Clematis / Kyoto Shisendo 京都　詩仙堂 丈山寺

Canon EOS M5 / Mount Adapter K ＆Ｆ Concept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)＋old lens ( 1960's ) SMC ASAHI Pentax Super Takumar 135mm F3.5 / ƒ/3.5 135 mm 1/125sec ISO 250 (the flickr EXIF doesn't show my correcting exit / In custom function menu: C fn7 shutter release without lens : on and I set my aperture as f-3.5 at first ) / all manual

Floating Camellias

in a mossed stone waterbasin location : Reikan-ji Temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan 　　　京都 鹿ヶ谷　霊鑑寺 手水鉢に浮かぶ色とりどりの椿 　 The temple of Camellias - Reikanji temple Reikan-ji is a small temple just above the Philosophy Path and only open for brief periods in the year,but very well-known for its beauty of camellias and called "The Temple of Camellias"..So when opening many people visit this temple's garden dedicated to camellias The temple was founded ,formaly named in 1654 by Imperial princess 多利宮Tarinomiya( 浄法身院宮宗澄尼Johossinin-no-miya-syochuni1639-1678)who was a daughter of the Emperor Gomizuo 御水尾天皇,and her childfood name was Tani-no-miya谷宮 so the the temple has been also called Tani-no-Gosho.(Gosho means Inperial Palace ) The temple still retain the atmosphere and elegant appearance in those days,especially the father Emperor Gomizuo loved camellias ,so this temple has been filled with various types of camellias. Canon EOS M5/Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM / ƒ/1.8 50.0 mm 1/800 sec ( why I chose 1/800sec ? : when shooting the wind was blowing,...orz...and the flowers were sliding as if they were skating on the water..! ) ISO 125 /all manual Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. Masko Ishida( maco-nonch★R) Enjoy the rest of your weekend...***

White Camellia

This camellia is named "Kinugasa" 衣笠,generally "Kinugasa"in Japanese means a parasol made of silk. For me.... the name "Kinugasa" has another meaning,that remains me of Mt.Kinugasa located in Kita Ward,Kyoto city,nearby Kinkakuji temple. location : Reikan-ji Temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan Reikan-ji is a small temple just above the Philosophy Path and only open for brief periods in the year,but very well-known for its beauty of camellias and called "The Temple of Camellias"..So when opening many people visit this temple's garden dedicated to camellias The temple was founded ,formaly named in 1654 by Imperial princess 多利宮Tarinomiya( 浄法身院宮宗澄尼Johossinin-no-miya-syochuni1639-1678)who was a daughter of the Emperor Gomizuo 御水尾天皇,and her childfood name was Tani-no-miya谷宮 so the the temple has been also called Tani-no-Gosho.(Gosho means Inperial Palace ) The temple still retain the atmosphere and elegant appearance in those days,especially the father Emperor Gomizuo loved camellias ,so this temple has been filled with various types of camellias. Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM / ƒ/1.8 50.0 mm 1/500sec ISO100/all manual Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo :) Masako Ishida (maco-nonch★R)

Pink Camellias

location : Reikan-ji Temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan 　　　　　京都 鹿ヶ谷　霊鑑寺 The temple of Camellias - Reikanji temple Reikan-ji is a small temple just above the Philosophy Path and only open for brief periods in the year,but very well-known for its beauty of camellias and called "The Temple of Camellias"..So when opening many people visit this temple's garden dedicated to camellias The temple was founded ,formaly named in 1654 by Imperial princess 多利宮Tarinomiya( 浄法身院宮宗澄尼Johossinin-no-miya-syochuni1639-1678)who was a daughter of the Emperor Gomizuo 御水尾天皇,and her childfood name was Tani-no-miya谷宮 so the the temple has been also called Tani-no-Gosho.(Gosho means Inperial Palace ) The temple still retain the atmosphere and elegant appearance in those days,especially the father Emperor Gomizuo loved camellias ,so this temple has been filled with various types of camellias. Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM / ƒ/1.8 50.0 mm 1/160sec ISO125/all manual/no-editing Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. Masako Ishida (maco-nonch★R) Have a lovely weekend :)

Purity

Japanese bellflower ”ki-kyo"桔梗 location : Nanzenji Temple Tenjyuan ,Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan 京都　南禅寺　天授庵 my Tenjyu-an album I'm going to show you a kind complementary contrast - red and green here www.flickr.com/photos/100016856@N08/albums/72157689557562805 Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter K ＆Ｆ Concept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)＋old lens ( 1960's ) Super-Takumar 1.4/50 / f1.4 50mm 1/500 ISO 100/ all manual

Pink Camellia　- Reikanji Chiri Tsubaki 霊鑑寺散椿

location : Reikan-ji Temple ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan 　　　　　京都 鹿ヶ谷　霊鑑寺 The temple of Camellias - Reikanji temple Reikan-ji is a small temple just above the Philosophy Path and only open for brief periods in the year,but very well-known for its beauty of camellias and called "The Temple of Camellias"..So when opening many people visit this temple's garden dedicated to camellias The temple was founded ,formaly named in 1654 by Imperial princess 多利宮Tarinomiya( 浄法身院宮宗澄尼Johossinin-no-miya-syochuni1639-1678)who was a daughter of the Emperor Gomizuo 御水尾天皇,and her childfood name was Tani-no-miya谷宮 so the the temple has been also called Tani-no-Gosho.(Gosho means Inperial Palace ) The temple still retain the atmosphere and elegant appearance in those days,especially the father Emperor Gomizuo loved camellias ,so this temple has been filled with various types of camellias. Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. Masko Ishida( maco-nonch★R) Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM / / ƒ/1.8 50.0 mm 1/320sec ISO100 / all manual / no-editing

Wild camellia in a forest / 京都 大原 花尻の森Kyoto Ohara Hanajiri-no-mori Forest

location : Kyoto Ohara Hanajiri-no-mori Forest Kyoto city , Kyoto prefecture 京都 八瀬大原　花尻の森　藪椿 This forest is not in the guidebook,but very well-known for its beauty of fallen wild camellias.And many famous Kyoto photographers have tried to shoot here at the right time. ***** I'd like to talk about a story of this forest,Hanajiri-no mori forest. There is a sad legend of a woman that remains in the village of Ohara. The trunk road that traverses the village of Ohara is called "Saba Road" 鯖街道 in recent years, that is linking between Wakasa Obama ( on the Sea of Japan coast) and the capital in Kyoto. Once upon a time a lady lived in the village. Her name was Otuu おつう. One day the lord of Wakasa province stopped by the village and happened to meet her. Otu-u was so pretty and beautiful ,so attracted the lord. Soon he proposed marriage to her and took her to his Wakasa domain residence They lived together happily for a while However such happy time did not last long. Their relationship was like glass,fragile and easily broken. When she fell ill,he divorced her...! That caused her great misery and disappointed her. She never healed from the hurt. She went back to the village in despair and drowned herself into the Ohara river in the end. Eventually her obsession transformed her ,later she appeared as a large snake . After several years on the way to the capital ,the load happened to pass by the bank of river, close by the Hanajirino-mori forest. Then ,a large snake suddenly appeared in front of him and attacked him. However, a large snake was defeated by a samurai warrior Gantayu Matsuda 松田源太夫,and was decapitated .The tail was cut by his sword,too, Her deep grudge remained ,so from that day strange phenomenon occurred. The thunderstorms continued in the village, and the screams began to be heard from somewhere. The villagers feared it,so they buried the neck in the forest and buried the tail here,in the hanajirinomori forest.,and they prayed the repose of her soul. I wonder if the name of the forest,"Hana-jiri-no mori "cames from the story because a part of the japanese word " Jiri尻“means the "tail" , - I don't get a confirmation about that though. Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. Masako Ishida (maco-nonch★R) Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM / / ƒ/1.8 50.0 mm 1/250sec ISO400 / all manual / no-editing

camellias after the rain

This camellias is 120-year-old and named Goshiki-Yaechiri-Tsubaki 五色八重散椿。 Goshiki五色（＝five colours ,or various colours) Chirii 散り (= shedding petals one by one) -Tusbaki 椿 ( = Camellias ) location : Jizoin Temple Tsubakidera 京都「椿寺」大将軍地蔵院 （ 西大路一条東入ル） 　　　　Kyoto city, Kyoto prefecture ,Japan このお寺は観光案内にはあまり掲載されていませんが、地元では知る人ぞ知る散り椿で有名なお寺です。通称「椿寺」または（西の地蔵院（こちらは竹で有名）と区別して）「大将軍地蔵院」とよばれています。 先代の老樹は生涯を閉じて二代目が本堂の前で綺麗な花を咲かせています。寺伝には加藤清正が文禄の役（１５９３年）に韓国から持ち帰って秀吉公に献じたとあるそうです。色はピンク、赤、白、淡桃色の班入り等多彩で、花びらが１８～２３枚、それらがバラバラに散るところから、チリツバキあるいは五色椿といわれています。　- 参考:京都新聞 京都の花木百科 神園英彦 I think fortunately the camellia branches protruded downward helped to create my composition This time....and the flowers were really graceful and pretty in person..I adore the lonely atmosphere this flower offers also.. Canon EOS M5/ EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM/ ƒ/7.1 173.0 mm 1/40sec ISO100 / all manual / handheld This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited. Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. :) Masako Ishida (maco-nonch★R) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Formally known as the Konyozan Jizoin Temple, this temple of the Pure Land sect is commonly known as Tsubakidera ( Camellia temple) It is believed Jizoin temple is created in 726 by Gyoki, who constructed the temple near a lake in Settsu ( the present-day Osaka region) in response to Emperor Shomu's wishes. The temple was later relocated to the foot of neayby Mt.Kinugasa during the Heian period.( 794-1192)At one time,it was destroyed by war. However ,Ashikaga Yoshimitsu rebuild the temple with funds remaining from construction of the Temple of Golden Pavilion, in 1589, the temple is removed to this place at the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The kshitigarbha ( guardian deity) ,enshrined in the Jizodo hall,is reported to be the work of Gyoki. At the front garden of the "shoin" literally meaning " a study or writing room" was a camellia of varied colour that Hideyoshi donated to the temple in connection with the Kitano Ochanoyu tea ceremony. Regrettably,the original tree died,but the current tree blooming in front of the main hall is a 120-year-old second generation tree descended from the original.The camellia flowers exhibit variegated colours ranging from pale pink to white. The tree is known for tendency its flowers to gradually lose their petals instead of the blossom itself dropping off. - Kyoto city 　

White camellias after the rain

location : Jizoin Temple Tsubakidera 京都「椿寺」大将軍地蔵院 （ 西大路一条東入ル） 　　　　Kyoto city, Kyoto prefecture ,Japan Formally known as the Konyozan Jizoin Temple, this temple of the Pure Land sect is commonly known as Tsubakidera ( Camellia temple) It is believed Jizoin temple is created in 726 by Gyoki, who constructed the temple near a lake in Settsu ( the present-day Osaka region) in response to Emperor Shomu's wishes. The temple was later relocated to the foot of neayby Mt.Kinugasa during the Heian period.( 794-1192)At one time,it was destroyed by war. However ,Ashikaga Yoshimitsu rebuild the temple with funds remaining from construction of the Temple of Golden Pavilion, in 1589, the temple is removed to this place at the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The kshitigarbha ( guardian deity) ,enshrined in the Jizodo hall,is reported to be the work of Gyoki. At the front garden of the "shoin" literally meaning " a study or writing room" was a camellia of varied colour that Hideyoshi donated to the temple in connection with the Kitano Ochanoyu tea ceremony. Regrettably,the original tree died,but the current tree blooming in front of the main hall is a 120-year-old second generation tree descended from the original.The camellia flowers exhibit variegated colours ranging from pale pink to white. The tree is known for tendency its flowers to gradually lose their petals instead of the blossom itself dropping off. - Kyoto city 　 このお寺は観光案内にはあまり掲載されていませんが、地元では知る人ぞ知る散り椿で有名なお寺です。通称「椿寺」または（西の地蔵院（こちらは竹で有名）と区別して）「大将軍地蔵院」とよばれています。 Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM / ƒ/2.2 50.0 mm 1/800sec ISO100 / all manual This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.

Sweet Dreams ... ***

Evening Blossoms at Kitano Tenmangu Shirine location : Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan 京都 北野天満宮 Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM /ƒ/1.8 50.0 mm 1/125sec ISO100/ all manual/no editing

Blue Bellflower

location : Nanzenji Temple Tenjyuan ,Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan 京都　南禅寺　天授庵 Canon EOS M5/ Mount Adapter K ＆Ｆ Concept M42- EOS M ( M42 screw mount)＋old lens ( 1960's ) Super-Takumar 1.4/50 / f1.4 50mm 1/500 ISO 100/ all manual This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.

Sakura　

3.11 from Japan Some years have passed since then.. but..Japan is still suffering from the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear power plant accident which occurred on March 11, 2011. www.youtube.com/watch?v=360FwWBZhLo (今井美樹 - PIECE OF MY WISH - from “25th Anniversary Concert Tour 2011 Miki's Affections(English+JP Sub)) 朝がくるまで泣き続けた夜も Asa ga kuru made naki tsuzuketa yoru mo 歩き出せる力にきっとできる Arukidaseru chikara ni kitto dekiru 太陽はのぼり心を包むでしょう Taiyou wa nobori kokoro o tsutsumu deshou やがて闇は必ず明けてゆくから Yagate yami wa kanarazu akete yuku kara どうしてもっと自分に素直にに生きれないの Doushite motto jibun ni sunao ni ikirenai no そんな思いといかけながら Sonna omoi toikake nagara あきらめない全てが崩れそうになっても Akiramenai de subete ga kuzure sou ni natte mo 信じていてあなたのことを Shinjiteite anata no koto wo 本当はだれもが願いをかなえたいの Hontou wa dare mo ga negai o kanaetai no だけどうまくゆかない時もあるわ Dakedo umaku yukanai toki mo aru wa 希望のかけらを手のひらに集めて Kibou no kakera o te no hira ni atsumete 大きな喜びてと変えてゆこう Ooki na yorokobi e to kaete yukou 愛する人や友達が勇気づけてくれるよ Ai suru hito ya tomodachi ga yuuki zukete kureru yo そんな言葉抱きしめながら Sonna kotoba dakishime nagara だけど最後の答えは一人で見つけるのね Dakedo saigo no kotae wa hitori de mitsukeru no ne めぐり続く明日のために Meguri tsuzuku ashita no tame ni 雨に負けない気持ちを炎もくぐりぬける Ame ni makenai kimochi o honoo mo kuguri nukeru そんな強さ持ち続けたい Sonna tsuyosa mochi tsuzuketai それでもいつか全てが崩れそうになっても Sore de mo itsuka subete ga kuzure sou ni natte mo 信じていてあなとのことを Shinjiteite anata no koto wo 信じていて欲しい　あなたのことを Shinjiteite hoshii anata no koto wo location : Kyoto Daigoji Temple Thank you for viewing my photo ...*** :)

Pink Spring / Kyoto Kitano-tenmangu shrine

location :Kitano tenmangu ,Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan 　　　　 京都 北野天満宮 This shrine was dedicated to noted scholar and poet Sugawara-no-Michizane (posthumously named Tenjin) in 947. It was revered by the court and the shogunate and spawned many branch shrines along with temple schools throughout the country. Kitano-tenmangu Shrine is one of the great shrines of Kyoto. It features elaborate architecture, plum trees which scent the air in spring, and a collection of treasures of special interest to those familiar with Japanese history. Kitano-tenmangu Shrine enshrines the spirit of Sugawara-no-Michizane who was a scholar and adviser to the Emperor Uda in the Heian Period. He was a loyal civil servant who became the victim of slander and was subsequently exiled to the island of Kyushu where he died. Shortly after his death a series of severe thunderstorms and earthquakes shook the capital. To add to this, a number of the people who slandered him met with unexpected disaster. These events were interpreted to mean that his powerful spirit was unhappy, and the Imperial Court moved to placate it by granting him the posthumous name of Karai Tenjin (God of Fire and Thunder) and building this shrine. Tenjin is now regarded as the deity of scholastic studies and is extremely popular with students preparing for high school or university entrance examinations. The many plum trees on the grounds were planted because of Michizane's known fondness for them during his lifetime. A plum blossom festival is held at the shrine every year in February. Kitano-tenmangu Shrine was the location of the famous mass tea ceremony conducted by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and among the shrine's treasures, are artifacts connected to that particular event as well as others connected to the life of Michizane. - Kyoto City Travel Official Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michizane was very fond of ume and composed the waka (和歌　a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables) to the ume tree in his garden, 'Kochi fukaba Nioi okoseyo ume no hana aruji nasitote haruna wasureso (recently haruwo wasuruna)東風〔こち〕吹かばにほひおこせよ梅花主なしとて春な忘れそ' (Whenever the east wind blows, ..My dear plum blossoms ... Please remember spring, ...do not forget the spring...!... Even if your master( = Michizane ) won't be here..and he will be gone...), following his demotion and exile to Dazaifu. Date and Time (Original) - 2017:02:23 17:04

Summer Camelia / 京都　妙心寺　東林院　Kyoto Myosin-ji Torin-in

Japanese Sal Flowers /Japanese stewartia location : Myosin-ji Torin-in temple , Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan 京都 花園　妙心寺塔頭　東林院 沙羅の花　(夏椿） 夏椿 　別名　沙羅（沙羅双樹）の花 This is one of the typical Chabana flowers appropriate for Japanese tea ceremonies ,which emphasises the beauty of summer tea houses. The white flowers open in early morning and fall in the afternoon.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This temple is colloquially known as the Sal Tree Temple (沙羅双樹の寺 sarasōju-no-tera). A festival is held every June to celebrate the sal tree and its flowers.The temple was founded in 1531 in Kamigyō-ku as a family temple for the Hosokawa clan, and named Sanyū-in (三友院). In 1556, it passed to the Yamana clan, whose family temple it remains to this day, and was moved to its current location within Myōshin-ji and renamed to Tōrin-in. - wikipedia ƒ/6.3 187.0 mm 1/100sec ISO320

Omuro Zakura / UNESCO World Heritage Site Ninnna-ji Temple

Omuro Cherry Trees - Kyoto Ninna-ji Omuro - zakura 　京都仁和寺の御室桜 location : Kyoto Ninnna-ji Temple( Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.) Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan Ninna-ji Temple is home to a special variety of short, late-blooming cherry trees. In many parts of Kyoto cherry trees start blooming as soon as March, but the Omuro Cherry Trees are much slower to blossom, often coming into full bloom in early to mid-April. The Omuro Cherry Trees have been at the temple since the Edo Period, and have been beloved by many for hundreds of years. The beauty of the trees in bloom and their special characteristics have been recorded in many poems. The practice of flower-viewing at Ninna-ji Temple is even recorded in the Keijo Shoran, a guidebook to Kyoto’s famous sites created during the mid-Edo period (18th century). This long history ultimately led to the designation of Ninna-ji Temple’s cherry tree grove as a nationally recognized Place of Scenic Beauty (“meisho” 名勝) in 1924. Until recently it was thought that the height of the trees was due to the presence of bedrock under the grove that stunted the roots and the trees’ overall growth, but recent research has discovered that clay-like soil, not bedrock, lies beneath the cherry trees. This clay-like soil offers less oxygen and nutrients for the trees, and this appears to be one reason why the roots of the trees are shallow. Although it was not bedrock to blame, the main assumption that the roots are not able to grow deep into the ground was not mistaken. Research on the trees continues today, and we will update as more is learned about what makes the Omuro Cherry Trees so special. 今年の御室桜はちょっとピンクがかっていたそうです✰この写真敢えてテクニックを度外視して花の形状がはっきりと識別できるよう撮ったものです。 Ninna-ji Temple Ninna-ji Temple was founded in 888 by the 59th emperor, Emperor Uda. It was designated a World Heritage Site in 1994, and is home to Japanese national treasures and several important cultural properties. The temple is now the headquarters of the Omuro School of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. The headquarters of the nationally known Omuro School of Flower Arrangement is also housed at the temple. - Ninna-ji Official English Blog

Pretty Pink Blooms / Kyoto Kitano Tenman-gu

Spring has come around ... ... :) location : Kitano Tenman-gu , Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan 京都　北野天満宮 Thank you for viewing my photo ...*** :) ⓒmaco-nonch★R, All Rights Reserved Please do not use without permission.

Winter Zen Flowers Arrangement

locatiion : Kyoto Ohara Hosen-in temple Hosen - in Temple is located next to of the Shorin - in Temple, where the priest Honen Sho-nin had the famous religeous debate with Kenshin, chief magistrate of Ohara Temple. The library, rebuilt in 1502, is famous for its "chitenjo" (bloody ceiling) in the passageway, taken from Fushimi Castle. The famous garden contains a pine tree, more than 700 years old, in the shape of Mt. Oumifuji. This beautiful framed garden invites the visitor into a world of comfort. Also, be sure to enjoy some powdered green tea while listening to the sound of the Suikinkutsu (Japanese water hollow harp garden feature). - Kyoto Prefecture ƒ/2.8 50.0 mm 1/160sec ISO100 manual exposure/manual focus Canon EOS M5 Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM (no editing)

Spring Dinner

A Brown-eared bulbul on a Okame-Sakura branch 京都　出町柳　長徳寺のオカメ桜とヒヨドリ location : Kyoto Demachiyanagi Chotokuji-temple,Kyoto city,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan ƒ/4.4 136.0 mm 1/500sec ISO200 Focal Length (35mm format) - 296 mm Date and Time (Original) - 2017:03:25 16:08

Peace,Love and Joy

Spring has come ♪ / A bird sitting on a tree is...

never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on its own wings. Always believe in yourself. to my beloved daughter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A Japanese white-eye on a Okame-Sakura branch 京都　出町柳　長徳寺のオカメ桜とメジロ location : Kyoto Demachiyanagi Chotokuji-temple,Kyoto city,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan ƒ/10.0 300.0 mm 1/640sec ISO800 Focal Length (35mm format) - 653 mm 　　　　　

Japanese apricot - 下鴨神社 光琳の梅 Korin's ume / UNESCO World Heritage Site Shimogamo-jinjya shirine

location : Shimogamo - jinja shrine (Kamomioya - jinja shrine),UNESCO World Heritage Site ,Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture,Japan This Japanese apricot tree (ume tree) is standing by a little bridge “Sori-Hashi”輪橋 across a stream “Mitarashi gawa” 御手洗川in precincts of Shimogamo Shrine. And the scenery of this area was depicted in Korin OGATA painting - "Kohakubai-zu byobu紅白梅図屏風" (The Folding Screen of Red and White Plum Blossoms),which is one of the best-known/ best-loved paintings in Japan, now a national treasure. Thus this tree came to be called Korin no ume" or "Korin's ume".光琳の梅 Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. :) Masako Ishida ( maco-nonch★R) *** My Kyoto Photography*** The core of my photography www.flickr.com/photos/100016856@N08/albums/72157651503253252 seen in : Flickr Gallery -Through Her Lens www.flickr.com/photos/flickr/galleries/72157695046701085/... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kōrin Ogata Kōrin was born in Kyoto, to a wealthy merchant who had a taste for the arts and is said to have given his son some elementary instruction therein. Kōrin also studied under Soken Yamamoto, the Kanō school, Tsunenobu and Gukei Sumiyoshi, and was greatly influenced by his predecessors Hon'ami Kōetsu and Tawaraya Sōtatsu. Kōrin broke away from all tradition and developed a very original and distinctive style of his own, both in painting and in the decoration of lacquer. The characteristic of this is a bold impressionism, which is expressed in few and simple highly idealized forms, with an absolute disregard for naturalism and the usual conventions. In lacquer, Kōrin's use of white metals and of mother-of-pearl is notable; but here he followed Hon'ami Kōetsu. An artist of the Rinpa school, he is particularly known for his byōbu folding screens. A screen in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston depicting Matsushima is a particularly famous work, and his Red and White Plum Blossoms in the MOA Museum of Art and Irises in the Nezu Museum are National Treasures of Japan. Korin died at the age of 59. His chief pupils were Kagei Tatebayashi and Shiko Watanabe, but the present knowledge and appreciation of his work are largely due to the efforts of Sakai Hōitsu, who brought about a revival of Kōrin's style. - wikipedia Canon EOS M5 Mount Adapter EF-EOS M / EF50mm f/1.8 STM/ ƒ/1.8 50.0 mm 1/125 100 /all manual

Ume Ribbon / 京都 下鴨神社 光琳の梅 Korin's ume

Japanese apricot - Korin's ume 下鴨神社 光琳の梅 location : Shimogamo - jinja shrine (Kamomioya - jinja shrine),UNESCO World Heritage Site ,Kyoto city , Kyoto Prefecture,Japan This Japanese apricot tree (ume tree) is standing by a little bridge “Sori-Hashi”輪橋 across a stream “Mitarashi gawa” 御手洗川in precincts of Shimogamo Shrine. And the scenery of this area was depicted in Korin OGATA painting - "Kohakubai-zu byobu紅白梅図屏風" (The Folding Screen of Red and White Plum Blossoms),which is one of the best-known/ best-loved paintings in Japan, now a national treasure. Thus this tree came to be called Korin no ume" or "Korin's ume".光琳の梅 Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo. :) Masako Ishida ( maco-nonch★R) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kōrin Ogata Kōrin was born in Kyoto, to a wealthy merchant who had a taste for the arts and is said to have given his son some elementary instruction therein. Kōrin also studied under Soken Yamamoto, the Kanō school, Tsunenobu and Gukei Sumiyoshi, and was greatly influenced by his predecessors Hon'ami Kōetsu and Tawaraya Sōtatsu. Kōrin broke away from all tradition and developed a very original and distinctive style of his own, both in painting and in the decoration of lacquer. The characteristic of this is a bold impressionism, which is expressed in few and simple highly idealized forms, with an absolute disregard for naturalism and the usual conventions. In lacquer, Kōrin's use of white metals and of mother-of-pearl is notable; but here he followed Hon'ami Kōetsu. An artist of the Rinpa school, he is particularly known for his byōbu folding screens. A screen in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston depicting Matsushima is a particularly famous work, and his Red and White Plum Blossoms in the MOA Museum of Art and Irises in the Nezu Museum are National Treasures of Japan. Korin died at the age of 59. His chief pupils were Kagei Tatebayashi and Shiko Watanabe, but the present knowledge and appreciation of his work are largely due to the efforts of Sakai Hōitsu, who brought about a revival of Kōrin's style. - wikipedia Canon EOS M5/EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM/ ƒ/5.6 159.0 mm 1/60sec ISO400 /all manual/no editing

Fallen Camellias/ 京都 等持院 有楽椿 Kyoto Tojiin Uraku- Tsubaki

京都　等持院の落椿　‐有楽椿 location : Toji-in temple ,Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan This is the oldest and the biggest “Uraku-tsubaki” tree (over 400 years old) in Japan. Tsubaki = Camellia Japonica The "Uraku" in the name of this flower comes from one of the greatest Japanese tea master“Oda Urakusai”,who is a younger brother of Oda Nobunaga and loved this camellia flower so much. And it’s said that when Toyotomi Hideyori reconstructed this temple in 1606,it was planted here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oda Nagamasu (織田 長益, 1548 – January 24, 1622) was a Japanese daimyō who lived from the late Sengoku period through the early Edo period. Also known as Yūraku (有楽) and Urakusai (有楽斎), he was a brother of Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasu converted to Christianity in 1588 and took the baptismal name of John. Nagamasu was an accomplished practitioner of the tea ceremony, which he studied under the master, Sen no Rikyū. He eventually started his own school of the tea ceremony. Nagamasu divided his fief between his sons Nagamasa and Hisanaga. Nagamasa founded the Kaijū-Shibamura Domain, while Hisanaga became lord of the Yanagimoto Domain. - wikipedia ƒ/5.0 100.0 mm 1/15sec ISO200 (handheld)

Fairy Tunnel / UNESCO World Heritage Site Ninnna-ji Temple

Kyoto Ninna-ji Omuro - zakura 　京都仁和寺の御室桜 location : Kyoto Ninnna-ji Temple( Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.) Kyoto city ,Kyoto Prefecture,Japan Ninna-ji Temple is home to a special variety of short, late-blooming cherry trees. In many parts of Kyoto cherry trees start blooming as soon as March, but the Omuro Cherry Trees are much slower to blossom, often coming into full bloom in early to mid-April. The Omuro Cherry Trees have been at the temple since the Edo Period, and have been beloved by many for hundreds of years. The beauty of the trees in bloom and their special characteristics have been recorded in many poems. The practice of flower-viewing at Ninna-ji Temple is even recorded in the Keijo Shoran, a guidebook to Kyoto’s famous sites created during the mid-Edo period (18th century). This long history ultimately led to the designation of Ninna-ji Temple’s cherry tree grove as a nationally recognized Place of Scenic Beauty (“meisho” 名勝) in 1924. Until recently it was thought that the height of the trees was due to the presence of bedrock under the grove that stunted the roots and the trees’ overall growth, but recent research has discovered that clay-like soil, not bedrock, lies beneath the cherry trees. This clay-like soil offers less oxygen and nutrients for the trees, and this appears to be one reason why the roots of the trees are shallow. Although it was not bedrock to blame, the main assumption that the roots are not able to grow deep into the ground was not mistaken. Research on the trees continues today, and we will update as more is learned about what makes the Omuro Cherry Trees so special. Ninna-ji Temple was founded in 888 by the 59th emperor, Emperor Uda. It was designated a World Heritage Site in 1994, and is home to Japanese national treasures and several important cultural properties. The temple is now the headquarters of the Omuro School of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. The headquarters of the nationally known Omuro School of Flower Arrangement is also housed at the temple. - Ninna-ji Official English Blog