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July 6th, 2007 11:17pm JST (1 year, 1 month ago)

Here are a few more shots from Kyoto's Giouji Temple (祇王寺), to add to the other posts in the set (linked via the “related posts” box below).

Small, moss-covered stone lantern at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 32mm — ¹/25 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Small Stone Lantern

Purple bell-shaped flowers (European Foxglove) at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/90 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640, — full exif & map — nearby photos
Bell-Shaped Flowers and Bamboo
(European Foxglove)

Rope twisted to look like chain, acting as a gate across a path, at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 17mm — ¹/50 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Rope Gate

Lady tends to the moss with a whisk broom at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — ¹/25 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Tending the Moss

Small cemetery at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 24mm — ¹/80 sec, f/4.5, ISO 800 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Small Cemetery

Bamboo and granite barrier at the Giouji Temple (祇王寺), Kyoto Japan

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 17mm — ¹/60 sec, f/4.5, ISO 800 — full exif & map — nearby photos
Do Not Enter

I love how the “do not enter” gate uses a piece of bamboo set into notched pillars of granite. A classy touch.

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	21st,	2007	Mosses at the Giouji Temple, Kyoto Japan
July	26th,	2007	A Different Wall at Kyoto's Giouji Temple

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Beautiful!

Where mosses grow, so do ferns, one of my specialities - so how about a photographic fern challenge, Jeffrey? I can tell you, they are not easy things to photograph, but in Japan you have about 600 species to practice on - in the UK, a paltry 70 or so. I’m waiting!

Your pink bell-shaped flower is a European foxglove, a long way from home.

Peter

— comment by Peter on July 6th, 2007 at 11:33pm JST (1 year, 1 month ago) — comment permalink

These pictures are wonderful. I love the mosses and natural intrusion into man made places in Japan. I saw some beautiful mossy gardens in Japan back in 2002 and this brings back memories.

— comment by Jon on July 10th, 2007 at 1:10pm JST (1 year, 1 month ago) — comment permalink