Shakuhachi zen colour photo gallery

Below are some of the photos I took while living in Japan.

Meian-ji, the founding temple of the Fuke-shu in Kyoto

Meian-ji, the founding temple of the Fuke-shu in Kyoto.

The view of lantherns and the lit face of the giant Buddha

The annual ceremony 'Opening of the eyes of the Buddha' at Todai-ji in Nara.

The foundation of a temple at Horyu-ji, Nara.

The foundation of a temple at Horyu-ji, Nara.

The vaulted roof of a Buddhist temple

The vaulted roof of a temple in Takehara, Hiroshima.

A demon looking down on a lanthern at the entrance to a temple

A demon looking down on a lanthern at the entrance to a temple.

Looking towards the sky in a bamboo grove.

Looking towards the sky in a bamboo grove.

The root of a 1.9 shakuhachi Meian-ji, the founding temple of the Fuke-shu in Kyoto A bell in a Hiroshima temple A 2.6 shakuhachi An urn at a Buddhist temple
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