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2018年5月30日

Misasagi, Graveyard of Tragic Empress

In Kyoto, there are many graveyards of emperors and empresses. Those graveyards are called Goryo (御陵) or Misasagi (陵). At a quiet place in the Higashiyama (東山) mountain, the graveyard of the Empress Fujiwara no Teishi (藤原定子), the wife of the Emperor Ichijo (一条天皇), is located. My readers might have heard a name, Seishonagon (清少納言), ・・・

2018年5月30日

A Shed Where Sakamoto Ryoma Hid Himself

Everybody knows that the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) was a short one, but his name remains as the man who established the monumental work called Saccho Domei (薩長同盟), an alliance between the Satsuma (薩摩, present Kagoshima Prefecture) and Choshu (長州, present Yamaguchi Prefecture) domains, which immeasurably contributed to the Meiji restoration (明治維新). In January ・・・

2018年5月28日

Warabe-jizo (Statues of Bodhisattva Who Look Like Children) at Sanzen-in Temple

The most famous place in the Ohara (大原) district in Kyoto is Sanzen-in (三千院) temple. The Sanzen-in temple, founded in the Heian (平安) period, has a deep historical connection with the imperial court and emperors, and is regarded as one of the high ranked temples in Japan. The temple, also very famous for its autumn ・・・

2018年5月28日

Great experience and great photos!!

*Rating : ★★★★★We had great experience and really love our photos. Our photographer is so profession al, caring, and friendly. She made our trip so memorable. Nicknam : TimYour photographer : ゼン CHAN CHIAYING[Photos]Came to the shop on : 5 / 27

2018年5月26日

Miyakowasure (Gymnaster savatieri) Flowers

Spring in Japan starts with cherry blossoms, followed by peonies, azaleas, wisterias, and irises. Now all the representative beauties are gone, and I saw Miyakowasure (都忘れ, Miyako=Kyoto, wasure=forget) flowers at Shinnyodoh (真如堂) temple. They were very beautiful. Though the flower is not so eye-catching and you could easily pass by without giving a glance, its ・・・