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Cherry blossoms in the rain and in the sunlight on the same day - Saho river 2025New!!
2025-04-06 As it is the peak of cherry blossom season, visited Saho river to take photos in the early morning with few tourists, and in the afternoon with spring sunlight. I suppose rain shows the flowers much beautiful in both during raining and post raining. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro) In the morning […]
Photo exhibition at Shiga Museum of Art
I learned that a photo exhibition is held at Shiga Museum of Art, so visited there. Its theme is BUTSUDORI that means photos of small stuff in Japanese. There was an area where taking photos is allowed, and I had a lot of fun. (All photos taken with a SIGMA sd Quattro) The below is […]
Winter peonies at Taima-dera Temple
2025-02-02 To see the winter peonies, visited Taima-dera Temple, Katsuragi city, Nara prefecture. This time, just right time to see the flowers blooming. As it was early in the morning, I was the only person. It rained during the night, then the flowers got wet with water droplets and looked so beautiful. (All photos taken […]
Otori Shrine, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture
2025-01-19 It was a crisp winter day, then visited Otori Shrine in Koka, Shiga. It was so quiet because there was zero or one visitor at most other than me during my 1-hour stay. Many parts of the old wooden buildings were decorated with gold-color metal and really majestic. Koka is a town of Ninja, […]
Snow at Hasedera Temple, Sakurai City, Nara
2024-12-22 I heard that winter peonies can be seen, then visited Hasedera Temple. But it was too much earlier than the season, and couldn't see any peony flowers. Just before arriving, it started to snow. There were very few tourists, so I was able to take photos in the quietest atmosphere at the main hall […]
Beautiful paintings on ceiling, Tachibana-deraTemple, Asuka, Nara
2024-12-04 I visited Tachibana-deta Temple in Asuka, Nara. Maples and ginkgo trees were deeply colored. There are several buildings in the temple, but at the Ojo-in, one of them, its ceiling inside is decorated with hundreds of flower paintings. I could take photos in the large tatami mat room lying alone face up because there […]
Autumn leaves at Tanzan-jinja Shrine
2024-12-01 Tanzan-jinja Shrine is a famous place for its autumn leaves, so visited in this morning to take photos. The red and yellow leaves shining through the sunlight were very beautiful. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro) The mountain air was so clear, and the ceramic figurine of oinari-san (the God helping the ordinary […]
Winter cherry blossoms at Hashimoto-in, Gose, Nara prefecture
2024-11-17 I learned that winter cherry blossoms are blooming at Hashimoto-in Temple even in this cold season, so visited the place. It was the day just after rain. Flowers of winter cherry were small, but they were definitely in bloom. Fallen leaves with water droplets were so beautiful. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro […]
430-year-old massive wooden structure - Kinpusenji Temple, Yoshino, Nara
2024-11-09 I visited autumn Yoshino mountain in Nara prefecture where Kinpusenji Temple stands at the altitude of 365m. The temple is truly magnificent. It is the second largest wooden building in Japan (Todaiji temple is the largest). (all photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H) Walked to Yoshimizu Shrine nearby and nostalgic shops along the […]
Nara-machi on an autumn day
2024-11-03 Today, it was so clear autumn day, and walked out to buy some Japanese sake that I prefer sold at its brewery. I took some photos around Nara-machi on the way. (All photos taken with SIGMA DP1 Merrill) I lost the way before arriving the brewery, but could stop by a shrine. Map