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Sagano, better known as Arashiyama, is a vast area in Ukyo-ku district, northwest of Kyoto city, encircled by Mounts Ogura and Atago and the Katsura river.
Natadera Temple, in the suburb of Komatsu (Ishikawa prefecture) a few kilometres from Kanazawa city, belongs to the Shingon Buddhist sect.
This oddly designed tower is a cenotaph, in other words a funerary monument that doesn’t contain human remains but was erected in memory of a person, or group of people.
Chance discoveries are often the most amazing. It was on the road to Nippara limestone caves that I found this village of little interest yet total surprise.
🇫🇷 Une lumière matinale bien agréable… ...
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🇫🇷 Une jolie bouboule ! J’ai pris cette ...
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🇫🇷 Mifuneyama, le magnifique parc aux ...
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🇫🇷 Avant dernière photo de sakura pour ...
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🇫🇷 Une vague de fleurs en plein coeur de ...
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🇫🇷 Les sakura du Palais Imperial de ...
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🇫🇷 Un sakura qui trône fièrement au milieu...
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🇫🇷 Un cœur de sakura dans les environs de ...
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🇫🇷 Le sakura d’Ine, pourtant si discret ...
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🇫🇷 Petite marche nocturne à Kyoto, sous les...
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Un sakura brille dans la nuit ✨ Dans les ...
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Je vous lâche une mini série de sakura. Je suis ...
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Un torii qui annonce les beaux jours (on espère) ...
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Ce fameux torii très joli a malheureusement une ...
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Un torii avec les couleurs fraîches du printemps ...
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Il s’en prends plein la tête ce torii, je me ...
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Ahhhh le chant étouffé des vagues au loin, ...
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Un torii heureux 🎉🎉🎉
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It’s 300 kilometres from Tokyo, but that's where I meet up with my pal Martin for new adventures ... on a deserted island, in a forgotten hotel ...
Let's go discover this very special haikyo with a man who is equally special, or maybe not.
It’s early. I call on my host: couldn’t you recommend an island around here for my morning constitutional? Of course, he told me. So join my mate on his boat down there. He’ll take you to his place! On Goat Island...
La « Jewelry Ice » est un phénomène totalement unique, observable à la plage d’Otsu, dans la ville de Toyokoro, à Hokkaido. Durant l’hiver, la rivière Tokachi qui coule à proximité de cette ville de pêcheurs gèle sous...
One beautiful summer morning, I head for Tsutsuishi on the local train.