When I visited Yushima Tenjin Shrine in Yushima, Tokyo, the Chrysanthemum Festival was just underway. There were many chrysanthemum flowers and chrysanthemum dolls on display in the precincts. A chrysanthemum doll is a doll dressed in a costume decorated with chrysanthemum flowers. It's a custom that has continued since the Edo period, but I'm not really attracted to it. The doll's costume is decorated with chrysanthemums, but the face is just a doll. I would rather see only chrysanthemum flowers on display than such a doll.
As I moved the lens closer, the viewfinder was filled with chrysanthemum flowers. As I stared at the densely packed flowers, I had the illusion that they were moving.
Dec 2005 NATURE TOKYO | |
FLOWER YUSHIMA |
No
261
Shooting Date
Nov 2005
Posted On
December 7, 2005
Modified On
July 1, 2024
Place
Yushima Tenman-Gu, Tokyo
Genre
Floral Photography
Camera
CANON EOS 1V