#花手水

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This is true Cool Japan.

[jumy-m]

Jumy-M Hanachouzu / 花手水

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[pix4japan]

Floral Panda at Shitaya Shrine’s Water Font・下谷神社の花手水：パンダの彩り✨🐼🌸

Most Shinto shrines include a small, roof-covered purification font called a temizuya (手水舎; sometimes read chōzuya). During the pandemic, many temizuya were temporarily closed to prevent the spread of infection and repurposed as a flower vessel, filling the water basin with freshly cut flowers.

The beautifully arranged flowers now attract visitors of all ages, leading to the temizuya being affectionately renamed hanachōzu (花手水; hana meaning flower and chōzu meaning water font). Shitaya Shrine, where this photo was taken, often incorporates a panda motif in its floral arrangements. This is a nod to the twin pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, who reside at the nearby Ueno Zoo.

While the scene is cluttered with lines, patterns, and colors—much like the energy of a Tokyo neighborhood—narrowing my focus to just the flowers brings a sense of calmness and joy. It’s heartwarming to think that someone carefully arranges these flowers simply for the enjoyment of shrine visitors.

Full write-up with links to sources for further reading (1-minute read): https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20241210-hanachozu

Location: Shitaya Shrine, Taito-ku, Tokyo Timestamp: 14:37・2024/12/10 Fujifilm X100V with 5% diffusion filter ISO 500 for 1/30 sec. at ƒ/10 Astia/Soft film simulation

[nagaino]

[ikana-graveyard]

長岡京の日

[totorohblog]

７月のプチ撮影会備忘録つづき。神社だったり大雨だったりカエルだったりキノコだったり。

[misoyo-happy]

狂言・能鑑賞前の腹ごしらえ(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)

駅前のカフェが満席だったので、ぷらぷら歩いてたまたま見つけたお店。あとで調べたら、10月1日にオープンしたばかりのお店でした！

将棋道場・ショップも併設されています。いや、道場とショップにカフェが併設されているのか？

私は、自分で作る駒もなか。粒あん・抹茶アイス・ホイップがついてます。ちょっと食べづらい(^_^;)もなかは、王将と玉将、銀将となんだったかな。

それから、時間があったので近くの鳩森八幡神社に寄りました。花手水が綺麗でした。こちらもあとから調べたら、この日に始まったみたい♪富士塚にも登りましたよ。意外と険しかったわ。

[negmo-photograph]

花手水

Flower holy fountain.

Jun.2023

OM SYSTEM OM-D E-M5MarkIII

M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 60mm F2.8 Macro

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[nao-san-no-kagoshima-love]

竈門神社(かまどじんじゃ)の花手水(はなちょうず)

[noco3n-com]

Flowers found at a temple in Kyoto, Japan.

[madonosoto]

うるおい

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花手水

EOS1DX2+SIGMA 105mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 

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[nagaino]