This is a bell house just outside a temple in
Kyoto, Japan. I took this on a visit there in the fall of 1996--my first trip to Japan. Kyoto was once the capital of Japan and, as it stands today, is one of the best preserved ancient cities still in existence.
The city has over 2000
Shinto shrines and
Buddhist temples. In addition to the religious art and architecture, the city is surrounded by much natural beauty. It's well-known for its colors in the fall, and it draws many visitors. You can get a sense of the fall colors from this picture--the green, the orange, and the gold of the leaves.
The beauty of the natural surroundings, the cool crisp air of late October, and the intermixing of ancient and modern Japan made this trip one of my more memorable. I took lots of other pictures that day, including several of
Kinkaju-ji, the famous Golden Temple of Kyoto. I hope to post more of these in the future.
Another picture tomorrow...
NOTE: I re-posted this after a fellow blogger,
n E o A u T e U r , brought it to my attention that the image wasn't in the post. I tried using Picasa's "Blog This!" feature to upload the post and didn't check afterwards...but it's up there now. Thanks for letting me know.
In one of my posts last year I had a picture of the Golden Pavilion Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Here is another picture of the same. I wish the weather would have cooperated more--the sky was a uniform, dull grey that day as you can see. I've done some work in Photoshop to change the background...I may post one of those shots someday. But for now, enjoy.
