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Miyabi: Subtle Beauty of Nanzenji

Luscious autumn of Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto

Takako Sakamoto Oct 20, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Brilliant red maple trees add radiance to the red brick building...how gorgeous!</p>

<p>The autumn leaves seen from one of the buildings of Nanzenji Temple, 'Tenju-an', looks like a piece of art in a frame</p>

<p>The garden pond of Nanzen-in; the annex of Nanzenji Temple, where the original Nanzenji was first built</p>

<p>Maple leaves in front of the main building of Nanzenji Temple</p>

<p>Red brick canal tunnel at the entrance of Nanzenji Temple adds a foreign air to this otherwise Japanese locale</p>

<p>In the afternoon, the deep-red maple leaves seem to emerge from the mountain surface above the 'Fushiki-an' Tea House</p>

<p>Gentle vermilion color of maple leaves near Hatto Hall</p>

<p>Temple buildings viewed from outside...I wonder if the building is the monks' residence?</p>

<p>Brilliant maple leaves around the canal tunnel are pleasing to the eye</p>

The buildings of this temple are very old, so even if these photos are old, there's not much difference in the scenery. You can enjoy these old photos as though they are the latest views of the temple.

If there's a difference at all, it would be how luscious or gorgeous the color of maple trees here are each year. The autumn leaves here were exceptionally beautiful.

In this photo story, I'd like to introduce the landmark of Nanzenji Temple, the 'canal tunnel', and the area surrounding it. This canal tunnel is often used as a locale of various TV dramas. Here, the foreign red brick architecture is merged into Japanese old temple buildings, which creates a mysteriously attractive landscape.

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Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...