Oideyasu! Please take off your shoes.
There was heavy snow overnight and this morning. Up here in the north there was a lot of snow piling up, but I went down Shirakawa to Ginkakuji and most of the snow was melting as soon as it fell. A couple degrees makes a big difference.
Lovely atmospheric photo, reminscent of Ukiyo-e prints. Thanks.
Posted by: Val on January 23, 2006 07:40 PMLooks just marvelous. So dense yet so quiet
Posted by: Jan on January 23, 2006 07:57 PMGreat photo. Somehow it looks historic like from the 19th century.
Posted by: Sumiyoshi Pilgrim on January 24, 2006 05:59 AMPlease, if you can help, it would be deeply appreciated. Will be visiting Kyoto in May and I am trying to find the street address for Hanazono University. There is no address on their website nor any e-mail link.
I stumbled on you rwebsite here and hoped that perhaps you could provide that information
Thank you
Paul
Posted by: Paul on January 24, 2006 09:14 AMIt's on the bottom of every page:
〒604-8456 京都市中京区西ノ京壺ノ内町8-18-1 Tsubonouchi-cho, Nishinokyo, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
Kyoto, 604-8456
but isnt UKIYO-e mainly a portrait of relationship between men and women rather than landmarks?
Posted by: Spock on January 24, 2006 10:57 PMIssues of Wikipedia valitidy aside, their article on ukiyoe says "Ukiyo-e, (浮世絵) 'pictures of the floating world', is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints produced between the 17th and the 20th century, featuring motifs of landscapes, the theater and pleasure quarters." There's also the 36 View of Mt. Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai, for prominent landmarks in ukiyoe.
Posted by: Jerry on January 25, 2006 03:03 PMehh...natsukashii ne....
sugoi!!
keep up da good work buddy!!
aahhh... nice memories, natsukashii.. I took some photos when I was there but lost them. Now I just can stare at this photo and remember.
Posted by: rajasthani on January 26, 2006 02:31 AMGreat Ginkaku-ji picture! I've made it the background of my desktop. Thanks!
Posted by: Raizo on January 28, 2006 07:21 AM
