This photograph captures the light streaming through the bamboo grove at Hōkoku-ji Temple, illuminating and making the bamboo leaves sparkle. It is a scene brimming with the refreshing coolness of early summer, capturing nature's shimmer.Hōkoku-ji Temple is located in a quiet corner of Kamakura's Jōmyōji district. Known as the "Bamboo Temple" for the beauty of its expansive bamboo grove within the temple grounds, walking among the approximately 2,000 Moso bamboo stalks, a gentle breeze passes softly between the bamboo, and dappled sunlight sways gently, creating a sense of tranquility as if time itself has stopped.
| Date & Time | June 1, 2025 |
| photographer | without batting an eyelid |
| Location | Hōkoku-ji Temple (Kamakura) |
| Address | 2-7-4 Jomyoji, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Photography Equipment | Canon EOS R |
| lens | Canon EF70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM |
| F value | 2.8 |
| suspended solids | 1/500s |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shooting route on the same day | Ichijo Keikan Sanso (Kamakura) →directional marker or indicatorHōkoku-ji Temple (Kamakura) →directional marker or indicatorTsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine →directional marker or indicatorYokohama English Garden |
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