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Mosses at the Giouji Temple, Kyoto Japan

June 21st, 2007 12:05am JST (1 year, 2 months ago)

Green and orange moss at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — ¹/30 sec, f/2.8, ISO 800 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Moss at the Giouji Temple, Kyoto Japan

When I was at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺) the other day (intro · gates and walls), I overheard a taxi driver tell his customers that there were 18 different types of moss at the temple. I believe it, and they seemed to be mixed and matched all over.

Green moss and a leaf at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/20 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640 — full exif & map — nearby photos
More Moss

A soft, rolling field of moss at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/40 sec, f/2.8, ISO 800 — full exif & map — nearby photos
And Still More Moss

Orange and green moss at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 180mm — ¹/200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 800 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Oh, and Over Here... More Moss!

They had a little display showing the types of moss to be found on the grounds. The names are in Japanese (and seem to be native Japanese, rather than phonetic representations of the Latin names).

Display showing the many types of moss at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 35mm — ¹/45 sec, f/2.8, ISO 800 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Types of Moss at the Giouji Temple

Followups and related posts:

June	16th,	2007	An Introduction to Kyoto's Giouji Temple
June	16th,	2007	Giouji Temple Part 2: Gate and Walls
June	17th,	2007	Leaf on a Wall: Giouji Temple Desktop Background
June	23rd,	2007	An Introduction to Kyoto's Hougon'in Temple
July	6th,	2007	More From the Giouji Temple
July	26th,	2007	A Different Wall at Kyoto's Giouji Temple
June	26th,	2008	Little Snail Friends at the Giouji Temple

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