターコロナで訪ねたい日本の場所

菜の花畑備中国分寺五重塔の夜景

岡山県にて
２０２１.３

The stillness
Permeating the rocks
cicadas’ trill

What a beautiful photo! It actually reminded me of the Takeda Castle Ruins. All of the amazing autumn foliage and the sea of clouds in the area. Dang it, now I have to come here in two different seasons lol! I already knew the cherry blossoms were amazing on Mt. Yoshino but now I have to see the autumn foliage as well and hopefully the sea of clouds along with it. I love that you can see Kinpusenji Temple as well. I guess it's a World Heritage Site and I'd love to see it. I wonder if there are any nice inns up here as well. It'd be an amazing experience to stay the night up on the mountain after sightseeing in the area with all the natural scenery and the temple and then have some kaiseki cuisine at a nearby inn... But now I'm just getting myself excited and hungry haha. I'll have to do a bit more research later!

人で溢れた浅草寺。初詣、撮影時何気なく振り返りボタンを押しました。毎年参拝していました。人が多くて煩わしいと思っていましたが今となってはこの混み様を美しく感じます。いつかまたこの景色が見れたら嬉しいです。

Wow, what a breathtaking view. It really does look just like a mirror, it's incredible how perfect the reflection is. I really love the green as well, it's such a brilliant shade it really gives you the feeling of the rich, verdant countryside. I've had a love of rice fields since before I can remember, just because they look so beautiful and you can really appreciate the technology of humankind through them. I've never seen the rice fields in Kyoto to be honest, only the temples and shrines, which isn't exactly unfortunate, but I would really like to get out into the countryside as well. This reminds me so much of Akita as well and I only have fond memories of my time there. Going to have to throw the rice fields of Kyoto on my list for my next visit. On a bit of a tangent, it's pretty amazing you can take photos like this on cell phones now. Incredible how far we've come.

コロナ前に行った春の清水寺で取った1枚です。あそこからの京都を一望できる景色はもう1度見に行きたいです！

和傘と紅葉

フォトジェニックな花手水で一躍有名になった勝林寺。
紅葉の名所として名高い東福寺の塔頭のひとつ。
鬼滅の刃を連想させる小道具が境内の至る所に置いてあり、訪れる人々を楽しませてくれます。

Such a picturesque rock garden, I can't even imagine how relaxing it would be to just sit down somewhere nice in the garden on a quiet day and enjoy lunch or some tea. Mibudera is another temple I need to add to my list for the next time I visit Kyoto I suppose. I wonder if there are any koi in the pond at all. I never knew that this temple was the headquarters of the Shinsengumi either, that's some pretty cool history. I guess that explains why they have such a nice rock garden though. I'd like to explore this place a bit, I guess there's a graveyard dedicated to members of the Shinsengumi here as well. Sounds like a really interesting place to visit. Of course it's Kyoto too, so that's to be expected

What an awesome gate. I can't remember if it's the same place, but I think I went here a few years ago, I went to several different areas and I'm pretty sure this is one of them. Either way, if I did go I'm certain I wasn't able to climb the stairs of the gate. I'd love to see the inside of it though. I guess it was built a little more than 200 years ago according to an article I was looking at. Also there are two statues of Nio on the other side, so I'm almost certain this was the place I visited, although I wasn't able to go to the main temple as it was getting late I believe. I'll have to go back to see it. I always hear how cool Setagaya is anyways and I never get a chance to go out there. Golden Week plans maybe?

長徳寺のおかめ桜が散って、花びらでピンク色に染まった地面の様子は見応えあり

神奈川県川崎市宮前区神木本町 等覚院 丸く刈り込まれたツツジが素晴らしい所です。

東京都世田谷区奥沢 九品仏浄真寺 山門を覆う新緑の美しさに圧倒されます。

What an interesting photo... I don't usually associate the buddha with being cute, but this one deserves an exception I suppose lol. Something about the way he's standing and just saying "hey" is really intriguing. It's a really interesting decoration for a chozuya as well. I can't read cursive to save my life, but I think it says something about the Amitabha Buddha? I can only make out the first character and I think it's a longer sutra maybe. Anyways, I've never been to Taisho Temple, it looks like it has a lot of interesting history to enjoy though. It looks like it'd be a nice play to go on a slightly warm day when the cherry blossoms are out, just like in this photo.

[撮影場所]東京都調布市 光照寺
夕方に撮影しました。枝垂れ桜が見事です。

[撮影場所]東京都調布市 大正寺
調布駅からほど近い大正寺。
桜との風景は和を感じられます。

[撮影場所]東京都調布市 大正寺
調布駅からほど近い大正寺。
桜との風景は和を感じられます。