Shot at Kitano Tenman-Gu, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto. The lanterns were hung under eaves of a building in the precinct. The deity enshrined here was Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning. He was an actual person died over 1000 years ago. Many Shinto shrines were dedicated to him in this country and he was famous.
I wondered whether there were any saints governing the learning in the Christendom. Although there were many giants in the ancient Greece, I thought there were not any saints of the study in the Christendom.
Many big Torii stood along the trail in this precinct. And I walked through them. Then, I…
I started to walk through the Torii to head for the main hall stationed on the top of the…
The main hall stands on the top of the mountain and the whole mountain belongs to its prec…
During I stopped in the middle of the approach and watched the wooden gate at the end of t…
The precinct of this shrine was spacious. The wide approach stretched in the guardian fore…
There was a Japanese style bridge spanned over the creek in the precinct. And the hall was…
When I was walking the unpaved path in the garden, I found a man walking ahead me. He stra…
There was a bush of bamboo in the precinct. It was comfortable to stroll the path running…
There is a long stairway at the entrance of this temple. Some figures were seen on the top…
The precinct was tranquil and a nice place to walk around. Many historic architectures sto…
The statue with a stern look was Nio which was a muscular guardian of the Buddha. The sta…
The five-storied pagoda built in 1644 was towering above the trees. The temple itself is m…
There was a Japanese style water place in a corner of the precinct. The water is tapped fr…
After I entered into this temple, I stopped at the top of the stairway and looked back. A…
The precinct was spacious and many halls stood in spots. The small hall in this photo was…
The garden belonged to this famous temple was spacious but were well-kept. The trees were…
This temple built in 1490 was one of the famous temples in Kyoto. Although Ginkaku-Ji mean…
There was an industrial heritage in the historic precinct. Many brick bridge supports stoo…
