This tunnel was between Tenmangu Shrine and Kamado Shrine which I am excited to show you picture of tomorrow.
The feelings evoked from this shot accurately match the experience of being at the Komyozenji Temple zen garden during the changing of the leaves.
More shots from the breathtaking changing leaves at Komyozenji Temple in Dazaifu, Japan.
Todaiji in Nara Park, Nara, Japan, is the worlds largest wooden building and houses the world’s largest bronze Buddha statue called a daibutsu (大仏 = big Buddha). As always, it was crowded, but the scale of the structure was no less awesome.
Here are my photos of Todaiji during the To-kae Lantern Festival. The upper doors of the main facade are open so you can see the Buddha’s face from outside. This is rare and only happens twice a year.
This is the quiet and calming memorial area at the end of the beautiful walking path near the gate of the famous Todaiji Temple. I couldn’t decide which version of coloration I liked best so I posted all three. Let me know what you think.
Mt. Sarakura from afar
Statues on Ganryūjima portraying the epic duel to the death in 1612 between Musashi and Kojiro. Musashi defeated Kojiro with a bokken (a wooden sword).
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