'24.4.29 飛火野にて

似たよな圧縮感で飛火野周りの春の木々を撮る

曇り日が作り出す木々のコントラストが、やはり大好きｗ

June 19, 2023 — Nara Day Trip

Today I visited Nara. I honestly enjoyed myself, but it was extremely hot today about in the mid 80s. Good thing I brought my umbrella with me so that I could use it as shade. Before I embarked on my activities in Nara, I had a brief lunch at this Italian restaurant called Píano. I had a Margherita and a Yamato pizza, which was a vegetable pizza. Both were really good, I like how they use the fresh mozzarella. I also had a Blood Orange Juice for the first time which I suspect was a mix between grapefruit juice and orange juice. It did have a red-orange color to it so I can see why the word blood was used.

After enjoying my lunch I visited the famous Nara deer and even got to pet and feed them. When I was feeding them crackers, I had a couple surround me at first but one ended up really liking me and stuck around until I was out of crackers. The deer were returning my bows which was fun to see. I would say the only thing is that I wasn’t paying attention to the poop on the ground so I ended up stepping in some on accident. But also the deer are really addicted to those crackers so the deer I was feeding kept trying to nip at my pants in order to ask for more which was funny.

I then visited the Todaiji Temple and got to see a gigantic Buddha statue. It looks bigger in person than in the pictures, it’s honestly quite impressive. I wonder how long it took just to create it.

Next, I visited another temple by the name of Kasugataisha Shrine and apparently it’s very well known for the lanterns there. I was told they only light all of them about three times a year (?) but there was a hall where you could see what the lanterns would look like in the dark which was really nice.

Academic Reflection

I learned that there were two types of Esoteric Buddhism, Tendai and Shingon. But I learned mostly about Shingon Buddhism. It was founded by a Buddha named Kukai and it was a pure esoteric type of Buddhism that accepted exoteric teachings. Kukai had also incorporated the secret rites of Indian origin that he had learned in China into the religion. By practicing Esoteric Buddhism, one can attain enlightenment. It is also supposed to be a universal religion and it can be seen through the use of the exoteric teachings and how they can be synthesized into a higher and more comprehensive standpoint. Esoteric Buddhism was seen as superior by Kukai and it also turned out to be an artistic religion of rich symbolism. So, it greatly influenced the arts within Japan.

I also learned about the Mahayana. Apparently there was an idea that earthly Buddhas would teach those of lesser understanding that Buddhas pass into final Nirvana when they die in order for those to not become too attached to the Buddhas. There was also the Three-Body Doctrine that was prominent within their practice where the belief was that Buddhahood was comprised of three aspects: the transformation-body, enjoyment-body, and the Dharma-body. There was also the idea that the Great Beings and heavenly Buddhas were those who have heroically attained Buddhahood.

Wisteria

Posting this a bit late (been busy with new puppy), but I wanted to share a tweet I saw from the famous Kasuga shrine in Japan. 【開花】麝香藤や緋ちりめん藤など早咲きの品種が咲いてきましたね。#春日大社萬葉植物園 #春日大社 #奈良 #藤 #藤の花 #wisteria pic.twitter.com/92yVGv8rM9— 春日大社 kasugataisha shrine (@KASUGASHRINE) April 13, 2023 With all the attention on cherry blossoms and such, it’s sometimes easy to forget other flowers in bloom. The…

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sometimes you don't have to say anything #KasugaTaisha #Nara #Lantern #Lanterns #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #Japan #Travel #Adventure #Walking #SomosLosQueCaminan #Random #Weird #奈良 #日本 (at Kasuga Taisha Shrine - Nara, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmGWNXrpax_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#shrine #shinto #shintoshrine #kasugataisha #morning #nara #japan #japantrip #春日大社 #奈良 #朝 #神社巡り #神社 #散歩 (at 春日大社 参道) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1WbCwYHvZK/?igshid=1g9diuei7izni

Kasuga Taisha, Nara

・春風、渡る･･

・春風、一閃･･

･･同じ時に撮った2枚、絞り・シャッタースピードなどはほぼ同じ。ですがその一瞬一瞬でイメージがやはり違ってきますね。

イメージに合わせてRAWの現像時に各々の設定も変えて掲載してみました。

2枚目はなんか流し撮りしたようにも見えます。実際は激ムズなんでしょうが、F1とかコース脇で一度撮ってみたいもんです。

’24.4.21 春日大社にて

Visiting Nara on the weekend 😊 #todaiji #nara #kansai #japan #japanblogger #travelblogger #asia #temple #kasugataisha #shrine #deer (hier: 東大寺大仏殿 / Tōdai-Ji Great Buddha Hall（Daibutsu-den）)

林中神社。 The hidden shrine. Camera: Sony A7Rii Lens:Sony FE 24-105 F4 G #nara #narapark #japan #japantrip #travel #travelphotography #kasugataisha #peaceful #temple #shrine #sonyalpha #hiddenshrine #architecture #architecturephotography #traditionalarchitecture #forest #奈良 #奈良公园 #春日大社 #日本 #日本旅行 #旅行 #旅行摄影 #索尼 #神社 #建筑 #建筑摄影 #传统建筑 #隐匿 #森林 （在 春日大社） https://www.instagram.com/p/B9GCeAuhqHb/?igshid=16nbeut6pph7i

Wandering through Kasuga forest. I think I see a black metal band logo in there somewhere. • • • #KasugaTaisha #春日大社 #kasugaShrine #kasuga #shrine #shinto #shintoShrine #奈良 #奈良市 #奈良県 #日本 #関西 #nara #Japan #kansai #kansailife #naralife #discoverkansai (at Kasuga-taisha)

• • • #throwback #evtravels #春日大社 #kasugataisha #shrine #nara #japan #osakakyoto19 #explorejapan #travelgram #iamatraveler #lightroom #galaxys10 #wanderlust #visitjapan #thetravelintern #bbctravel #passionpassport #osakakyoto #explorejpn #japanloverme #ilovejapan #autumn #colourfulleaves #itravelbecause #huffposttravel (at 春日大社) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbvyvKzp6B0/?utm_medium=tumblr

#nara #park #kasugataisha #shrine #lanterns (at Kasuga-taisha)

kasuga taisha (春日大社) is one of the most beautiful shrines i’ve ever seen, and nara’s most prominent shrine. it’s considered a world heritage site, and a tutelary shrine to the fujiwara clan during the nara and heian periods. what caught my eye is actually the hundreds of lanterns around the shrine — stone lanterns on the outside of the shrine, and bronze lanterns in the inner area — it would be a privilege to see them light up, but the lanterns are only lit twice a year during two lantern festivals, one in early february and one in mid-august. like i said in previous post my beautiful journey here is far from over, and i am still curious to what mysteries japan holds. Camera: #nikon #d5200 #japan #nara #2019 #imback #kasugataisha #shrine #beautiful #history #journal #travel #travellife #wanderer #discover #discoverjapan #journey #visualambassadors #visualscollective #visualsoflife #justgoshoot #photography #photographylife #photographersofinstagram #vsco #vscocam #vscophile #vscophilippines #CeasarViktor (at Kasuga Grand Shrine) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByeM_zkpu6l/?igshid=wjs1z2y8bhcq

Kasuga Taisha, Nara