The Kintai-kyo or “Brocade Sash Bridge”, has been Iwakuni’s most distinguished landmark and a subject of admiration for hundreds of years. The 210m long bridge spans the Nishiki river and was originally built in 1673 under daimyo Kikkawa Hiroyoshi, without using a single nail. It was swept away by floods caused by Typhoon Kezia in...
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More images: Gallery of Diamond Head and Crowdy Bay National Park Stock Images – Landscape Stock Photography.
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Belfry at the Daisho-in Temple, Miyajima, Japan. The bell was rung to tell the time in the morning, afternoon and evening in the past. Now it is rung to start the time for worship. Daisho-in Temple is an ancient one of the most important temples of Shingon Buddhism built at the foot of the sacred...
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More images: Gallery of Diamond Head and Crowdy Bay National Park Stock Images – Landscape Stock Photography.
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Another shot of the Devil’s Cauldron I made a few month ago. Again two stacked together Grad ND filters (0.6 and 0.9) were used to compensate brightness of the sky. More images: Whale Beach and Devil’s Cauldron Stock Images | Beaches, Oceans and Seascapes Stock Images | Landscape Stock Photography.
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Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: Itsukushima Jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as “Miyajima”, which means “shrine-island” in Japanese) in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. This Shinto shrine is known worldwide for its “floating torii gate“.
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Made this shot last weekend at Diamond Head, Crowdy Bay National Park. Amazing place for seascape photography. More images: Gallery of Diamond Head and Crowdy Bay National Park Stock Images – Landscape Stock Photography.
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Deer is a symbol of Miyajima and you can see them elegantly wondering around the island everywhere. It is believed that there lived deer around 6000 years ago when the Miyajima Island was formed. Deer is believed to be a messenger of the gods in Shinto (Japanese native religion). Therefore, they are treated very well...
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Made this shot yesterday at North Brother mountain on the way back home after camping at Diamond Head. There were about 15 paragliders in the sky at the same time flying over Laurieton. There are two versions of why the mountains in Dooragan National Park are named “brothers”. The first one leads to Captain James...
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Built in 1523 by the priest Shukan, Tahoto is a pagoda with a height of 15.6 meters. Although constructed mainly in Japanese style, parts of the structure have Indian and Chinese architectural features. It presents the unique combination of a square shape on the lower level and a round shape on the upper level. More...
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