Fūkei Series #1: Minobusan Kuonji in Summer

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Fūkei is a Japanese word that is translated as 'scenery' but English does not capture the soul of the word which includes mood and movement. The Fūkei series is an attempt to capture mood and movement, aka boring sights and sounds, nothing else.
Place: Minobusan Kuonji
Time: July 27~28, 2019
0:10~1:59 Gobyosho: the grave of Nichiren Shonin and the original site of Kuonji Temple
2:00~2:40 Forest along the climb up to Kuonji via Onna-saka path and Lotus flowers just inside Kanrōmon Gate
2:41~4:50 Exterior and interior of Sanmon Gate including the temple inside with Shakyamuni Buddha and the 16 Arhats:
(Cudapanthak, Angaja, Rahula, Suddhipanthaka, Vajraputra, Bhada, Kanaka-vasta, Subinda, Pindola-bharadvaja, Kanaka-bharadvaja, Nakula, Kalika, Jivaka, Nagasena, Vanavasin, Asita)
4:51: Bodaitei Stairs
5:20: Five-Storied Stupa (The Five-Storied Pagoda)
5:42: Vantage point from Kunoji Temple
6:43: Butsuden Altar and interior
7:27: View from top of Mt. Minobu (Minobusan) ropeway station (timelapse)
8:06: Shin-Shin-Kaku temple gate and interior
All video taken with permission of Minobusan Kuonji Temple
All video taken with iPhone XS