Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Seeing Hydrangeas At Rakuhoji Temple 山寺绣球花


It was a quite sweltering day when I walked up long stone stairs to see hydrangeas. The parking lot down of the temple were heated by sunshine and hot asphalt. Going upward, I felt cooler and enjoyed blue, white and red flowers.
 The red gate welcomed visitors.
 Though this is small, the workmanship of the structures, sculptures and paintings is very exquisite. It must have taken a long time to complete the works.
 The second layer is round. I feel it is rare to see round structures by wood. Round leaves growing from the dragon pots are lotus.
 This new building is used for exhibition and meeting. The architecture fits with the mountain.




16 comments:

  1. Imagens maravilhosas! Grata pela partilha, deste lugar incrível!
    Beijinhos! Até breve!
    Ana

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  2. That red structure is interesting and so pretty with all the different colors. I love that picture of the people walking up the long stairs to see the hydrangeas. I never really gave much thought to hydrangeas, but after seeing many on my blog friends' posts, I appreciate them now. Such a lovely flower.

    ~Sheri

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  3. Every photo here is exquisite. What a glorious and peaceful place.

    Thank you so much for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. It's so appreciated!

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  4. Hello rtc, How exquisite when the plantings and surroundings complement the building. I think that in many historic restorations in the U.S. they think that saving the building alone is enough, and don't worry about the landscape.

    So many suburban houses in Ohio have hydrangeas in the yard; one sees them all the time when taking walks.
    --Jim

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  5. Beautiful garden pics .....enjoy summer love Ria x ☀️

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  6. you have a really nice style of writing!! your pictures are beautiful and portray the temple area well!!

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  7. Lovely photos and hydrangeas are one of my favourite flowers and I have a few growing.
    The temples are lovely and must have been a great day out visiting here.
    Happy weekend
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  8. How pretty! Thank you for the visit.

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  9. Dearest RTC,
    If climbing a number of stairs would always be this rewarding; what a dream for the eyes!
    The red gate indeed is very welcoming and a treasure of workmanship in itself.
    So is the small structure and its special round edged roof.
    Indeed the barrel type mid section of the wooden building is unique. Love the lotus plants and hope they will yield some flowers as well.
    The meeting and exhibition building blends in very nicely with the area and looks quite elegant.
    Thanks for sharing all this beauty.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  10. Wow ! Such a beautiful place to visit !!
    Fantasic photos !!
    Happy Sunday !

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  11. The red gate looks gorgeous! It's a work of art, really.

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  12. Such beautiful photographs you've shared here.
    Thank you.

    All the best Jan

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  13. How gorgeous! Aren't we lucky to live in Japan?

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  14. Revendo este formidável post, e deixando um beijinho e um grande abraço, nestas próximas semanas em que estarei ausente, para férias!...
    Tudo de bom!
    Ana

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