Monday, November 17, 2008

day 321 - let there be (bamboo) light...

[Thousands of people have emailed and begged me to post more bamboo images. Who am I to ignore the masses? - Rob]

Nothing says "Japan" like a traditional bamboo/ paper lantern...


Man-height traditional bamboo and paper lantern.
Ponticho district,
Kyoto.





Lanterns,
Gion, Kyoto





Lone lantern,
Aboshi.





Lantern festival.
Shinto Shrine,
Oshio.





Lanterns being disintegrated.
Aboshi Lantern Festival.





The bamboo-and-washi lamp in our apartment.






3 comments:

Amy said...

oohh thank god! i was a little worried when u stopped with those bamboo posts.. maybe u could also post some pics of the autumn leaves as well?

robwalkerpoet said...

Would you like some more autumn leaves? I have many..
Oh, were you being sarcastic?
Wakarimasen...

Yuki said...

How about some Autumn leaves amongst a bamboo garden? ^^