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The Red Gates by RussellPearson
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The red ‘tori’ gates of Fushimi Inari Temple just outside of Kyoto,Japan….1000’s of tori’s line the pathway up the mountain creating the idea of a tunnel.
CHIANGMAI, THAILAND – OCTOBER 25: Yi Peng,Firework Festival. October 25 ,2014 at Tudongkasatarn in C by Santiphoto
Travel
CHIANGMAI, THAILAND – OCTOBER 25: Yi Peng,Firework Festival. October 25 ,2014 at Tudongkasatarn in Chiangmai,Thailand. Tudongkasatarn is where floating lamp ceremony takes place every year.
CHIANGMAI, THAILAND – OCTOBER 25: Yi Peng,Firework Festival. October 25 ,2014 at Tudongkasatarn in C by Santiphoto
Travel
CHIANGMAI, THAILAND – OCTOBER 25: Yi Peng,Firework Festival. October 25 ,2014 at Tudongkasatarn in Chiangmai,Thailand. Tudongkasatarn is where floating lamp ceremony takes place every year.
Afternoon In The Park by chriswtaylor
Travel
Xi’an China.
Fisherman of Bangpra Lake in action when fishing, Thailand by weerasaksaeku
Nature
Fisherman of Bangpra Lake in action when fishing, Thailand
Walking Amongst Shadows by miketlim
Travel
A monk walks through the tunnels beneath Maha Aung Mye Bon Zan Monestary in Mandalay, Myanmar.
The monestary was built in 1818 by Nanmadaw Me Nu, the famous Chief Queen of Bagyidaw.
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flower / people / portrait / face / japanese / beauty : maiko, kyoto japan / canon 7d 日本・京都 舞妓 梅らくさん
The maiko (apprentice geisha) Umeraku. Together with other maiko and geiko (geisha) of the Kamishichiken district, she was hosting an open air tea ceremony at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, Japan.
As Umeraku is a first year maiko, only her lower lip is painted red.
The colourful flower hairpins that decorate the hair of maiko (apprentice geisha) are known as hana kanzashi. These flower ornaments change monthly to express the season. Umeraku wears a kanzashi of plum blossom flowers for February.
Kyoto was the capital of Japan from 794 until 1868. It is now the seventh largest city in Japan. In Kyoto geisha are known as geiko and trainee geisha are known as maiko.
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