Bridges

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.. .. .. .. .. Bridges 　橋



.. .. .. colors moving
.. .. .. in clear waters <>
.. .. .. a bridge to you



This was our New Year Greeting Card in Heisei 12.

The bridge is in Ritsurin Kooen, a most famous park in Takamatsu, Shikoku.

In the Japanese garden the shapes of natural mountains, rivers and lakes and the wildernesses of forests are simulated and expressed in a heightened poetic way. It is this refined poetic character that impinges itself on the sensibility of the visitor to the garden. The Japanese garden is a tangible realization of the aesthetics of Shinto nature worship and the ideals of Buddhist philosophy, the twin spiritual foundations of Japanese culture.

http://www.holymtn.com/garden/RitsurinKoen1.htm

A great Photo Tour through the Park
http://www.reggie.net/album.php?albid=826

http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/ENGLISH/kankou/seto/ritsurin/


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