Japan | El-Branden Brazil

A Zen Temple & A Shinto Shrine In Kawagoe

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Heirinji Temple During Winter

Not being able to travel this year, due to the pandemic, I am appreciating how lucky I am to live in photogenic Japan.

Heirinji is a beautiful Rinzai Zen temple in Niiza, just outside of Tokyo in Saitama.

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I got rather melancholic about our present times and the fact that I can’t travel, so I decided to head out for my regular hike in the lovely park nearby, in Tokyo, just as sunset was coming. Nature is magnificent wherever you are!

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Kadokawa Culture Museum

This breathtaking museum, designed by world-renowned architect, Kengo Kuma, opened last week in Tokorozawa, Japan.

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Bodhisattvas At Yamaguchi Kannon Temple, Tokorozawa

An image I took two days ago, at a temple nearby. I might not be able to travel this year, but Japan remains a place of fascination for me, even after 24 years here.