KOYASAN

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here is the place where recorded as world heritage by unesco. the atmosphere was extraordinary holy and mysterious. particularly, when I went there at that day, it was raining so violently. therefore, that atmosphere was increasing naturally. So, this is the entrance of one graveyard named Okuno-in. apparently, here was the one of three major sacred sites. but I didn't know that when I was in there. but the more I go to an inner part, I was begun to feel some feeling not a word. some of the grave for lots of personal one and company's one and victims of natural disaster. it was so sacred, seriously.

So, by the way, these picts are the one of koyasan station. when we got here, some strip of papers were decorated on the some part of station. then, this red vehicle is the cable car which put us up to the top of koyasan. almost take 5 minutes of something.

we were so starving! so, immediately we had lunch sooner. this restaurant is named " San-bou ". we searched before come here. and this restaurant was the best one to can get a " Shoujin cuisine " means very traditional and cultural japan cuisine. we were queuing for 30 minutes under the shining and squall! so, we got it!

yay! it was extraordinary yummy! I couldn't expect such a tasteful result! 

it's so hard to go everywhere at Koyasan in one day. I strongly recommend to stay 2days or moreover! basically every spot and shop which placed on around there will close at 17:00. and there are too many distance on every part even if using a bus. so it's good to have enough time to visit! but definitely good to go! I personally think to go in winter will be so pretty manifique! 

text and photograph by Souichiro Ota

DYNAMIC BLOOMS

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Sometimes we think that all of things in this world are just only one and everything are connected and similar. yesterday was the day which was held a fire work summer festival at the city where I live. And I photographed this fire work pict. and I thought this was so seems like a bunch of flowers. so, as I said above, this fire bouquet were created by human as if like the bouquet which is also made by human. and, I felt like space. the universe are called as macrocosm, and human's brain are called microcosm. that is also similar. 

I wonder why fire works are didn't named like " fire flower " ? is it too simple and directly? lol

anyway, huge deep bass sounds of fire works were roaring and covered the city. and countless people had crowded everywhere and lots of police were standing some point and prompted to that keep to going and don't stop on the road by using dilator.

 fire works behind the police.

an explosion. what do you remind the songs when you saw the fire works? no need to say, is it representative music of Katy Perry? or if you are more sentimental, it would be " summer time sadness " by Lana Del Ray? or would you like to say " I have more deep feeling on space " then, listed the MUSE ? I personally love the MUSE. is it too dark? or scary sense? no, no. this pict was taken by me with such a MUSEish feeling. haha. universe, space, unexpected existence. 

then, this is my favourite pict from this time. I named this " FireFall ". it's seems like frozen waterfall. and I thought this time by seeing these fire works. the artisan of fire works are so amazing. it's really superb. breathtaking. whatever the subjects for photographers, it's a group work of subjects and photographer. how the photographer had a good skill, I think we need to be respectful. 

In any rate, I should use a tripod next time. haha.

text & photo by Souichiro Ota