Shakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple｜The expression of silence in the light

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple
A photograph of a tengu mask taken as if peering into the main hall of Miroku-ji Temple at Kasyōzan Ryūge-in
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This photograph captures the tengu mask in the main hall of Kasyōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple from a perspective that seems to peer inside. Natural light streaming in from outside casts shadows across the tengu's expression. If asked where to take photos, I would quietly recommend Kasyōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple.The large tengu mask in the main hall is sufficiently imposing even from outside, and with careful composition, the interplay of light and shadow reveals a truly expressive face. And within the temple grounds stands a stone statue of a crow tengu. Viewing its form through the viewfinder, enveloped in fresh greenery, gives you the feeling of somehow having wandered into a story.