山深く、神社や寺の境内で出会う天狗像。赤ら顔に長い鼻、鋭い眼差し、翼や羽団扇をたずさえたその姿は、まさに日本の伝説が形となった存在です。そんな天狗像は、撮影対象としても非常に魅力的。神秘的で力強く、どこかユーモラス。角度や光の入り方によって、まったく違う表情を見せてくれます。
Tengu
Year 2025 Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple｜The Closer You Come, the Greater the Stillness
This photograph captures the entire main hall of Miroku-ji Temple at Kasyōzan Ryūge-in from a slight distance.
Year 2025 Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji｜A Presence Guarded by Fresh Greenery
This photograph captures the stone statue of a crow tengu within the grounds of Kōyasan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple, set against a backdrop of fresh greenery.
Year 2025 Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple｜Gazing Back, That Powerful Face
This photograph was taken with the intention of conveying the sheer power of the large tengu mask located inside the main hall of Kasyōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple.
Year 2025 Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji｜The Gaze Dwelling Beyond the Door
This photograph was taken at Kasezan Ryūgein Miroku-ji Temple. I tried to capture the image as if peering gently from outside at the tengu mask enshrined inside the main hall.
Year 2025 Shakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple｜The expression of silence in the light
This photo shows the tengu masks in the main hall of Maitreya Temple at Kabasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple, from a viewpoint that looks inside.
Year 2025 Shakabasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple｜An air of solemnity in the depths of the temple
This photo was taken at Miroku-ji Temple in Ryuka-in, Mt. Kabasan, and was taken from a slightly pulled back position to give a wider view of the tengu masks in the main hall.
Year 2025 Shakabasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple｜The power that resides beyond the line of sight
This photo was taken at Kabasan Ryuka-in Miroku-ji Temple, with a large tengu mask inside the main hall, looking in from outside the building.
