Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Posted in Japan, Kyoto
Kinkakuji (also known as “Golden Temple” or “Golden Pavilion”) is one of Kyoto’s best-known attractions. It was built in 1393 as a retirement villa for Shogun Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. He intended to cover the exterior with gold, but only managed to coat the the ceiling of the third floor with gold leaf before his death. After...
View full post »
Tags: architecture, Asia, Asian, attraction, building, city, cityscape, design, detail, East Asia, exterior, facade, gold, golden, Golden Pavilion, Golden Temple, heritage, historic, Honshu, icon, island, Japan, Japanese, JP, JPN, Kansai, Kinkaku-ji, Kinkakuji, Kyoto, landmark, landscape, old, outdoor, outside, pavilion, reflection, scene, scenic, temple, tourist, town, travel, UNESCO, urban, window
More images: Kyoto Stock Images | Japan Stock Photography.
View full post »
Tags: architecture, Asia, Asian, attraction, building, city, cityscape, design, detail, East Asia, exterior, facade, gold, golden, Golden Pavilion, Golden Temple, heritage, historic, Honshu, icon, island, Japan, Japanese, JP, JPN, Kansai, Kinkaku-ji, Kinkakuji, Kyoto, landmark, landscape, old, outdoor, outside, pavilion, reflection, scene, scenic, temple, tourist, town, travel, UNESCO, urban, window
More images: Kyoto Stock Images | Japan Stock Photography.
View full post »
Tags: architecture, art, Asia, Asian, attraction, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist temple, building, detail, East Asia, Eastern religion, faith, figure, group, Hase-dera, Hasedera, heritage, historic, history, holy, Honshu, indoor, inside, interior, internal, island, Japan, Japanese, JP, JPN, Kansai, Kyoto, landmark, landscape, man, meditation, Nara, old, people, person, practice, pray, prayer, praying, religion, ritual, sacred, scene, scenic, silhouette, spiritual, temple, tourist, travel, woman, worship
More images: Kyoto Stock Images | Japan Stock Photography.
View full post »
Tags: abstract, Arashiyama, Asia, Asian, background, bamboo, Bamboo Grove, botanical, close up, detail, ecology, ecosystem, environment, environmental, environmentalism, exotic species, flora, floral, forest, garden, green, grove, habitat, Honshu, horizontal, horticulture, Japan, Japanese, JP, JPN, Kansai, Kyoto, landscape, leaf, nature, park, plant, scenic, shade, shady, stalk, temple, Tenryu-ji, Tenryu-ji Temple, Tenryuji, Tenryuji Temple, tourism, travel, tree, vegetation, wood, woods
Arashiyama is a wonderful place and is located just west of Kyoto and next to Sagano. Arashiyama is perhaps most famous for it’s bamboo groves. Sagano bamboo groves are found behind Tenryuji Temple and along the trail to the Okochi Sanso. It is something you should consider seeing if you want to get out of...
View full post »
Tags: abstract, Arashiyama, Asia, Asian, background, bamboo, Bamboo Grove, botanical, close up, detail, ecology, ecosystem, environment, environmental, environmentalism, exotic species, first, flora, floral, forest, garden, green, grove, habitat, Honshu, horizontal, horticulture, Japan, Japanese, JP, JPN, Kansai, Kyoto, landscape, leaf, light, morning, nature, Orange, park, plant, ray, Sagano, scenic, shade, shady, stalk, sun, sunrise, temple, Tenryu-ji, Tenryu-ji Temple, Tenryuji, Tenryuji Temple, tourism, travel, tree, twilight, vegetation, wood, woods
Fushimi Inari Taisha is a shinto jinja (shrine) dedicated to the spirit Inari, located in Fushimi-ku in about 2km south-east of Kyoto station, Japan. Fushimi Inari Taisha is without doubt the largest and most impressive Inari shrine in Japan. Fushimi Inari Taisha is also famous for appearing in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. Fushimi...
View full post »
Tags: 10000, arch, architecture, Asia, Asian, Buddhism, Buddhist temple, building, corridor, East Asia, Eastern religion, faith, Fushimi Inari, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Fushimi-ku, Fushimiku, gate, history, holy, Honshu, Inari, island, Japan, Japanese, JP, JPN, Kansai, Kyoto, landmark, lantern, old, perspective, prefecture, red, region, religion, sacred, shinto, shinto jinja, shinto shrine, shrine, spirit, spiritual, taisha, temple, Ten, Ten Thousands, Thousands, tori, torii, travel, vermillion, worship, Zen, Zen Buddhist temple
More images: Japan Stock Photography.
View full post »
Tags: abstract, architecture, Asia, Asian, attraction, blue, building, business, center, city, cityscape, communication, design, detail, downtown, East Asia, exterior, facade, glass, high, high rise, highrise, Honshu, icon, infrastructure, island, Japan, Japanese, JP, JPN, Kansai, Kyoto, Kyoto Tower, landmark, landscape, metal, metro, metropolitan, modern, observation, observation tower, outdoor, outside, red, reflection, region, scene, scenic, structure, tall, tourist, tower, town, travel, urban, window
Shot this bronze statue of Jikokuten at Hase-dera Temple, Kamakura, Japan. Jikokuten literally means “Guardian of the Nation”. Jikokuten is the Keeper of the Kingdom, the Upholder of the Country, the Protector of the World. Jikokuten usually carries a sword in right hand, with closed left hand resting on hip; sometimes shown holding a stringed...
View full post »
Tags: art, Asia, Asian, bronze, Buddhism, Buddhist temple, deity, East Asia, Eastern religion, Edo, faith, focus, green, guardian, Guardian Deity, Guardian of the Nation, Hase-dera, Hase-dera Temple, Hasedera, history, holy, Honshu, horizontal, Japan, Japanese, Jikokuten, JP, JPN, Kaikozan Hase-dera Temple, Kamakura, leave, leaves, old, religion, sacred, selective, spiritual, statue, temple, travel, tree, trees, worship
Hase-dera (known more formally as Kaikozan Jishoin Hase-dera) is one of the great Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Kannon. The temple is the fourth of the 33 stations of the Bando Sanjusankasho pilgrimage circuit dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten. The temple...
View full post »
Tags: architecture, Asia, Asian, Buddhism, Buddhist temple, building, East Asia, Eastern religion, Edo, faith, flow, fountain, grass, green, Hase-dera, Hase-dera Temple, Hasedera, history, holy, Honshu, Japan, Japanese, JP, JPN, Kaikozan Hase-dera Temple, Kamakura, ladle, landmark, leave, leaves, metal, old, purification, religion, sacred, spiritual, spring, stone, stream, temple, travel, tree, water, worship
Daibutsu is a Japanese word meaning literally “Large Buddha” that refers to large statues of the Buddha or one of his various incarnations. The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha in the Kotoku-in Temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is believed that the statue was originally cast...
View full post »
Tags: Amida Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, architecture, art, Asia, Asian, bronze, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist temple, building, daibutsu, East Asia, Eastern religion, Edo, faith, famous, Great Buddha, history, holy, Honshu, Honshu Island, icon, Japan, Japanese, Jodo shu, Jodo shu sect, Jodoshu, JP, JPN, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto, Kanto Region, Kotoku-in, Kotokuin, landmark, monumental, old, outdoor, religion, sacred, spiritual, statue, temple, travel, worship
