Himeji Caslte － 姫路城

View from Himeji Castle

Okiku ido (well)　There is a horror story about this well. The girl whose name was Okiku She served one of important person who lived this castle's one of houses. One day She broke one of ten very valuable plate which the master really took care of. His wife accused what Okiku did. and The master told her to kill her. Then They tied her up and locked her in. She ran out but she commited suicide into this well. since then People heard girl's voice every night as She was counting plates, "One, two, three, four.....nine...again... one plate is missing...." Leter, The master asked a monk to do something. The monk came to the well at night. When he heard the voice, he said "Ten" after Okiku said nine. After she heard "ten" she said "Ah, really. Im happy that there is ten plates!" and she had gone to peace.
お菊井戸。播州皿屋敷の井戸と言われる。

Building and shadow

Wakayama castle － 和歌山城

other name is Hirayama jo（平山城）build by Toyotomi Hidenaga (hideyoshi's brother)

Koyasan #2 － 高野山2

Danjo Garan（壇上伽藍）

Dudodo（不動堂）built in 1197.

Nishito（西塔）

Konbon Daito（根本大塔）monks are chanting.

Kongobuji（金剛峰寺）

Kongobuji Banryutei garden（金剛峰寺　蟠龍庭）actually this is small part. There is bigger one. （これは小さい中庭の写真で、本当はもっと大きい庭があります。）

Jabara michi path（蛇腹路）

Daimon（大門）

Statue in front of Tample

Statues in front of one of tons of temples in Koyasan.
（こんなの家の前にいたら、絶対泥棒入ってこないかも・・・）

Daitokuji Temple － 大徳寺

Sanmon（三門）built in 1589. This is the famous gate which made Hideyoshi furious. Therefore He told Sen Rikyu (who is tea ceremony master) to seppuku.（秀吉が千利休に切腹を命じた原因の門）

Chokushimon（勅使門）built in 1640.

Honbo.（本坊）only open for public in special occasion.

Sangenin（三玄院）Founded by Ishida Mistunari and other two people. This is not open for public.

Daitokuji temple Kotoin － 大徳寺高桐院

Kotoin was built in 1601 by Hosokawa Tadaoki. Garden here is beautiful.
Sando

Hondo

Inside

Beginning of autumn changing leaves.