YAKUSUGI ( Old Great Ceder Tree )A great ceder tree in Kirishima of Kyushu. The sacred tree appears from the veil of deep fog, near by the mystic lake at the mountains where the deities of Myth. Koziki acted around dramatically in the ancient times.THE WIND OF SAGANO(Nonomiya in Kyoto)In the evening when our mind were purified, ..here is the royal shrine Nonomiya in the Sagano-field of Kyoto.Around this place, where is one of the stages in The Tale of Genzi, subtle breathes of the noble ladies on the dynastic tales are...NONOMIYA The royal shrine where a lot of succesive princesses which had been selected to become the royal priestesses of Ise-Zingu-Shrine shut themselves up for austerities in one year, before their departure to Ise. THE SACRED FIVE-STOREYS TOWER (Stupa or Pagoda)In the deep ancient-forests where the mountain priests have been practicing austerities from 1500 years ago. Here is Mt.Haguro (in Dewa-Sanzan) located in Yamagata prefecture. SACRED ANCIENT-FORESTS FOR HEALINNG ... ZEN-WIND (A Temple in Kamakura)A Medieval Zen Temple in the old city Kamakura. Soft sunlight in the evening crosses through the bamboo woods and creates a gentle tone...A wind that has a bamboo smell crosses the leaves into the hidden windows...the windows in our bodies...THE STREAMS OF OIRASE (Spring-Ibuki)In the middle of the comfortable zone in Aomori prefecture, the streams of Oirase are flowed from the mystic Lake Towada.The spring-winds carry buki(pneuma or breath), the leaves purify the winds, the streams of spring water purify the earth, then our bodies melt into the current of the scenery...THE MORNING MIST The ancient forest along the Salmon River near by Mt.Hood Oregon USA.The leaves are fluttring in the morning clear light. The morning mist with aroma of the big ceder trees is hanging over the forest, and purifies our bodies...Here is a healing-field... A AUTUMN EVENING Now, it comes the finale that the sun-light has soared across the firmament brilliantly... Sun-set on the horizon of Pacific Ocean... A nostalgic scenery of autumn evening in the Oregon coast USA.

YAKUSUGI

( Old Great Ceder Tree )

[No.014]

A great ceder tree in Kirishima of Kyushu. The sacred tree appears from the veil of deep fog, near by the mystic lake at the mountains where the deities of Myth. Koziki acted around dramatically in the ancient times.

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A AUTUMN EVENING

[No.018]

Now, it comes the "finale" that the sun-light has soared across the firmament brilliantly...
Sun-set on the horizon of Pacific Ocean...
A nostalgic scenery of autumn evening in the Oregon coast USA.

scene3.jpg (6354 ƒoƒCƒg)THE MORNING MIST

[No.015]

The ancient forest along the Salmon River near by Mt.Hood Oregon USA.
The leaves are fluttring in the morning clear light. The morning mist with aroma of the big ceder trees is hanging over the forest, and purifies our bodies...
Here is a healing-field...

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scene4.jpg (6527 ƒoƒCƒg) THE WIND OF SAGANO

( Nonomiya in Kyoto )

[No.019]

In the evening when our mind were purified, ..here is the royal shrine Nonomiya in the Sagano-field of Kyoto.
Around this place, where is one of the stages in The Tale of Genzi, subtle breathes of the noble ladies on the dynastic tales are...

NONOMIYA ; The royal shrine where a lot of succesive princesses which had been selected to become the royal priestesses of Ise-Zingu-Shrine shut themselves up for austerities in one year, before their departure to Ise.

scene5.jpg (6782 ƒoƒCƒg)THE SACRED FIVE-STOREYS TOWER

( Stupa or Pagoda: National Treasure )

[No.016]

In the deep ancient-forests where the mountain priests have been practicing austerities from 1500 years ago. Here is Mt.Haguro (in Dewa-Sanzan) located in Yamagata prefecture.
Among the great old ceder-trees, the sacred tower is built for the sky to be steady.
Five-storeys mean five-elements, five-cakras in our bodies , five-stages of austerities, five-tathagatas ...etc..
(Built in the Muromachi period.)

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(c) SHIGEZAWA 1994



THE STREAMS OF OIRASE

( Spring-Ibuki )

[No.020]

In the middle of the comfortable zone in Aomori prefecture, the streams of Oirase are flowed from the mystic Lake Towada.
The spring-winds carry IBUKI(pneuma or breath), the leaves purify the winds, the streams of spring water purify the earth, then our bodies melt into the current of the scenery...

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ZEN-WIND

( A Temple in Kamakura )

[No.017]

A Medieval Zen Temple in the old city Kamakura. Soft sunlight in the evening crosses through the bamboo woods and creates a gentle tone...
A wind that has a bamboo smell crosses the leaves into the hidden windows...
the windows in our bodies...

 

  (C) SHIGEZAWA 1986

 

THE LAKE CHUZENZI

( The Hiland Sacred Lake of Nikko Area )

[No.021]

The mystic deep Lake Chuzenzi in the highland of Nikko where is the most important zone for mountain ascetic disciplins in the Kanto districts.
The dramatic clouds move upon the Mt.Shirane, and direct the evening sun-light effectively. Oppositely, the calm surface of the lake ripple.., reflects the lights subtly...
like the movement of Dragon which St.SHODO once prayed for...in the deep bottom of this beautiful lake...

 

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