{"id":2829,"date":"2017-10-06T11:58:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T02:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2017-10-06\/2829"},"modified":"2017-10-06T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T02:58:22","slug":"finally-venturing-inside-northern-kyotos-kurama-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2017-10-06\/2829","title":{"rendered":"Finally Venturing Inside Northern Kyoto’s Kurama Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 25mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEntrance to the Kurama Temple<\/span>\na photo from this post<\/a> a couple<\/span> of years ago\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I'd heard that the Kurama Temple (\u978d\u99ac\u5bfa),<\/span> nestled on the side of a mountain<\/span> in a northern<\/span> suburb of Kyoto, made for a nice<\/span>\nvisit, but despite riding past it dozens of times since I got<\/span> into cycling, I'd never<\/span> actually entered it. This week I finally<\/span> did.<\/p>\n\n

The main part of this post is about this week's visit, but first let me recount my prior experiences with this temple...<\/p>\n\n

Normally I just<\/span> ride past and perhaps snap a photo<\/span> along the way, such as the following shot from\nmy first “<\/span>real”<\/span> bike ride<\/a> 2½ years ago:<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + 35mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/13, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFlying By The Entrance<\/span>\nnot realizing I was about to enter a world<\/span> of snow\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Sometimes I stop at the entrance to take photos, such as the following shot from\nthe two-year anniversary ride of my first “<\/span>real”<\/span> ride<\/a> earlier this year:<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 42mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/10, ISO 160 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nKurama Temple<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Apparently I had stopped by the entrance to this temple during a photo<\/span> outing in 2012, with Paul and Damien, when I\ntook<\/span> this photo of the edge of the entrance stairs:<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 3200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEntrance Detail<\/span>\nKurama Temple (\u978d\u99ac\u5bfa)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I post this shot because I really like its richness, its “<\/span>vibe”<\/span>, and to contrast it with all the crappy iPhone photos we'll see below,\nfrom this week's visit.<\/p>\n\n

On that same drive in 2012, I took these shots of a monkey<\/span> harassing someone (for, I suppose,<\/span> food of some kind):<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 1100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNo Luck Here...<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n... Nor Here<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

That day-long outing five years ago, with Paul and Damien, was really great, and many blog posts resulted, including:<\/p>\n\n