Hints of Spring, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (北野天満宮)

Posted by GJC (Kyoto, Japan) on 1 March 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

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Comments (10)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Fabulous compo and colouring, it's enchanting, very special image GJC ;)

1 Mar 2008 5:56am

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

I like the way the pink blossom is echoed in the colour on the building also.

1 Mar 2008 6:05am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Very delicate statement!

1 Mar 2008 9:42am

Teresa Durães from Montijo, Portugal

nice colors

1 Mar 2008 9:55am

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Quiet an unusual architecture composition, I like it. Lot's of details, I particulary like the pink color of the plum flowers seen again on the opposite corner.

1 Mar 2008 8:04pm

farmermarn from Baltimore, United States

Cherry blossoms?
This soon after all that snow?!!!

1 Mar 2008 8:50pm

@farmermarn: Thanks for stopping by. In fact these are Japanese plum ("ume"; 梅) which are the first floral harbingers of spring. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, where this was taken, is famous for its beautiful grove of plum trees. Yet we continue to get snow -- more than I've ever seen in Kyoto. Stay tuned for more snow pictures . . .