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[inefekt69]

Himeji Castle, Japan

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[wgm-beautiful-world]

Himeji Castle in JAPAN

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[thebeardexperience]

Himeji, Japan 姫路市

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[cctvarchive]

HIMEJI, JAPAN.

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[gokaiju]

You Only Live Twice (007 5th / Lewis Gilbert, 1967) Alternative poster by Gokaiju

#you only live twice #james bond #007 #james bond 007 #ian fleming #blofeld #spectre #sean connery #japan #himeji

[ross-hori]

Reasons I am not a nature photographer no. 327

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[redsamuraiii]

Book Recommendation : JAPAN JOURNEYS

Unlike today where you can post countless travel photos on social media for all to see, in Edo Period Japan, people share pictures of beautiful travel destinations via woodblock art.

After years of civil wars and restrictions on individual mobility, travel became a popular leisure activity in Japan, thanks to the development of a network of well built and fairly safe roads.

Like today, traveling provides opportunities to experience culinary and cultural specialties. This enjoyment was reflected vividly in woodblock prints for those who did not get to travel.

These prints were sold or displayed at marketplaces or festivals where people get to see beautiful sceneries of places they had never been to before, which encouraged more to travel.

The historic views of Japan have been preserved over the generations, offering a fascinating perspective on familiar locations for tourists both domestic and foreign today.

In this book, art historian, Andreas Marks, has gathered a selection of detailed woodblock prints depicting scenic spots and cultural icons that still delight visitors today in Japan.

You’ll see what places like Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo looked like in the 19th century. And you’ll be surprised to see how the temples and castles look the same but not the background.

Buildings and architectures that have withstood the test of time, being rebuilt or preserved from Edo Period till today, which makes Japan one of the most unique travel destinations.

A pleasant read for travel and Japan enthusiasts who love photography and art. As each woodblock print has a story of its own through the eyes of the Japanese artists.

#japan journeys #andreas marks #tuttle publishing #japan #woodblock print #edo period #japanese culture #japanese art #japanese book #book therapy #book of the day #book recommendations #geisha #japanese castle #kyoto #kamakura #himeji #hiroshima

[lowpolyrose]

Himeji, Japan 🏯

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[eduseyes]

姫路城 Himeji Castle

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[rollingtsuchinoko]

(via "Koi at Koko-en, Himeji, Japan" Metal Print for Sale by SeanBeers)

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[inefekt69]

Himeji Castle, Japan

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[crazyfox-archives]

A sculpted image of Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva (如意輪観音菩薩) dating to 1239 enshrined within the Maniden Mansion (摩尼殿) at Engyōji Temple (円教寺) in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture

#japanese art #buddhist art #如意輪観音菩薩 #如意輪観音 #nyoirin kannon #観音菩薩 #観音 #kannon #avalokitesvara #兵庫県 #hyogo prefecture #姫路市 #himeji #円教寺 #圓教寺 #engyoji #天台宗 #tendai #西国三十三所

[merfolkotd]

merfolk of the day: himeji from shinkaigyo no anko-san

#shinkaigyo no anko san #himeji #merfolk #mermaid #japanese goatfish

[flying-postcards]

Sent to GERMANY on 3rd of May 2024

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[travelella]

Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Kansai Region, Japan

Svetlana Gumerova

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[ross-hori]

A few weeks ago I went to Himeji armed with a history book. Within its bilingual pages was a map of the city from the 1800s showing how it probably was laid out at the end of the 1700s.

I spent a while with the map (see below), walking the streets and working out what was what. The modern map aligns reasonably well with this drawn one, and it is possible to see where plots of land have merged and how part of the moat has been taken over by a road.

A whole island has been lost after being infilled and now serves as a zoo, and large parts of the outer moat have been lost under roads.

If I'm right, the three temples in the photos are the purple blocks on the right hand side of the map. Much of the road layout around them looks intact too. Where it has been lost there appear to be echoes of it in shortened side roads and property boundaries.

I'll head back there in a month or three and take another look. The area on the backside of the castle from the station looks interesting. It's now a library and driving school (I think).

If you're interested in Japanese Castles and how they are laid out and evolved, The Castles and Castle Towns of Japan by HIRAI Kiyosi and translated by Watanabe Hiroshi is my source. It's a bilingual book that's part of a series covering different aspects of Japanese architecture.

(I posted a version of this on my blog)

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