Shinnyo-do Temple famous for autumn leaves is wrapped with fragrant flowers such as bush clovers and cotton roses before that.
Shinnyo-do Temple in early autumn.
Spider lilies and rice fields in Ohara at harvest.
This spider lily (cluster amaryllis) is called “Equinox Flower” as alias. They bloom all at once in countryside of Japan around the autumnal equinox. And this is the moment that we as a Japanese feel autumn has come.
Lotus in Tofukuji Temmple
The Sanmon gate, a National Treaure, is the oldest and most outstanding Zen main gate in Japan.
Late bloom lotus at Osawa pond of Daikakuji Temple.
The Osawa pond of Daikakuji is now a lotus paradise.
Purple chrysanthemum at “Kuta” area.
Here is the northernmost part of Kyoto city. This beautiful purple chrysanthemum, which was named “Kitayama Yuzen Kiku”, is a native species in this area and is now protected and brought up like this.
Light Festival at Shimogamo Jinja Shrine.
After the solemn “Daimonji Bon Fire”, a colorful evening event has come to Shimogamo jinja Shrine. Aug 17 – Sep 02, 2018.
Under summer sky cotton roses brilliantly bloom.
Flowers of from summer to autumn. And they are one day’s flower that bloom in the morning and shrink in the evening.
Rokusai Nenbutsu at Mibudera Temple.
Rokusai Nenbutsu is a folklore dance as playing chant music by flutes and drums, handbells.
Often it is dedicated to the Bon Festival.
The stone bridge with lotus at Otani Hombyo.
How beautiful this cobblestone is! This walk pass leads to Otani Hombyo. Moreover under this there is a pond where lotus is blooming. And you will see a wonderful eyeglasses shaped bridge is crossing over.
The summer in Japan is very very hot and noisy with cicadas.
If you have experienced a hot summer in Japan, you will remember this noisy cicada. So this sound essential in the summer of Japan. Especially this sound belongs to Black cicadas that can listen in western Japan including Kyoto.