Irises at Heian-jingū (平安神宮) herald the comfortable dying days of spring.
in the spring breeze
already casting shadows...
irises
春風やはや陰作るかきつばた
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1810.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
#Kyoto #goldenweek #irises #Japan #京都 #ゴールデンウィーク #菖蒲 #haiku
in the spring breeze
already casting shadows...
irises
春風やはや陰作るかきつばた
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1810.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
#Kyoto #goldenweek #irises #Japan #京都 #ゴールデンウィーク #菖蒲 #haiku
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for the shrine's god?
irises
鶺鴒は神の使かかきつばた
-1810.
the long skinny snake's
Shinto shrine...
irises
細長い蛇の社や杜若
-1818.
Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
#Kyoto #goldenweek #irises #Japan #京都 #ゴールデンウィーク #菖蒲
Heian Jingū, the Lake Biwa Canal, the geisha dances and the Jidai Matsuri were all born at this time.
#HeianJingu #平安神宮
Beginning in 1895, it took Ogawa Jihei VII (小川治兵衛 1860-1933) 20 years to finish the first 3.
#HeianJingu #小川治兵衛 #Kyoto
after the crossing stones
is joyous
#Kyoto #京都 #Heianjingu #平安神宮 #wisteria #藤 #shrine #Japan
After years of planning, 'Minami Shin-en' (南神苑), known also as 'Heian-no-en' (平安の苑), was landscaped and fully planted in 1981.
#Kyoto #京都 #中根金作 #HeianJingu #平安の苑
An iced matcha float is absolutely the best way to sit out the midday sun.
#平安神宮 #神苑 #抹茶 #matcha #HeianJingu #Kyoto #京都